The following is an interview with Mark Taylor, author of Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Living and Dying and professor of religion and chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University.nnQuestion:  The book begins with an incredibly traumatic...

The following is an interview with Rob Stone, author of The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don’t Run.nnQuestion: What makes the cinema of Richard Linklater a good subject for study?nnRob Stone: Linklater is an incredibly versatile filmmaker, not only in...

The following is an interview with Seth Stein, author of Disaster Deferred: How New Science is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest.nnQ: What’s wrong with the stories we hear about the 1811 and 1812 New Madrid earthquakes?nnSeth...

The following is an interview with Peter J. Steinberger, author of The Problem with God: Why Atheists, True Believers, and Even Agnostics Must All Be Wrong. In the interview, Steinberger addresses objections to his argument, discusses the “reassurance” offered at...

In Runaways, Karen M. Staller examines the programs and policies that took shape during the 1960’s and the ways in which the ideas of the alternative-services movement continue to guide our responses to at-risk youth.nnQ: What did you seek to accomplish...

The following is an interview with Jonathan Soffer, author of  Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City.nnQ: What makes a great mayor? Does Koch qualify? nnJonathan Soffer:: A great mayor must be a great citizen, whom other citizens...