Philosopher David Benatar argues that its time we paid more attention to gender discrimination against men. He's the author of "The Second Sexism."
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Rehman here. This story quite literally hit close to home for me. I grew up just about an hour away from the suburb it takes place in, and until working on this story, I never would have imagined that building a mosque could be so controversial, especially in a place as cosmopolitan as Chicago. Standing under its massive dome, I was struck by the odd realization that a building could simultaneously be a haven and source of community for some, and symbol of fear and hatred for others. Though the story took place more than a decade ago, it seems we’re still wrestling with many of the same questions around religious inclusion and American identity.
Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, recommends E.O. Wilson's "The Meaning of Human Existence."
Karl Marx biographer Francis Wheen tells Steve Paulson his subject was a thoroughly bourgeois man who chose utter penury.
Pianist Christopher O'Riley agrees with Duke Ellington that there are only two kinds of music - good and bad. He has a thriving career playing both classical music and his own arrangements of Elliot Smith and Radiohead.
If you’ve ever seen a movie trailer you’ve heard the voice of Don LaFontaine. “The King of the Movie Trailer Voice-Overs” talks to Steve Paulson.
Talking about race is fraught these days, so it took guts for Paul Beatty to write his novel "The Sellout." It's a satire about a young black man who winds up on trial at the Supreme Court. And along the way, he enslaves an old friend and re-segregates the local high school.
Colonel David Lapan is Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Marine Corps and was one of the architects of the Defense Department's Embedded Media Program.
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