Was it an easy decision, to agree to moderate the public TV special and participate in the Seminar?
Sesno: It was a decision I made in a nanosecond. I love the Fred Friendly Seminar format because it fires the brain by firing the imagination. The 9/11 Commission Report said our biggest failure was the failure of imagination. And in using the imagination to predict that future predicament, that future moment when totally plausible events collide to force agonizing decisions, that’s when you propel people into a different place – you force their imagination to confront their logic and their reason and you make a virtue out of complexity. I think this is one of the most powerful ways to consider our choices, our issues and our future. Q: What was the experience during the summit and taping of the program in Hawaii last April? How did you prepare and what was your experience once you arrived? Sesno: Well, going to Hawaii doesn’t constitute hazardous duty! It was easy emotionally. Intellectually, this is a very complicated topic. I have been working for several years now on the various en
