Getting Affairs in Order

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Layoffs have become a way of life for corporate America. But according to business reporter Louis Uchitelle, they may be detrimental to long-term profits. Later, we'll hear about an infamous fight between two great philosophers: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. And the son of an early FBI hero explains why he feels that J. Edgar Hoover tried to ruin his father’s reputation. Plus, Lee Eisenberg, former Editor-in-Chief of Esquire, tackles the anxiety-inspiring subject of how to prepare for a comfortable retirement.

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