E-mail a friendSeptember 8, 2005
Jazz great and New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis says recent events force us to look at ourselves as a nation. Law professor Cass Sunstein critiques the upcoming Roberts' confirmation hearings.
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Virtuoso trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is one of the best-known figures on the international music scene. A student of jazz and classical music, he's won Grammys for best soloist on records of both genres. He's also the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize in music. Marsalis has a passion for education and is co-founder and artistic director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center program. He's also been extremely active in supporting the post-hurricane rebuilding efforts of his New Orleans hometown.
Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein
Cass Sunstein is a University of Chicago law professor and contributor to The New Republic. A Harvard Law School grad, he's written numerous articles and books, including Radicals in Robes. Prior to his academic career, Sunstein served as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. He also worked in the Justice Department's Office of the Legal Counsel. Sustein is a frequent witness before congressional committees and has been involved in constitution-making and law reform activities in a number of nations.