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TV writer Josh Lieb’s biggest mistake was burning out when his star was on the rise; he never knew how quickly he would lose Hollywood momentum.
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Daily Show writer Josh Lieb’s literary heroes include Charles Dickens and Danny Pinkwater.
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The usually cynical comedy writer Josh Lieb gets sentimental about love.
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Josh Lieb is very excited about his children, but he worries about education in the United States.
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Josh Lieb’s process of finding a publisher for and writing his book was criminally easy.
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Josh Lieb describes the struggles and joys of keeping daily political comedy fresh, making Obama funny, and working with the creative minds in the writer’s room.
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It says something about our world that the largest audiences these days are reading books for kids.
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Josh Lieb describes the traits he shares with the protagonist of his new book, “I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your Class President.”
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Only, says Nomi Prims, if you’re one of the megabanks that was flooded with cheap loans and government capital. For the rest of us, the former Wall Streeter turned author […]
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For some, the thrill of a deal can bring about a long-awaited sense of fulfillment and a lifetime of pleasure; for others it’s always tinged with a sense of emptiness.
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If we want to prevent the finance industry’s recklessness from spilling into the general economy in the future, Nomi Prins believes we’ll need to enforce a split between consumer and […]
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Nomi Prins explains the workplace warrior complex and how a certain playground bully mentality is connected to reckless deregulation.
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Nomi Prins explains the pitfalls and power struggles that pervade life in the finance industry.
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Journalist Calvin Trillin says we shouldn’t be too impressed with the 26 year old who recently became the New Yorker’s managing editor.
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Journalism only became respectable a few decades ago. Thirty years back, Ivy Leaguers would never dream of entering the field.
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Duke University Professor Priscilla Wald says the TV series ‘Heroes’ illumines human nature.
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Duke University Professor Noah Pickus says the health care reform debate is already affecting the fate of potential immigration legislation.
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A conversation with the author and journalist.
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Author and journalist Calvin Trillin relies on a noteless predraft when he composes his articles, which he deems the “vomit out.”
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Calvin Trillin describes his irrational fear of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Calvin Trillin is always puzzled by financial decisions about writing.
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Calvin Trillin’s most memorable journalism moment was his ride on the first Freedom Ride bus into Jackson, Mississippi.
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Calvin Trillin fondly remembers how print journalism overcame its last big opponent, television, and wonders if it will be able to deal with the Internet in the same way.
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EU Ambassador and former Irish PM John Bruton explains what the successful Lisbon Treaty referendum spells for Ireland.
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EU Ambassador worries about his children’s future, and that Europeans will soon begin taking the monumental accomplishment of forming the EU for granted.
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John Bruton explains why he would like to shake Mikhail Gorbachev’s hand.
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Europe’s political decisions are often more motivated by concerns for everyday citizen welfare that America’s—but it that the right way to run a country? EU Ambassador John Bruton endorses a […]
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To EU Ambassador John Bruton, the global economic crash may have originated in the U.S., but it cast a harsh light on weaknesses on the entire world’s banking system. He […]
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