Why History Matters According to Director of New-York Historical Society | Louise Mirrer
Release Date: 02/27/2024
Michael Froman | Are Trump’s Tariffs Good for the American Economy?
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Michael Froman served in the Obama cabinet as United States Trade Representative. He is now president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He tells Jim Zirin that some tariffs are necessary for national security or to curb unfair trade practices, but others are needlessly inflationary, disrupting foreign relations by punishing small nations or others which we would want to be our friends and allies. 🗞️ Subscribe to Beyond the Headlines newsletter: • 🎧 Also available on: • Apple Podcasts - Spotify - 📱Follow: LinkedIn - Facebook - X - ...
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Could the Democrats Have Changed the Outcome of the 2024 Election? | Chris Whipple
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Trump ran in 2024 with more negatives than any candidate in American history. Yet, he won the election over Kamala Harris who should have easily beaten him. Where did she go wrong? Could she have won? Best-selling author Chris Whipple with insider access concludes those around Biden ignored his cognitive decline, and tells Jim Zirin Harris never succeeded in separating herself from Biden.
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Have Trump's Attacks on Lawyers Undermined the Rule of Law? | Mark Pomerantz
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Mark Pomerantz is a premier lawyer with blue ribbon credentials. He was a law clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. Later, he became a partner in Paul Weiss. Trump vindictively singled him out for criticism in his March 14 speech at the Department of Justice. He tells Jim of how Trump’s attacks on lawyers and judges have undermined the rule of law.
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Are We Moving toward an End of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? | Elliott Abrams
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Nothing so far has worked to solve the vexing Israel Palestinian issue. Trump proposes to relocate the two million Palestinians in Gaza and create a “Gaza Riviera.” But will it work? Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations, an old Mideast hand, weighs the imponderables and tells us how peace can be achieved even if Trump's plan is unworkable.
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Were the Wertheimer Portraits John Singer Sargent’s Greatest Works? | Jean Strouse
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Author Jean Strouse tells Jim about the extraordinary relationship between a wealthy British art dealer Asher Wertheimer, his large family, and John Singer Sargent, the iconic portraitist of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her book is entitled Family Romance, and with great skill Jean paints a Sargent-worthy portrait of the Gilded Age featuring the opulence of a decadent aristocracy and shining a light on the dark corners of virulent antisemitism.
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How did we get here? Reckoning with the 2024 Election Results | Jonathan Alter
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Jonathan Alter, best-selling author of four books on American presidents, has interviewed nine of the last 10 presidents. The trial of Donald Trump in Manhattan Supreme Court was undoubtedly the trial of the 21st century with a jury verdict of guilty on 34 crimes, Alter attended every day of the 23-day trial for the New York Times and the Washington Monthly, Then, he wrote a terrifically important book about it entitled “American Reckoning." He talks about justice and Donald Trump.
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Who Will Be the Next President? | Doug Schoen
Conversations With Jim Zirin
The polls say it is too close to call, but Doug Schoen, our resident political analyst, never fears to step up to the plate. Doug reads the tea leaves, and comes up with the answer. He has been right in eight out of the last nine elections.
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How Do We Fix Our Broken Politics? | Bob Bauer
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Political lawyer Bob Bauer, who prepared Biden for his debate with Trump, pleads for ethics in a political climate where incivility, lawfare, and outright misrepresentations have become the order of the day.
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Are Happy Days Here Again for the Democrats? | Matt Cooper
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Biden cedes the contest against Trump to Vice President Kamala Harris who instantly captured the lead in the polls. Will it last? Veteran Washington journalist Matt Cooper gives Jim Zirin his take on the volcanic changes in the race.
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Will Trump's Felony Conviction Block His Path to the White House? | Nina Burleigh
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Courts have found Donald Trump inspired an insurrection, sexually abused a woman in a department store dressing room, engaged in a scheme to defraud for which he was fined $500 million, and was guilty of 34 felony offenses involving a hush money payment to a porn star. Amazingly, he is the GOP nominee for president. Journalist Nina Burleigh, author of the newsletter “American Freakshow,” tells whether Trump's political absurdity can carry the day.
info_outlineI sit with Louise Mirrer, the guiding spirit of the New-York Historical Society for the past two decades. Under her leadership, the museum has reinvigorated its commitment to greater public understanding of history and its relevance with blockbuster exhibitions about slavery and the Vietnam War.