Eugene McCarthy, retired US senator from Minnesota, now deceased, talks to Peter Shea on Good Friday. He compares the temptations of characters in the Good Friday story to those of American leaders during the Vietnam War: money, power, pride, belonging. He considers the dual nature of responsibility, the pressures that compel otherwise good peop...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
McCarthy, Eugene
Created:
2003-06-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Rosalie Wahl, the first woman elected to the Minnesota State Supreme Court, talks to Peter Shea about the invasion of Iraq, the limits of executive power, international law, civil liberties, the judicial system, and the threats posed to American democracy. Peter Shea says: "My old friend Rosalie Wahl, who died recently, had to keep lots of her o...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Wahl, Rosalie
Created:
2003-03-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.