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Harbison can read the King James Bible over and over.

Unfortunately right now religion is being used to legitimate people’s group and political identities rather than actually destabilizing all identities so that new relationships can be developed across every possible […]

We have a tremendous attraction to intolerance bred into the early life of this country, Harbison says.

Harbison cultivates his self-confidence.

From his traditional Jewish parents, Kula learned that throughout any practice and ritual in any religious system or any theory about living, there must be people who can produce food. […]

The younger generation never had to go through composer’s boot camp.

John Harbison discusses creative process. He believes everyone has their own process.

Even a negative reaction is good.

Growing up in a traditional Jewish home and attending Columbia University, Kula cites the diversity of New York City in terms of people, ideas, food, and music, as an experience […]

On composing around the digressive, self-centered poetry of Newash.

Harbison discusses his influences and recounts seeing Stravinsky conduct.

People need to be honored for doing their part.

Self-improvement with a purpose.

Reality, Kula says, is a giant connect-the-dots game.

No one is totally true, nor are they totally false. Transcript:A personal philosophy? I don’t know. I don’t think I have any grand philosophical philosophy. I guess it would be […]

Ayaan Hirsi Ali says America should invest in African industries.

The U.S. has failed to identify its enemies clearly.

Are we capable of imaging the world in which we are not there anymore.

Every decision about what’s worthwhile in this country has to do with its economic power.

Everyone in the world has written a poem.