Eric Fraser presents "From the Hooghly to the Hudson" at Hudson Hall on 8/2

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Libby Post - Political Consultant and lobbyist.Robert Pondiscio - Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.Mike Spain - Former Times Union Associate Editor.

This week's Book Picks comes from Tara Ludwin from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, NY and Manchester Center, VT and we also welcome Kira Wizner from Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, NY.

New York Times bestselling novelist and Northshire Bookstore’s own Kim Van Alkemade is celebrating the release of her latest novel, 'Upstate.' It’s a moving story about found family, second chances, an abandoned bookstore, and the surprising ways our past can shape our future.Known for her richly d…

Robert Pape is a political scientist at the University of Chicago and the founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, where he has spent years studying political violence and its causes.In his new book, 'Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism,' Pape exam…