Alexander B HeffnerAlexander B. Heffner is a journalist whose writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, and Newsday among other leading publications. He has been interviewed about politcs, education, and stories in the news by PBS, C-SPAN, CNN and the BBC, among other national and local broadcast venues. He is the current host of Open Mind, the weekly PBS talk show. Read More Read Less