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The first session of day 2 of the Washington Ideas Forum comprised a variety of guest discussing a range of topics. Speakers included Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Houston Mayor Annise Par…

Jason Furman talked about the U.S. economy, the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, and the U.S. trade agenda. This discussion was part of the third annual Economy Summit, held by the T…

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question, “Is the United States exceptional?” "The question was drawn from a National Journal column by Peter Beinart, “The End of Ameri…

The Daily Beast hosted a summit in New Orleans on topics ranging from the midterm elections to the economic power of India and China and its impact on the U.S. Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown led…

Author Peter Beinart answered the question “What are you reading?” He mentioned the book Abraham Joshua Heschel: Prophetic Witness by Edward K. Kaplan and Samuel H. Dresner. This is a portio…

In The Icarus Syndrome, Peter Beinart discussed how each American generation’s perception of war is shaped by the times in which they came of age. Americans who grew up in prosperous peacefu…

Peter Beinart talked about his book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He argues in the book for leaders w…

Will Marshall moderated a roundtable discussion on progressive policies for national security. Indiana Senator Evan Bayh made opening remarks on changing misperceptions of the Democratic Par…

Peter Beinart talked about his article in Time magazine in which he asserts that Bill Clinton was successful as president at “deracializing” Americans politics, and responded to telephone c…

Michael Barone and Peter Beinart talked about the intersection of United States policy toward the Middle East and the 2008 presidential election. Topics included the differences between the …

Peter Beinart talked about the current state of the Democratic race for President. In his monthly columns for the Washington Post, he’s written about how foreign policy is shaping the Democr…

The panelists discussed Peter Beinart’s book, The Good Fight: Why Liberals--and Only Liberals--Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again, published by HarperCollins. Lawrence Ko…

Mr. Beinart talked about his book, The Good Fight.

Peter Beinart was interviewed about his book, The Good Fight: Why Liberals--and Only Liberals--Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again, published by HarperCollins. In his boo…

Authors Peter Beinart and Todd Gitlin discussed their new books and the Democratic Party’s need to provide a credible alternative to the administration’s policies on national security. This …

Fred Barnes was interviewed about his book Rebel in Chief: Inside the Bold and Controversial Presidency of George W. Bush, published by Crown Forum. He was interviewed by Peter Beinart. Topi…

Peter Beinart talked about the future of the Democratic Party and the political climate in Washington. He also talked about the state of journalism, political advocacy in the media, and the …

The panelists discussed the topic, “Opinion Journalists: Serving what Master?” Mr. Isaacson served as moderator. Topics included television talk shows, ‘blogs,’ the history of journalism, an…

President Bush delivered his fourth State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. In his remarks he focused on spending priorities, social policy, plans to introduce Social Secu…

The guest talks about his cover story in last week’s New Republic urging the Democratic Party to reject its left wing and seriously address the war on terrorism. He also responded to viewer …