Author Archives: Ariel Rosen

Attempting to Reform Health Care, Again

Rawhide is an unlikely name for someone who does any good in the world. Also known as the much-loved Ronald Reagan, the man whose Secret Service code shares a name with a New Orleans gay bar, an old Western TV… Continue reading

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Farming for Mouth and Soul

Columbia College graduate, Fulbright professor, book critic, published author and poet. As if all these titles did not suffice, Jonah Raskin had to go and add farm worker and reporter to his many-faceted career description. In his new book, Field… Continue reading

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The Ethics and Aesthetics of Anonymous Photography

“Enthusiasm, patience and sunblock” is what Robert Flynn Johnson credits with keeping him going in the never-ending search for anonymous photographs. On June 24, the author of The Face in the Lens: Anonymous Photographs talked with host Scott Shafer on… Continue reading

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Why You Should(n’t) Get Screened for Cancer

On your list of activities that you need to think twice about, you probably haven’t penciled in cancer screening, but a recent article in the New York Times could have you reaching for the nearest writing utensil. The title of… Continue reading

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