In a World of Terror, Deradicalization is Critical. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Jean Rosenfeld and Jason Olson. Our panel helps us understand the process of radicalization in the Middle East and elsewhere, and how it leads to terrorism and violence. Our panel also explores the […]
The War on Hate (Community Matters)
How to Stop Genocide and Terrorism. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Hank Kopel. Author and former federal prosecutor Henry “Hank” Kopel of New Haven tells us about his book War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom. Could Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine have been predicted […]
A Peacemaker Talks About Civil Disruption (Community Matters)
Just How Likely is this in our United States. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Adler. Peter Adler, mediator, talks about a piece he wrote for a mediator blog (www.mediate.com). We focus on the prospects for civil disruption in the U.S. a subject in his recent novel, DEFIANCE AT […]
The 2nd Amendment and a Free Society (History is Here to Help)
What Does it Mean to us Today. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Avi Soifer. Our panel discusses what the 2nd Amendment meant originally and how it has changed in interpretation, effect and historical impact in more recent years. The language of it is short: “A well […]
The Tragedy of the Commons (History is Here to Help)
The failure of our national community. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Peter Hoffenberg. Historian Peter Hofftenberg will help us understand the “tragedy of the common” in America and the failure of the civil national community in our time, and beyond all that the danger of exacerbating […]
The Pittsburgh Attack: The Status of Anti-Semitism in America (Bigotry In America)
How Widespread is Anti-Semitism Now? Why the 57% incense over the past year. I’m hoping we can cover the Jewish reaction phenomena: fear, fight, flight, do good works and also denial I suppose. Will Jews try to de-identify, as they have in past cycles of anti-semitism. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The […]
Thought Wars: Objectivity in the Age of Trump (Community Matters)
Do our politics match objective reality on the problems we actually face? In this episode of Community Matters, Jay is joined by Julien Grobach to talk about the corrosive effect that derogating the press is having on society. What can journalist do to combat this? The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest […]