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Complete video at: fora.tv Mike Huckabee argues that "absolute purity" does not exist in politics as it does in theology. While Huckabee is wary of tying the Republican party to the "mushy middle," he also warns against holding politicians to uncompromising ideological standards. "If your position politically is 'all or nothing, now or never,' you're going to get nothing, and you're going to get it forever." ----- The former Governor of Arkansas, Fox News personality, and probable 2012 ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Science comedian Brian Malow jokes that a virus is "the ultimate David and Goliath" when compared with humans. He then rattles off a series of science-related jokes. "Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and doesn't." ----- Now an accomplished stand-up comic whose career has spanned more than a decade to include performances on CBS, A&E, TechTV, and the Discovery Channel, Brian Malow turns his sharp wit upon his first love: the world of science. Brian entertains and ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Rick Steves says traveling can shine a light on the gap between rich and poor in other countries. While he makes no apologies for American affluence, Steves sees aid to impoverished people as an opportunity to improve America's reputation abroad. ----- Spending four months a year overseas, Rick Steves believes that thoughtful travel can expand our world view and shape how we address the political challenges that confront our country. This popular speaker returns to ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv John Freeman outlines two of the steps in his ten-step program to end email addiction. "The number one thing...is not sending an email," he explains. "Another thing is just not checking it in the morning or at night." ----- John Freeman talks about The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four Thousand Year Journey to Your Inbox. The former president of the National Book Critics Circle and current American Editor of Granta, gives us a history of people's need for correspondence ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Former US Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) says there is no chance Congressional Democrats will try to pass a bipartisan bill palatable to Republicans. "Liberals in Washington have been waiting for this moment all of their lives," says Santurum. "They are going to try to change this country foundationally from its traditions." ----- A healthcare system for all Americans has its roots in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, received unprecedented support from ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Born to Be Good author Dacher Keltner introduces the Darwinian principle of antithesis, which attempts to explain body language. He relates the principle to strength, modesty, anger, love, spirituality, and stress. ----- Does Darwin Illuminate Emotion and Spirituality?: A Discussion with Dacher Keltner and Paul Ekman. Recorded in collaboration with Wonderfest, in Berkeley, CA, on November 8, 2009. Wonderfest, the Bay Area Festival of Science, is held each year in ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden and current Minister of Foreign Affairs, examines relations between Europe and Russia 20 years after the end of the Cold War. Bildt compares the evolution of Russia to that of Germany after World War II. ----- Twenty years have passed since the collapse of communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The epochal changes that led to the largely peaceful end of the Cold War also opened the door for the unification of ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor at the Australian Catholic University, takes a satirical approach in support of the claim that democracy is not for everyone. "Democracy is not for everyone because democracy is not for anyone," he says. ----- Winston Churchill famously said that democracy was the worst form of government - except for all the others that have been tried. In western countries like Australia the universal good of democracy is simply assumed. But are we ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus compares communist ideologues to global warming alarmists. "They are against individual freedom," states Klaus. "They are both very similar in telling us what to do, how to live, how to behave, what to eat." ----- Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1941 during WW II, Vaclav Klaus grew up during the Cold War. After earning a doctorate in economics, he pursued a career in academia and at the Czechoslovak State Bank ...

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Complete video at: fora.tv Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocol, explains changes he would make to the core design of the Internet if given a do-over. ----- At the Gov 2.0 Summit, Vinton Cerf of Google, Twitter creator Jack Dorsey, and Facebook's Tim Sparapani discuss how their respective Internet companies provide an open platform on which independent developers can create value online through innovative products and services. - Web 2.0 Summit Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and ...

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