The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane is back, transforming the Crescent City into a high-octane literary arena. While one hundred of the nation’s top authors took the stage, APB News was there as the dialogue quickly shifted from the page to the front lines of global and legal crises. From independent journalist Don Lemon addressing federal conspiracy charges and the First Amendment to Senator John Kennedy’s blunt assessment of the escalating war in Iran, the “Mardi Gras for the Mind” became a flashpoint for the most urgent conversations of today.
Amid the political crossfire, Governor Wes Moore joined APB’s Mike Leventhal to offer a grounded perspective on American leadership and his own defiant optimism. While the festival used literature to reflect on the past, it was these raw, unfiltered discussions on the Tulane stage that truly defined the weekend.
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