Episodes – Page 31

A Vietnamese Artist’s Journey: White House Chronicle

February 15, 2015 by

February 7th, 2015: Llewellyn King and Linda Gasparello sit down with concert pianist, composer and painter Chau-Giang Thi Nguyen to talk about her experiences in Vietnam and America.

President Obama’s 2016 Budget; The Vaccines Controversy

February 15, 2015 by

February 9th, 2015: Llewellyn King and Linda Gasparello sit down with Edward Achorn of the Providence Journal to discuss President Obama’s proposed budget for 2016 and the latest iteration of the debate around vaccinations.

Chinese Hegemony in the South China Sea: White House Chronicle

December 7, 2014 by

December 7th, 2014 Linda and Llewellyn talk with Congressional adviser Barry Nolan on China’s hegemonic takeover of the South China Sea.

2015 in U.S.-Vietnam Relations: White House Chronicle

November 19, 2014 by

January 28, 2015: Lllewellyn and Linda sit down with Colin Jackson, Assistant Professor at Naval War College, to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. and Vietnam in the upcoming year.

Michael Dukakis on White House Chronicle

November 4, 2014 by

November 24th, 2014. In a special episode of White House Chronicle, Llewellyn talks with former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.

The Cheapening of the Impeachment Process

Llewellyn King

Edmund Burke, the 18th-century British statesman, argued during the celebrated impeachment of Warren Hastings, the governor of Bengal, that impeachment was essentially a political process, not a judicial one. Quite so. The political dimension of impeachment is again on display in Washington, where the Republicans, driven by a faction of the party, are moving toward impeaching […]

Men I Knew Who Knew Oppenheimer

Llewellyn King

I have been to the movies. I haven’t done that since before the COVID shutdown. I went to see two huge movies that have each grossed $1 billion, and I enjoyed them enormously. They are, of course, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” I went to see “Barbie” because I thought I should know what people were discussing. […]

Joe Biden, the Man Who Won’t Call It a Day

Llewellyn King

Is Joe Biden hiding in plain sight? Is his most extensive public effort these days fending off signs of age, hiding his infirmities, and clinging to the hope that he can still win in the election just over a year from now? Sotto voce, the savants of the Democratic Party worry and complain in private […]

How Over-Tourism Hit This Summer

Llewellyn King

Europe reeled this summer from heat, wildfires, migrants and worries about Russia’s war in Ukraine, and too much tourism. I know; I was part of the problem. Tourism is the quick economic fix for poor nations, but it is also vital to rich ones — until both get too much of it. The places everyone […]