T. R. Reid
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T. R. Reid (born Thomas Roy Reid III in 1944)
Career
Reid, a
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Booknotes interview with Reid on Confucius Lives Next Door, May 16, 1999, C-SPAN | |
Presentation by Reid on Confucius Lives Next Door, April 7, 1999, C-SPAN |
Reid won an
In the fall of 1963, Reid and three other Princeton sophomores—Arthur F. Davidsen, Steven D. Reich, and Frederick W. Talcott (plus Columbia University sophomore Charles A. Lieppe and Michigan State University sophomore Steven E. Cook)—perpetrated one of the most famous hoaxes in Princeton's history. Together, they created the fictitious high school student Joseph David Oznot, who applied for, and gained admission to Princeton.[8] This led to Reid's appearance as a challenger on the television show To Tell the Truth on September 14, 1964.[9]
In 2004, Reid published an analysis of the European Community, The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and The End of American Supremacy.[10] In his book, which was written before the Greek government-debt crisis, Great Britain's exit from the EU, the rejection of the European Constitution by France and Holland, and the re-introduction of temporary border controls during the COVID-19 pandemic by some EU member states, Reid postulated that the European Community was emerging as a united superpower rivaling the political and economic power of the United States.[11][12]
Frontline documentaries on health care
His 2008 documentary for the U.S. television series
Frontline asked Reid to follow up with a companion documentary, Sick Around America, which aired March 31, 2009, on
His investigations into health care resulted in his
Reid also served on the board of Princeton University, the Health Research and Education Trust, and the Japan-America Society of Colorado. He is vice-chairman of the board of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
T. R. Reid's latest book, A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System, was published on April 15, 2017.
Publications
- Reid, T. R. (2017). A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System. Penguin Press. OCLC 959037284.
- Reid, T. R. (2009). ISBN 978-1-59420-234-6.
- Reid, T. R. (2004). United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy. ISBN 978-1-59420-033-5.
- Reid, T. R. (2001). The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution (Rev. ed.). ISBN 978-0-375-75828-7.
- Reid, T. R. (2000). ISBN 978-0-679-77760-1.
- Inamori, Kazuo (1997). For People and for Profit: A Business Philosophy for the 21st Century. T. R. Reid, trans. ISBN 978-4-7700-2030-7. Translation of:
- Inamori, Kazuo (1994). Atarashii Nihon, Atarashii Keiei: Sekai to Kyōseisuru Shiza o Motomete. TBS Buritanika. ISBN 978-4-484-94204-9.
- Inamori, Kazuo (1994). Atarashii Nihon, Atarashii Keiei: Sekai to Kyōseisuru Shiza o Motomete. TBS Buritanika.
- Reid, Tom R. (1996). Nippon Kenbunroku: Daisuki na Nihonjin e Okuru Shin Kaikokuron [Heisei Highs and Lows]. Bilingual Books 8 (in Japanese and English). ISBN 978-4-7700-2092-5.
- Reid, T. R. (1994). Ski Japan!. ISBN 978-4-7700-1680-5.
- Reid, T. R.; Kenshi Hirokane (1993). Seiko Hoteishiki [The Formula for Success] (in Japanese). Kodansha.
- Reid, T. R. (1994). Tomu no Me Tomu no Mimi: Nihonjin no Kigatsukanai Nippon no Sugata (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-206677-8.
- Reid, T. R. (1985). Microchip: The Story of a Revolution and the Men Who Made it. ISBN 978-0-330-29338-9.
- Reid, T. R. (1984). The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution (1st ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-45393-0.
- Reid, T. R. (1980). Congressional Odyssey. ISBN 978-0-7167-1171-1.
References
- ^ "Global Focus: TALK ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM". The Washington Post. June 30, 1999. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ^ "Featured Profile: T. R. Reid, Correspondent". Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- National Public Radio. August 24, 2009.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Inc". Colorado Trust. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ George, Don (April 21, 1999). "Expatriates on Japan". Salon.
- ^ "Previous Fellows and Their Work". Kaiser Family Foundation. 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Alicia Patterson Foundation". www.aliciapatterson.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Oznot, Joseph David". etcweb.princeton.edu. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "To Tell the Truth Primetime Episode Guide 1956-67". www.ttttontheweb.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Grygiel, Jakub J., The United States of Europe by T.R. Reid, Commentary 1 June 2005, retrieved 1 July 2018
- ^ Hoffman, Stanley,The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy: A Review, Foreign Affairs, March/April (2005)
- ^ Harding, Gareth,The Myth of Europe, Foreign Policy, 3 January 2012, retrieved 1 July 2018
- PBS.
- ^ Hale, Mike (2008-04-15). "Lower Insurance Premiums and Better Care: Un-American Health Delivery". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "When the producer's take diverges from the reporter's". Current. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009.
- ^ PBS. March 31, 2009.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (September 3, 2009). "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
External links
- Official website
- Critique of The United States of Europe
- Sick Around the World website
- Interview of T. R. Reid by Terry Gross on Fresh Air
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interview with Reid on Confucius Lives Next Door, Booknotes, May 16, 1999
- Interview with Reid, In Depth, March 7, 2010
- Interview with Reid, Q&A, September 6, 2009
- T. R. Reid addresses The Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 14, 2009
- Feature-length radio interview on The Global Quest for Healthcare with KGNU's Claudia Cragg
- T. R. Reid at IMDb
- "Author Looks to Other Countries to Rethink America's Complicated Tax Code", interview on Fresh Air (2017-04-03) with T. R. Reid about A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System