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Aspen Ideas Festival: The legacy of James Madison

Aspen Ideas Festival: The legacy of James Madison

"Constitution Day," marks the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. James Madison is considered the "father of the Constitution," and Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman spoke about Madison's legacy at the 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival.
by MPR News Staff

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When Garrison Keillor taught his son how to stretch $3 at the 1974 fair

When Garrison Keillor taught his son how to stretch $3 at the 1974 fair

These days, $3 in quarters won't get you far at the Minnesota State Fair. But in 1974, a young Jason Keillor was able to spend six hours of fun and still have a few coins left.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Aspen Ideas Festival: When colorblindness renders me invisible to you

Aspen Ideas Festival: When colorblindness renders me invisible to you

Former NPR host Michele Norris moderated a discussion about race, inequality and the future of democracy at this summer's Aspen Ideas Festival. Is opportunity and social mobility still possible in America?
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Aspen Ideas Festival: Are the founding fathers overrated?

Aspen Ideas Festival: Are the founding fathers overrated?

David Rubenstein asks, and tries to answer, the question, "Are the Founding Fathers overrated?" He says they were talented and courageous people, who deserve all the credit they get for putting the country together and creating a durable constitution... but they could not figure out a way to deal with America's biggest original defect: slavery.
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Truth, Politics and Power: A North Korea update

Truth, Politics and Power: A North Korea update

The U.S. and South Korea this week commenced computer-simulated military drills designed to prepare for a possible war with a nuclear-capable North Korea. Former NPR host Neal Conan explores the diplomatic and military situation with a former negotiator, a former high level Pentagon official and a historian.
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Aspen Ideas Festival: Walter Isaacson on how we can be more like da Vinci

Aspen Ideas Festival: Walter Isaacson on how we can be more like da Vinci

The best-selling biographer says that while we can't be Albert Einstein or Sir Isaac Newton, we can all try to be more like da Vinci. "We can try to be curious -- playfully curious and inquisitive, which was his ultimate trait," he said.
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