Wednesday, October 28, 2009

State of the G.O.P.

10 a.m. (ET)

Conservatives gaining ground. A new poll finds independents are moving to the right. How this trend might play out in political contests across the country and implications for the Republican Party.

Anne Heller: "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)

11 a.m. (ET)

A new biography of the Russian-born philosopher whose mid-20th century novels, "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", extol the virtues of individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism and still spark debate today.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.