Bix is a Professor of History at Binghamton University, New York. A noted Asian/Japanese scholar, he writes often on issues of war and America's empire.

His books include "Peasant Protest in Japan, 1590 - 1884," acclaimed as one of the best ever on peasant rebellions in premodern societies.

His "Making of Modern Japan" won the 2001 nonfiction Pulitzer prize.

Major world and national issues will be discussed.