Roadmap Continued; Update On Competing Pro-Football Stadiums; Political Correctness In America's Schools
Roadmap Continued
President Bush, Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas just met in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to discuss the Roadmap for Peace. Bush's next stop is Jordan. All parties have now agreed to the Roadmap, with Arab leaders denouncing terrorism as a "scourge." Arab leaders have agreed to end financial support to groups that sponsor terrorism, a major good-faith step. Matt Rees, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Time magazine joins Larry Mantle to talk about the progress on the road to peace.
Update On Competing Pro-Football Stadiums
Larry Mantle receives an update on the possible site locations for an NFL stadium in Southern California. Larry talks with Darryl Dunn, General Manager of the Rose Bowl, Jerry Groomes, Carson City Manager, and Pat Lynch, General Manager of the LA Coliseum.
Political Correctness In America's Schools
Education Historian Diane Ravitch joins Larry Mantle to talk about her groundbreaking new book The Language Police. The book contends that widespread self-censorship is practiced by American textbook publishers in an attempt to satisfy the political leanings of our state and local governments, school boards and special interest groups. Ravitch believes that this censorship has resulted in libraries full of skewed history and bland literature, representing "a systematic breakdown of our ability to educate the next generation." Larry Mantle talks with the author, and then hears from Colin Earnst of textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin, and Rick Miller of the California Department of Education.