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Stephen offers some tips on performance: whether corporate, athletic or relational, your outer performance is connected to your inner condition.
Published on December 10, 2013
Stephen reviews the recent popular film, directed by Lee Daniels, starring Forest Whitaker as a butler who serves in the White House through multiple administrations.
Published on October 10, 2013
From Washington D.C., Stephen talks about the current shutdown of the U.S. government and what it means for the country.
Published on October 3, 2013
Stephen pays tribute to the victims of the September 16 Navy Yard Shooting in Washington, D.C.
Published on September 25, 2013
Stephen explains the ancient religious tensions undergirding the civil war in Syria.
Related Articles
Five Surprising Cultural Facts About Syria: http://news.discovery.com/human/life/surprising-cultural-facts-about-syria-130831.htm
The New Hama Rules: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/opinion/the-new-hama-rules.html?_r=0
Hawks, Doves, Fence Sitters: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/09/obama_congress_and_syria_arguments_for_and_against_the_bombing_resolution.html
Published on September 6, 2013
Stephen describes the astonishing benefits of a popular news gathering app.
Related Articles:
Here’s How Zite Plans to Replace Google Reader: http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/15/google-reader-zite-plans/
Published on August 7, 2013
Stephen weighs in on the Reza Aslan/Lauren Green debacle.
Related Articles:
Sikhs Facing Increased Attacks since 9/11: http://www.npr.org/2012/08/06/158187828/since-sept-11-attacks-have-increased-against-sikhs
Speed Read: “Zealot,” by Reza Aslan: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/30/speed-read-the-six-most-controversial-reza-aslan-claims-about-jesus.html
Odd Fox News Interview Boosts Book Sales: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/business/media/odd-fox-news-interview-lifts-reza-aslans-biography-on-jesus.html?_r=1&Published on August 1, 2013
Stephen addresses the statistics behind one of America’s darkest crises.
Correction: In describing the shooting of Amadou Diallo, Stephen mistakenly claims that Diallo was shot in his car: in fact he was shot in the vestibule of his apartment complex.
Related Articles:
Officer in Diallo Shooting Retains His Gun: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/nyregion/amadou-diallos-mother-asks-why-officer-who-shot-at-her-son-will-get-gun-back.html?_r=0
A Thoughtful Look at Black-on-Black Crime: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/15/the-trayvon-martin-killing-and-the-myth-of-black-on-black-crime.html
Published on July 24, 2013
The tragedy behind the case of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin transcends the court verdict. Stephen reflects on the moral, legal and practical aspects of the terrible incident.
Related Articles:
Seven Points of Interest Regarding the Verdict: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/07/on-the-killing-of-trayvon-martin-by-george-zimmerman/277773/
Debate: Are “Stand Your Ground” Laws a Good Idea?: http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/are-stand-your-ground-laws-a-good-idea
Florida Woman Fires Warning Shots and is Sentenced to Twenty Years: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2013/07/15/6030be5a-ed5c-11e2-9008-61e94a7ea20d_story.html
Man Convicted for Shooting Teenager: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/nyregion/23trial.html?_r=1&
Published on July 17, 2013
Stephen responds to questions submitted by listeners around the world in the latest edition of BackTalk.
Published on June 13, 2013