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Why are you a vegan?

We eat children and destroy our world in the process, says Gannon.

What is Jivamukti yoga?

The five precepts of Jivamukti.

A Culture of Waste and Exploitation

Perfecting one’s relationship to all things.

The New Enlightenment

Sharon Gannon on the oneness of being.

Traveling the Yogic Path

Sharon Gannon on the new spiritual radicalism.

It all boils down to our relationships.

When did you discover yoga?

Finding out what makes form form.

From attempted suicide to dance.

Who is America?

An empire in denial.

What is your question?

A lesson from an investment banker.

Whom would you like to interview?

If you forced his hand, probably Stalin.

What is your counsel?

Glorify peace, not war.

What is your outlook?

The American empire is waning, ethnic hatred is growing and economic stability is crumbling.

Nuclear non-proliferation is today’s single most important issue.

Greed and fear are high on the list.

Niall Ferguson on Belief

Historian Niall Ferguson on worshiping Charles Darwin, Adam Smith and Issac Newton.

What inspires you?

Too many arguments are simplistic, Ferguson says.

How do you contribute?

Finding understanding.

Niall Ferguson: Is history driven by individuals, or larger forces?

Its a combination of both, says Ferguson

Documentary makers in the United States, particularly, like to represent World War II as a kind of morality play.

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