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James Ketterer gives a commentary on 'The Seductive Nature of Normalcy' James Ketterer is director of extension programs and professor of practice at the American University of Armenia. He is a frequent panelist on The Roundtable.

"This is Halloween! This is Halloween!" Do you recognize that? It's from one of my favorite movies to watch this time of year: the 1993 stop-motion animated classic Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas." It was released by Touchstone Pictures, a division of Disney, so I consider Jack Skellington and Sally one of the best couples ever in a Disney animated movie.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Lucas Willard about Veterans Day, new developments in the House impeachment inquiry, and Rep. Joe Kennedy's recent…

Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the recent natural disasters, combative words from North Korea and Kim Jong Un, and Facebook's decision to turn over Russian…

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the result of the late night healthcare bill push, communications director Anthony Scaramucci's foul language, and…

We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will.Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media…

Once the cameras roll, Meryl Streep can do anything. Meryl Streep can play anyone believably—and brilliantly.Take for example her role as the title…

Each year, a smorgasbord of films are screened at the Toronto Film Festival. They include Canadian and other foreign-to-the-U.S. titles, low-budget…

The obituaries are out for former New York Lieutenant Governor and Westchester County Executive Al DelBello. The Democrat died Friday at age 80.In a…

Helen Desfosses is an Instructor in Public Policy at the Osher (pronounced OH-sher) Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.