Hirschfield and Kula - Radio Show June 6, 2009

This week on Intelligent Talk Radio, The Killing Of Dr. Tiller: The murder of George Tiller, the physician who performed legal late term abortions for medical reasons, may be more than one man's death. This killing forces us to look at questions of morality, legality, democracy. Is it appropriate to kill a person in order to stop them from killing other people? The argument that we kill one murderer to prevent the murder of many innocents is not an unreasonable argument. But are those who defend such behavior as it pertains to doctors who perform abortions correct in their application of that ethical principle?

Also, Identity Politics: The Nomination Of Sonia Sotomayor: After President Obama's nomination of Judge Sotomayor to serve on the Supreme Court, the issues of race, gender and sexual orientation surface to center again. Her nomination would be the first Hispanic and only third woman to serve on the court. Affirmative action and racial preference cases encompassing everything from the Voting Rights Act to school integration will be hot topic issues that are likely to be decided in coming terms.(Reid Wilson, thehill.com) Todd Gaziano, a Senior Fellow in Legal Studies and the Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, joins this discussion. Listen Below.