Issues, Young and Old

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 4, 2011

Judith Warner questions whether we are over-diagnosing, and more important, over-medicating our children. Then, filmmaker Eugene Jarecki talks about his new documentary about the life and political rise of Ronald Reagan. Also, Aminatta Forna discusses her second novel, The Memory of Love. We’ll get a profile of prominent Egyptian opposition figures, including Mohamed ElBaradei. Plus, Susan Jacoby looks at how aging is perceived in America today.

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