Judge Roberts Nominated for Chief Justice and the Rehnquist Legacy; Hurricane Katrina Update; John Brown, Abolitionist; The Emperor of Wine
Judge Roberts Nominated for Chief Justice and the Rehnquist Legacy
President Bush has promoted his nomination for the Supreme Court. With the death of William Rehnquist, Judge John G. Roberts Jr. has now been nominated for Rehnquist’s seat as Chief Justice of the United States. Larry Mantle talks with Douglas Kmiec, Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor of Constitutional Law at Duke University School of Law and Viveca Novak, legal correspondent for Time.
Hurricane Katrina Update
Relief efforts are underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Larry Mantle talks with two reporters on the ground in Louisiana: Scott Gold of the Los Angeles Times, who is in New Orleans and Chris Axtman of the Christian Science Monitor who is in Baton Rouge.
John Brown, Abolitionist
Abolitionist John Brown believed God had predestined him to wipe out slavery. He changed the course of American history but utilized violence and guerilla tactics to drive his cause. A controversial figure, was he an insane criminal or a Christ-like martyr? Larry Mantle talks with cultural biographer, David S. Reynolds about his new book, John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights about his revealing portrait of the abolitionist.
The Emperor of Wine
Wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. has transformed the international wine world. With more than 40,000 subscribers in over 37 countries, his newsletter The Wine Advocate has affected wine buying habits, wine production and marketing throughout the world. But is he the wine-lover’s friend or a killer of wine tradition? Larry Mantle is joined by wine insider Elin McCoy whose new book, The Emperor of Wine, delves into Parker’s controversial rise to become one of the most influential men on the international wine scene.