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MAR 24, 2011 • Article
Rahim Kanani Interviews Joel Rosenthal
Interview in World Affairs Commentary by RAHIM KANANI. RAHIM KANANI: As you observe U.S. foreign policy in the context of the recent and continued ...

FEB 24, 2011 • Article
WAMC Radio's Alan Chartock Interviews Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal
Transcript of interview with Alan Chartock, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, first broadcast on February 24, 2011.

AUG 20, 2010 • Article
Can We Succeed Where Carnegie Failed?
The same Dunfermline-born Andrew Carnegie who spent his wealth on funding libraries and other grand institutions across Britain and America died a disappointed man, having ...

AUG 18, 2010 • Article
Is Peace Worth Fighting For?
Transcript of a speech at a August 18, 2010 Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics event, “Is Peace Worth Fighting For?“ “My remarks today are inspired not ...

JAN 19, 2010 • Article
Obama and God
As President Obama completes his first year in office, little attention has been given to a question that sparked raucous argument during the campaign. How ...