Synopsis

The gathering included former Senator Bill Frist, actor Richard Belzer, Professor Cornel West, former Senator Lincoln Chafee, and comedian Sarah Silverman. Conversation flowed across a range of weighty subjects: Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, the complexities surrounding Iran, the elusive nature of peace, the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, the threat posed by Al Qaeda, the state of the economy and the current job market, and the widening chasm of income inequality.