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The Preventative State

Dershowitz discusses his work in crafting the jurisprudence behind the ‘preventative state’.

Alan Dershowitz

Re: Whom would you like to interview, and what would you ask?

Boyd talks about the world’s cosmopolitan elite.

Re: If you had $100 billion to give away, how would you spend it?

Money is not resources we lack, says Boyd.

Re: What is your counsel?

D.C. is very vulnerable to group think, says Boyd.

Re: How will this age be remembered?

We tend to focus on the problems, Boyd says.

Environmentalism

Boyd, on the ecology project.

Re: What should be the big issues of the 2008 election?

Everything depends on the war.

America’s Place in the World

Restoring America’s role as the world’s beacon is important.

Re: What is the world's biggest challenge in the coming decade?

We need to address the issue of climate change, says Boyd.

Re: What forces have shaped America?

Boyd talks about the country’s founding.

Re: What do you believe?

Wes Boyd, on the value of humility.

Re: What inspires you?

People stepping up.

Re: How do you contribute?

Wes Boyd talks about helping the blind.

Re: How is technology changing politics?

Politics are becoming very insular.

Re: Is the American political system broken?

Yes, because not enough good people are involved.

Re: What is MoveOn.org?

Giving a voice to people who get America.

Re: Who are you?

Wes Boyd started programming at 14.

Whose work are you watching?

Sandel, on Charles Taylor’s philosophy.

What is your question?

Can we have meaningful say in the world around us?

What is a life well-lived?

A life spent thinking and reflecting.

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