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AirTalk for May 11, 2010

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Do suspected terrorists have the right to remain silent? Global universities are turning talk of brain drain to brain circulation. Later, AirTalk on the road from Costa Mesa to explore religious tension on UC campuses.
Do suspected terrorists have the right to remain silent? Global universities are turning talk of brain drain to brain circulation. Later, AirTalk on the road from Costa Mesa to explore religious tension on UC campuses.

Do suspected terrorists have the right to remain silent? Global universities are turning talk of brain drain to brain circulation. Later, AirTalk on the road from Costa Mesa to explore religious tension on UC campuses.

Do terror suspects have the right to remain silent?

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Do terror suspects have the right to remain silent?

In a marked shift, Attorney General Eric Holder told Sunday morning news shows that President Obama is open to limiting Miranda rights for terror suspects. Republicans have criticized the administration for reading the Christmas Day bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, and Times Square would-be bomber, Faisal Shahzad their rights. Should suspected terrorists be afforded the same interrogation rights as other alleged criminals? Or, should Congress revisit Miranda? Would a change be Constitutional?

Guests:


Richard Parker, Paul W. Williams Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard

Cully Stimson, Senior Legal Scholar at the Heritage Foundation

Forget ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain gain’—let the brains circulate

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Forget ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain gain’—let the brains circulate

No, he’s not a mad scientist. When Ben Wildavsky talks about brain circulation and free trade in minds, he means that the United States and Europe should welcome increased funding for university systems in China, India, South Korea and elsewhere around the world. Wildavsky believe that the global shift toward knowledge economies will transform our approach to business and immigration—and bring myriad political, social and economic benefits along the way. What will global universities look like? How might they reshape knowledge—and power—worldwide?

Guest:

Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World (Princeton University Press). He is a senior fellow in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation and a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, as well as a former education editor of U.S. News and World Report

UCI aftermath: Jewish-Muslim tension in Southern California

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UCI aftermath: Jewish-Muslim tension in Southern California

How does the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict impact relations among members of the Jewish and Muslim communities of Southern California? In February there was an incident at UC Irvine where visiting Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren was shouted down by Muslim students--does it highlight underlying tensions in our local communities? Larry Mantle brings the stakeholders together again in an on-the-road conversation, held at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa.

Guests:


David A. Lehrer, President of Community Advocates Inc

Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director; co-founder, Muslim Public Affairs Council

Omar Zarka, recent graduate of UCI and former President of the Muslim Student Union

Isaac Yerushalmi, former president of Anteaters for Israel

AirTalk overtime: Jewish-Muslim tension in Southern Calfornia

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AirTalk overtime: Jewish-Muslim tension in Southern Calfornia

After the conclusion of the broadcast, audience members asked questions of panelists, including how the Muslim Student Union and Anteaters for Israel can cooperate or collaborate at UC Irvine, and whether contention over Israel is a political or religious issue.

Panelists:


David A. Lehrer, President of Community Advocates Inc

Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director; co-founder, Muslim Public Affairs Council

Omar Zarka, recent graduate of UCI and former President of the Muslim Student Union

Isaac Yerushalmi, former president of Anteaters for Israel