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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Miss Manners: Why Manners Matter It’s said that Americans have lost their manners, that they are coarse and vulgar, and that such ... more Reagan’s Imagination, Part Two President Ronald Reagan led America through one of the most remarkable periods in world history - the end of the cold ... more   John Rawls main page John Rawls Aired 3/9/2006 Harvard University Professor John Rawls, who died in 2002, has been called the most influential political philosopher of the twentieth century - certainly for Democrats. His 1971 book, "A Theory of Justice," touched off a debate over individual rights versus the broader society. Should governments help level the playing field for those least advantaged? Was Rawls too radical? Or not radical enough?   Read the full transcript   Samuel Freeman     Professor of philosophy and law at the University of Pennsylvania, and the editor of "The Cambridge Companion to Rawls" and "The Collected Papers of John Rawls"   Robert Talisse     Assistant professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University, and the author of "On Rawls: A Liberal Theory of Justice and Justification". Originally Aired: 9/2/2004     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The Future of the Constitution, Part One   aired 7/6/2006 Congressional Corruption Cancer   aired 1/26/2006 Corruption, Then and Now   aired 1/19/2006 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.