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Ryan Adams, 16, is a finalist in next week's Kids Philosophy Slam in Washington, D.C. This year, the young philosophers debate this question: Which is more powerful, fear or hope? Adams lends Scott Simon his thoughts on the subject.

The critically acclaimed rock group Band of Horses has roots in South Carolina. But the band formed, made its name and recorded its first CD in Seattle. Now its members are back in the Palmetto State, and back with a new album called Cease to Begin.

Actress, playwright and performer Anna Deaveare Smith talks about her new work, centering on health care, and her new position as artist in residence at the Center for American Progress. She says she will use that perch for her next work about change in Washington.

Lehman Brothers shares are down amid reports the Treasury Department won't come to its rescue. Treasury and Fed officials are reportedly helping Lehman find a white knight, but it's not clear yet whether Lehman will be kept intact or sold in pieces.

President Obama announced stricter rules on executive compensation at banks receiving "exceptional" levels of aid from the federal government. Some executives will have their annual salary capped at $500,000. Anything above that would have to be paid in stock that won't vest until the firm has paid back its government loans.

Fayetteville, N.C., is home to Fort Bragg, the Army's biggest post by population. Soldiers and their families make up half the city's population, and the fort's $2 billion annual payroll fuels the local economy. But Fayetteville struggles with the problems of a military town.

René Auberjonois stars in Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid playing at The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington. The Tony Award winner describes playing the role of Argan, a rich hypochondriac who wants his daughter to marry a physician.

In her new novel, Marita Golden tells the story of a police officer whose life is torn apart when he mistakenly shoots and kills an unarmed young man. Writing the book, she says, has enabled her to see the complexity and humanity of police officers.

Can a children's author strike gold twice? R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series sold more than 300 million copies in the 1990s. Now, he's hoping to revisit that success with Goosebumps: HorrorLand.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank's new book, Homo Politicus offers a humorous "anthropological" study of the people and rules that govern Potomac Land, the place otherwise known as Washington.