Donald Morrison

"Don Morrison's 3 Minutes of Madness"

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Funny, often uplifting and mercifully short. Don Morrison is an author ("The Death of French Culture," "How Obama Lost America,") professor (Tsinghua University in Beijing, Sciences Po in Paris), and former editor at Time Magazine. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Smithsonian, Le Monde, Le Point, Liberation, Caixin and other leading publications. He is a commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio and a columnist for the Berkshire Eagle.

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Donald Morrison

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Latest episode

Feb 14, 2025

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Episodes

Counting Noses 05.04.2022

The 1950 census, now available online, is a compelling look at America's recent past -- and maybe its future. 

It's Alive! 21.03.2022

A new Covid variant is on the loose. Be very afraid. 

Putin's America 16.03.2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has much in common with America's "culture wars.".

Two Cheers for Democracy 08.03.2022

Despotism on the march, but democracy still has a good story to tell. 

September 1, 1939 02.03.2022

In poetry and politics, some eerie portents for the start of a larger conflict. 

The Great Gate of Kiev 22.02.2022

A brief lesson in history, democracy and the power of music.

Bonfire of the Verities 04.02.2022

Why book-banning has become our new national pastime. 

A Saint for Our Time 26.01.2022

Can a divorced single mom with a rap sheet get the Church's highest honor? 

Saving America's Skin 19.01.2022

It's about Covid, but not what you think. 

Taming the Tech Giants 12.01.2022

The fight to keep Facebook, Google, Amazon et al. from ruining our lives. 

Farewell, Democracy 04.01.2022

One year after the Capitol attack, American democracy is in deep trouble. Can it survive? 

The Wisdom of Babies 29.12.2021

My new grandson does not seem pleased with the world we're leaving him. 

Best Christmas Tree Ever 15.12.2021

Nothing says Christmas like an expensive, soon-discarded evergreen.

Let's Not Go, Brandon 08.12.2021

Time to clean up our political language. Or else. 

Inflation-Adjusted Christmas 02.12.2021

How to survive the holiday season sticker-shock supply-chain blues, according to Charles Dickens. 

Sleep Disorders 23.11.2021

Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning nowadays. You should too. 

There Will Be Blood 18.11.2021

Should political power come from the barrel of a gun? 

Unnecessary Roughness 11.11.2021

I love you, football. Now clean up your act. 

Welcome to the Metaverse 02.11.2021

A look at Facebook's troubling brave new world of virtual reality. 

Covid and Vampires 28.10.2021

Just in time for Halloween, a true tale of horror.

Schoolyard Brawl 22.10.2021

There's a fight going on for control of what kids learn about America. 

The Days Grow Short 06.10.2021

An ode to the joys of autumn, when the year really begins.

Les Non-Miserables 28.09.2021

Battered by Covid, France has figured out how to party on. 

The Age of Miracles 17.09.2021

America's love affair with crackpot Covid cures. 

Vigilante Nation 08.09.2021

The new Texas abortion law could spark an epidemic of vengeance. 

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