T. Boone Pickens is an oilman, a takeover expert, and a longtime observer of the American scene. He's got a new book out -- The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future -- and a new wind energy plan for reducing America's dependence on imported oil.

We talk to Pickens about oil dependence, wind power, NIMBYism, and the future of America -- plus, how to get rich and the future of entrepreneurialism among American youth.

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Music is "Time's Right" by 46 Long, and "69365" by the Nebraska Guitar Militia.

Like many states, Massachusetts has an income tax. But in Massachusetts, people are trying to do something about it. Libertarian activist Carla Howell organized an initiative in 2002 that would have abolished the state income tax. It got over 45% of the vote, and now she's back with another effort.

We talk to her about libertarian politics, politicians and taxes, and whether this initiative might start a national anti-tax trend. Plus, what you can do, if you want to help.

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Music is by Audra and the Antidote ("Revolution") and Carla Howell ("The Tax Song.") Show archives are at GlennandHelenShow.com.

They used to say that it was a man's world, but you don't hear that much any more. Women outnumber men in college, get preferential legal treatment in many areas, and in general seem to be doing better, while boys lag girls in education and men generally seem to be doing worse. Should anyone care?

Yes, says Kathleen Parker in her new book, Save the Males: Why Men Matter Why Women Should Care. We talk with her about what's going on, why the condition of men matters to women, and why many men are afraid to speak out. Plus, Barack Obama on fatherhood.

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Music is by The Mr. T. Experience. Show archives are at GlennandHelenShow.com.

Douglas J. Feith served as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy from 2001 through 2005. His new book, War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism, looks at the response to the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Afghanistan, and most significantly the Iraq war and its aftermath. Feith's book is copiously documented, and he's also made a lot of his documents available on his website. But the book, though selling well online, hasn't gotten the kind of Big Media attention you'd expect. We talk to him about the war, the Bush Administration, the media, and whether the American political class is up to dealing with matters of national security. And we discover that he's donating all proceeds to veterans' support groups.

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Show archives are at GlennandHelenShow.com. Music is by Mobius Dick.

In the 1990s, people talked about the "end of history," when international power politics wouldn't really matter. In his new book, The Return of History and the End of Dreams, Robert Kagan talks about democracy, autocracy, and the return of Great Power politics to international relations.

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Music is by Mobius Dick. Show archives are at GlennandHelenShow.com.