16

Full Show – 9/28/11. Lone Liberal Rumble

-

great minds unitedThom debates the issue of rising healthcare premiums in America, massive layoffs on Wall Street and other topics among his conservative guest panelists in the “Lone Liberal Rumble”. Later in the show, author and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins joins Thom for a special edition of “Conversations with Great Minds”.

Duration : 0:58:22

(more…)

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

7

Conversations with Great Minds with David Stockman, P.2

-

great minds unitedTonight we have a special edition of Conversations with Great Minds is David Stockman. He is a former United States congressman – representing the state of Michigan – who was elected to three terms before stepping down to head up the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan in 1981. He is credited with writing the Reagan Budget – and continued his work on federal budgeting through 1985. After leaving politics, David Stockman pursued a career in investment banking and joined Blackstone Group as one of its earliest partners. He is the author of the book, “Triumph of Politics: How the Reagan Revolution Failed” and his new book – tentatively titled “The Triumph of Crony Capitalism” – will explore how crony capitalism reached a peak during the recent financial meltdown. David talk to Thom about Reagan would be raising taxes right now, the republican party has gone crazy and we need to get control of the Fed.

Duration : 0:12:31

(more…)

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2

Conversations with Great Minds with David Stockman. P.1

-

great minds unitedTonight we have a special edition of Conversations with Great Minds is David Stockman. He is a former United States congressman – representing the state of Michigan – who was elected to three terms before stepping down to head up the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan in 1981. He is credited with writing the Reagan Budget – and continued his work on federal budgeting through 1985. After leaving politics, David Stockman pursued a career in investment banking and joined Blackstone Group as one of its earliest partners. He is the author of the book, “Triumph of Politics: How the Reagan Revolution Failed” and his new book – tentatively titled “The Triumph of Crony Capitalism” – will explore how crony capitalism reached a peak during the recent financial meltdown. David talk to Thom about Reagan would be raising taxes right now, the Republican party has gone crazy and we need to get control of the Fed.

Duration : 0:14:30

(more…)

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

15

Conversations with Great Minds with Morris Berman, Part 2. Why America Failed

-

great minds unitedMorris Berman, author Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline. “Why America Failed” is the third volume of his trilogy on the decline of the American empire. In it – Morris Berman examines America’s commitment to economic liberalism and free enterprise going as far back as the late sixteenth century, and concludes that this ideology, combined with technological progress, was an inevitable recipe for creating the demise of the American empire as we are experiencing today. He served on the faculty of a number of universities in the United States, Canada and Europe and he currently resides in Mexico where he writes for a number of publications worldwide.

Duration : 0:13:0

(more…)

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

8

Conversations with Great Minds with Morris Berman, Part 1. Why America Failed

-

great minds unitedMorris Berman, author Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline. “Why America Failed” is the third volume of his trilogy on the decline of the American empire. In it – Morris Berman examines America’s commitment to economic liberalism and free enterprise going as far back as the late sixteenth century, and concludes that this ideology, combined with technological progress, was an inevitable recipe for creating the demise of the American empire as we are experiencing today. He served on the faculty of a number of universities in the United States, Canada and Europe and he currently resides in Mexico where he writes for a number of publications worldwide.

Duration : 0:14:25

(more…)

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,