1995: The year in ideas — with Robert Bork (1995) | THINK TANK

Original air date: December 28, 1995 On this episode of Think Tank, renowned scholars analyze what some sources have deemed the consequential ideas of 1995. Discussion includes references to the ideas of shame, the anxious class, devolution, and the new thinking of race. Host: Ben Wattenberg — senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute Panelists: Robert Bork — Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, former U.S. Solicitor General, and the author of Coercing Virtue: The Worldwide Rule of Judges. Yvonne Scruggs — director of the Urban Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies James Pinkerton — author of What Comes First? The End of Big Government and the New Paradigm Ahead Jodie Allen — editor of the Washington Post’s “Outlook” section "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" was a discussion program that aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from 1994 to 2009, hosted by AEI Senior Fellow Ben Wattenberg. AEI offers uncut episodes of "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" as an academic resource that shows how American political thought has evolved on some issues and stayed the same on others. "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" is licensed to AEI by Grace Creek Media, the successor of New River Media and BJW, Inc. "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" © Grace Creek Media Subscribe to AEI's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AEIVideo... Like us on Facebook   / aeionline   Follow us on Twitter   / aei   For more information http://www.aei.org Third-party photos, graphics, and/or video clips in this video may have been cropped or reframed. Third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music may have been edited in a way that does not alter the meaning of the third-party work(s). Music in this video may have been recut from its original arrangement and timing. In the event this video uses Creative Commons assets: If not noted in the description, titles for Creative Commons assets used in this video can be found at the link provided after each asset. The use of third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music in this video does not constitute an endorsement from the artists and producers licensing those materials. AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees. More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: http://www.aei.org/about/ #aei #news #politics #government #education #ideas