The successful revolt in Egypt has laid bare the limits of U.S. attempts to impose its will over the Middle East. We talk with Prof. Ussama Makdisi, a Rice University professor and

the first holder of the Arab American Education Foundation Chair of Arab Studies there, and author of a new book on U.S.-Arab relations, Faith Misplaced (Public Affairs).

We also provided listeners with a news update on the street protests in Yemen by UCI sociology graduate student Dana

Moss of the Yemen Peace Project.