E-mail a friendOctober 19, 2009
Israel's envoy to the U.S., Ambassador Michael Oren, discusses equity in U.S. actions in the Middle East and assesses Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies and the challenge to the peace process. Best-selling author Michael Chabon talks about fatherhood and his new book, Manhood for Amateurs.
Ambassador Michael Oren
Ambassador Michael Oren
Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. explains why some countries can or cannot have nuclear weapons. (2:06)
Full Interview (11:23)
Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren has authored numerous studies on Middle East history and politics and written for various publications, including The New Republic, where he was a contributing editor. He's also been a visiting professor at Harvard, Yale and Georgetown. A graduate of Princeton and Columbia, Oren was raised in the U.S. and moved to Israel in '79. He served in the Israeli military and as an advisor in the Rabin government. His best-selling books include Six Days of War and Power, Faith and Fantasy.
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon
Novelist talks about the hypocrisy that is required of parents. (1:05)
Full Interview (12:25)
Novelist Michael Chabon has been compared to everyone from Fitzgerald to DeLillo. Raised in Columbia, MD, he wrote his first short story at age 10, for a class assignment. His first novel was originally written for his master's thesis and became a New York Times best seller. His second, Wonder Boys, was made into a critically acclaimed feature film, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Chabon's latest effort is Manhood for Amateurs—his first major work of nonfiction.