Nicole LaPorte is a West Coast reporter for The Daily Beast. A former film reporter for Variety, she has also written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Observer, and W.
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Your Move, Mr. Ahmadinejad
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James Carroll's recent book is Practicing Catholic, a story of American belief. He is a columnist for the Boston Globe and Distinguished-Scholar-in-Residence at Suffolk University. His other books include An American Requiem, which won the National Book Award, House of War, winner of the PEN-Galbraith Award, and Constantine's Sword, now an acclaimed documentary.
Obama was branded as naïve on Iran, but James Carroll says last week's soaring rhetoric put him back on track-and in a position to push Tehran closer to checkmate in tomorrow's nuclear talks.
Iran's Nuke-Talks Game-Changer
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Gary Sick served on the National Security Council staff under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan. He was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis and is the author of two books on U.S.-Iranian relations. Mr. Sick is a captain (ret.) in the U.S. Navy, with service in the Persian Gulf, North Africa and the Mediterranean.
The bombshell discovery of an Iranian nuclear facility and this weekend's weapons test rewrite all the rules for the negotiations with the U.S., writes Gary Sick-and ratchet up the stakes.
Obama's Inner Neocon
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Reihan Salam is a policy advisor at e21 and a fellow at the New America Foundation.
The president's denunciation of the Iranian regime Tuesday showed his potential to get tough, writes Reihan Salam. But to deal with the mullahs, Obama must embrace the Reagan within.
5 High-Tech Ways Obama Can Talk to Iran
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John Avlon's new book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America is available now by Beast Books both on the Web and in paperback. He is also the author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he served as chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and was a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun.
How could the president talk to Iran without causing an international incident? John Avlon on five high-tech strategies.
How Oscars Ruin a Marriage
The Pure Greed of Obama's Phony Health-Care Reform
Michael Moore is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author. He directed and produced Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko. He has also written seven books, most recently, Mike’s Election Guide 2008.
The Honorable Press Baron
The author of six books, Steve Weinberg has been a longtime board member of the National Book Critics Circle and currently teaches investigative journalism at the University of Missouri Journalism School. He lives in Columbia, Missouri.
My Pal Paul Newman
A. E. Hotchner is the author of the international bestsellers Papa Hemingway, Doris Day: Her Own Story, Sophia, and his own memoir, King of the Hill. He has adapted many of Hemingway's works for the screen.
Women in The World Featured Panel: Rape as a Weapon of War
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