Mayoral Race Update; Earthquake; How the Culture of Life is Splitting the GOP; The World Bank; Richard Feynman
Mayoral Race Update
Tonight, incumbent Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn and Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa will hold their first televised debate since the March 8 primary election. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Political Analyst and senior scholar at the School of Policy Planning and Development, USC, and Jaime Regalado, Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State, Los Angeles, join Guest Host Jon Beaupre to give listeners an update on the Los Angeles mayoral race.
Earthquake
An 8.2 magnitude quake struck about 2 hours ago off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Lucy Jones, Scientist in charge of Southern California for the US Geological Survey, joins Jon to talk about the story.
How the Culture of Life is Splitting the GOP
On the face of it, it appears that the Republicans want to intervene on behalf of Terry Schiavo, but is there really a united front in the GOP on this issue? There appears to be a kind of split in the Republican Party, especially in light of national opinion polls, objecting to Congress’ action on behalf of Schiavo. Surprisingly, some conservative sectors of the GOP do not endorse government intervention in this case. Arnold Steinberg, political consultant and writer, and Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research for The Pew Research Center, join guest host Jon Beaupre to explore the nuances of how the culture of life appears to be splitting the GOP.
The World Bank
President Bush has nominated Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank. This came as a surprise to many, but is it a bad nomination? Wolfowitz has solid experience in developing nations, but he is tainted by criticism of his involvement in the war in Iraq. Sebastian Mallaby, columnist with the Washington Post and author of The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (Penguin Press), joins Guest Host Jon Beaupre to talk about the politics of Wolfowitz’ nomination, the World Bank, and what he might do with the new position, if confirmed to succeed current president, James Wolfensohn.
Richard Feynman
AirTalk guest host Jon Beaupre talks with Michelle Feynman, daughter of the late Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman. Michelle has just published a collection of letters written by the eccentric physicist in a new book called Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman,(Basic Books).