Hard Choices

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 19, 2011

Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times who is on the ground in Tunis, discuss the uprising in Tunisia and what it means for the region. Plus: internet guru Clay Shirky talks about social media’s function in protest movements, including the revolution in Tunisia; the debate over home care versus nursing homes and what it means for Medicaid; a call-in to compare different cultures’ parenting styles; and 100 days until the Royal Wedding.

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