Left, Right & Center: Is America Ungovernable? Plus: Men, Women and History

Are moneyed and special interests so entrenched that we cannot govern of, for and by the people? Is history made by great men and women? Or is it the reverse: Does the moment make the man/woman?
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Two big-think, deep evergreen topics are up for discussion: Is America ungovernable? Are moneyed and special interests so entrenched that we cannot govern of, for and by the people? Marx, Carlyle and Hegel are all raised in this discussion.

And the second deep question: Is history made by great men and women? Or is it the reverse: Does the moment make the man/woman? This show is a winner.

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