Monthly Archives: August 2011

A conversation with Charlie Rose

August 3, 2011 – 11:30 am

Last week, Charlie Rose was in town to moderate a debate on the debt ceiling. I have always been such a huge fan of his show, so I was excited about getting the chance to meet him. We talked a lot about news, science, and how being a talk show host is like working at [...]

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A resource for democracy

August 3, 2011 – 8:54 am

This post was originally published in the Chapel Hill Herald on August 31, 2011. A successful democracy depends on an educated citizenry. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, “With freedom comes responsibility,” and chief among voters’ responsibilities is keeping themselves informed on the issues. Last week, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University [...]

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