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Thursday, October 4, 2007
John Kao
John Kao says countries like Finland are starting to innovate better than the United States. Stephen wants to know if it's time to invade Finland. (5:00)
Tonight: Why Bush is Truman, the dangers of hybrid cars, and guest John Kao's claim that America has lost its lead in innovation -- clearly he hasn't tried Oreo pizza. (0:34)
At a recent campaign stop, Fred Thompson asked attendees for a round of applause after failing to get one. Stephen offers some advice on how to get applause without asking. (4:17)
North Korea's agreement to peacefully disarm its nuclear program is a catastrophe, since the United States doesn't negotiate with terrorists. (Just joking, Saudi Arabia.) (3:41)
John Kao says countries like Finland are starting to innovate better than the United States. Stephen wants to know if it's time to invade Finland. (5:00)
Author Bob Drogin explains how poor information from a taxi driver named Curveball has led to the worst intelligence and foreign policy failure in America's history. (5:10)
Tonight: Why Bush is Truman, the dangers of hybrid cars, and guest John Kao's claim that America has lost its lead in innovation -- clearly he hasn't tried Oreo pizza. (0:34)
Even though America isn't a Christian nation, Stephen thinks ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero should acknowledge that we're almost all Christians. (6:14)
The Bohemian-Gay Index is part of a new series of statistics that indicates that gay people raise property values in a neighborhood -- not the San Francisco phone book. (5:07)
Stephen's speaks with Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp and suggests that eliminating schools entirely is the best way to achieve equal educational opportunity. (5:44)
As a fifth grader and small businessman, Andy Gellman has to think about how longer school hours will affect the economy. Download The Word iPhone App NOW! (05:46)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, "The Black Swan," is about the power of randomness. Coincidentally, he was also the winner of Stephen's Pull a Guest Out of a Hat Sweepstakes. (5:56)