Whose Freedom? The Battle Over America's Most Important Idea

“On July 14 I had the honor of interviewing Dr. George Lakoff about his new book, Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America’s Most Important Idea. A follow up to his last book, Don’t Think of an Elephant, Dr. Lakoff’s new book offers insights into why progressives seem to be losing their version of America. The book also suggests ways to fight back and reclaim the notion of freedom, and the country as a whole, for traditional American values.

It was clear that Dr. Lakoff was excited to get his message out to the blogs. When I told him I was nervous he immediately rejected my claim to be “only a blogger.” We discussed the role of language and ideas in forming our ideologies, his favorite Democrat Barack Obama, and the role of blogs in our national identity. Dr. Lakoff has an important contribution to make to the progressive movement and his ideas should inform the progressive blogosphere as it struggles to protect America from the regressive conservativism of today’s Republicans.”

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George Lakoff will be signing books for Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 8 pm.

Event will be held at Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose, CA 95113

Lakoff will be Reading/Signing at CODY’S BOOKS at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley on Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 at 7:30 PM.

For more information, visit: www.codysbooks.com

George Lakoff will be reading/signing at BookShop West Portal, on Tuesday July 18th.

BookShop West Portal is located at: 80 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127

George Lakof will be at BOOK PASSAGE at 7:00 pm this Monday, July 17th, 2006.

Book Passage is located at: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925

Listen for George Lakoff on the Bob Edwards Show, airing on Thursday July 13th, from 1 - 2 pm.

Lakoff will be attending the Campus Progress Conference, held by the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. This one-day event will feature remarks by leading politicians, activists, journalists, and policy experts; issue discussions; training sessions on communications, media, and other skills; networking opportunities; and hands-on activism for students. The Campus Progress Awards will be presented at noon, with Barack Obama as the keynote speaker.
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday July 12th, 2006 at 12 pm

Listen for George Lakoff in a live telephone interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, July 12, 2006 at 8 - 9 am (EST).

George Lakoff will be appearing at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, for a book reading and signing.
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday July 11, 2006 at 4 pm
SAVE THE ADDRESS: 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008

For more information, send requests to: events AT politics-prose.com

Listen to George Lakoff’s interview on the Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC Radio (New York Public Radio). Aired live at 1 pm on July 7th, 2006.