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Private Lives, Public Consequences 2 of 2

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel along with author William Chafe, professor of History at Duke University, discuss events in private lives of some of the great political leaders of our time and how those events shaped their public careers.  Chafe believes that often, a pivotal event, often in childhood, forms the basis for significant action later in life that often causes a person to catapult to either greatness or infamy.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The NBA, How has it Changed Over the Years, part 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan interviews NBA owner and manager of several teams, Pat Williams.  They discuss how the NBA has changed over the years and whether the changes are positive or negative and where they are likely to lead.  They also discuss the influence of some big name players such as Michael Jorden.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The NBA, How has it Changed Over the Years, part 1 of 2

In this first of two parts, Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan interviews NBA owner and manager of several teams, Pat Williams.  They discuss how the NBA has changed over the years and whether the changes are positive or negative and where they are likely to lead.  They also discuss the influence of some big name players such as Michael Jorden.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Private Lives, Public Consequences

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel along with author William Chafe, professor of History at Duke University, discuss events in private lives of some of the great political leaders of our time and how those events shaped their public careers.  Chafe believes that often, a pivotal event, often in childhood, forms the basis for significant action later in life that often causes a person to catapult to either greatness or infamy.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Impact of Divorce on Kids

Question of Law host Diane Sullivan and her panel discuss the effects of divorce on kids.  Half of divorces involve child custody issues.  How does this affect the kids?  Is there any way in which the negative effects can be lessened?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Local News

Educational Forum host Lawrence R. Velvel and 4 experts discuss the problems and advantages of local television news.  Severe critecism exists regarding these newscasts, claiming that they sensationalize crime and do not meet the needs of their communities.  Are they correct in these assessments?  What does local news do right and is there room for doing more things right?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Takeover, part 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Boston Globe's Pulitzer winning reporter, Charlie Savage, about his new book, Takeover -- The return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy. 

Savage details the rise of a stronger and more unitary presidency from the time of Harry Truman to the present.  He discusses the Signing Statements for which his work earned him a Pulitzer, and relates that to the ever increasing power of the executive branch of the federal government.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Takeover, part 1 of 2

In this first of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Boston Globe's Pulitzer winning reporter, Charlie Savage, about his new book, Takeover -- The return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy. 

Savage details the rise of a stronger and more unitary presidency from the time of Harry Truman to the present.  He discusses the Signing Statements for which his work earned him a Pulitzer, and relates that to the ever increasing power of the executive branch of the federal government.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

The Case of Abraham Lincoln

Massachusetts School of Law's Noted Authors series presents Julie Fenster, author of The Case of Abraham Lincoln.
Although there are over 8,000 books on President Abraham Lincoln, historian Fenster's approach is unique in that she emphasizes his legal career and monumental decision to abandon the Whig for the Republican political party.  She discusses with host, Jeff Demers, several of Lincoln's legal cases, from the simple to the complex.  She explores that decision to join the Republican party and the possible reasonings behind it.

 The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Child Care

Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and several guests discuss the pros and cons of child care.  How has the need for many families to become two income affected this issue?  Have gender roles been defined or redefined in recent years as two income households have become far more common?  How can effective decisions about ch ild care be made?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Civil War Conference:  A Day with James MacPhearson, part 2

In a recent conference at the Massachusetts School of Law on the Civil War, a day was spent with professor James MacPhearson.  The school's dean, Lawrence Velvel asked a number of questions, then opened the floor to questions from the audience.  The subject, the Civil War, is examined in these parts from many different angles and many little known facts about the war are brought to the fore.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Civil War Conference:  A Day with James MacPhearson, part 1

In a recent conference at the Massachusetts School of Law on the Civil War, a day was spent with professor James MacPhearson.  The school's dean, Lawrence Velvel asked a number of questions, then opened the floor to questions from the audience.  The subject, the Civil War, is examined in these parts from many different angles and many little known facts about the war are brought to the fore.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Less Safe, Less Free, part 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence Velvel interview author and professor James Lobel, whose new book, Less Safe, Less Free, discusses the effects of the "war on terror," by the Bush administration and how such moves throughout our nation's history have damaged civil liberties and freedoms.  Lobel believes that a "preventive paradigm" has been adopted that strikes first and examines possible consequences later.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Less Safe, Less Free, part 1 of 2

In this first of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence Velvel interviews author and professor James Lobel, whose new book, Less Safe, Less Free, discusses the effects of the "war on terror," by the Bush administration and how such moves throughout our nation's history have damaged civil liberties and freedoms.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Boston Marathon

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan speaks of her personal experience running the Boston Marathon, as well as discussing the race, people, strategies and purposes of the competition with a panel of runners.  The Boston Marathon is one of the best known foot races in the world and attracts runners from every continent.  Sullivan and her guests explore thoughts and perceptions behind the race and the personal issues of the runners as they prepare and run the famous marathon.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Latchkey Kids

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and guests discuss the growing need for two income families and how that affects the kids coming home from school, or home on school holidays, with parents at work.  Do latchkey kids actually benefit by learning to be more independent and resourceful, or are they being cheated out of a proper adult supervised childhood?

Why are one in four American children in poverty when this number seems to be unheard of in other industralized nations?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Poverty in America

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and guests discuss the ramifications of poverty in the United States.  How responsible are the poor for their own plight; how responsible are the various levels of government, the educational system and the corporate citizenry?

Why are one in four American children in poverty when this number seems to be unheard of in other industralized nations?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Story of World War Two, 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel, discusses many aspects of World War Two with author Donald L. Miller, history professor at Lafayette College.  Miller discusses the war interms of participants over actions.  Many of his observations are taken from not only soldier participants but front line medics.  There is considerable discussion of the effects on civillian populations.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The Story of World War Two, 1 of 2

In this first of two parts, Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel, discusses many aspects of World War Two with author Donald L. Miller, history professor at Lafayette College.  Miller discusses the war interms of participants over actions.  Many of his observations are taken from not only soldier participants but front line medics.  There is considerable discussion of the effects on civillian populations.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Kids' views on Building Trust and Confidence

MSL Educational Forum host Michael Coyne hosts a program recorded at the Lanham Club featuring eighth graders from the greater Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts.  The discussion centers around presence of and lack of trust among  young people of adults and possible reasons as well as solutions for any lacks.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

No excuses, Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence Velvel interviews authors Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom whose thesis is that while educational opportunity may have risen generally, some minorities are still largely excluded and underrepresented in all educational levels.  The authors posit that white and Asian students have significantlyhigher accomplishment levels, even though African-American and Hispanic students achieve the same grade levels.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Are We Rome?

Books of Our time host Lawrence R. Velvel of the Massachusetts School of Law interviews Cullen Murphy, editor at large for Vanity Fair magazine, about his new book Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America. Murphy discusses how the Roman Empire and the United States are similar and how they are different.

Murphy says that both societies demonstrate great arrogance. The Romans believed that they would win any war they engaged in. They believed the will of Rome was all that mattered and they saw the rest of the world as barbaric. The Romans demonstrated their arrogance when they marched into the Teutoburg Forest, expecting to dominate the Germanic tribes but instead had three legions defeated. The United States demonstrated a similar ignorance of the world’s thoughts and beliefs.  Americans assume all nations desire their democratic way of life. Such a belief led to the debacle in Viet Nam and again in Iraq. The Romans saw themselves as the center of the world, believing, as Murphy states, “all roads lead to Rome,â€? and they literally did. They believed Rome was the world’s umbilicus. The United States has developed the same belief as the center of the world with Washington D.C. as the new global navel.

Murphy believes Rome and the United States have failed to learn from past mistakes. The Romans believed they were an empire without end and did not look to the past for understanding. The United States has similarly failed to learn from its own history, becoming mired in a debacle in Viet Nam and blindly sacrifices troops and national treasure in Iraq.  The militaries of both societies grew larger and larger. No matter how big they became, they were too small to accomplish their goals, yet too large to maintain for long periods. The Roman army grew as they conquered new land and integrated the people of those lands into military service. Similarly, the United States currently has over 700 military bases throughout the world. And, as did the Romans, the United States has supplemented its military with private contracts. This trend has been replicated in other areas of government; public functions have been sold to private entities. 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

History Without Borders:  Race Conquest and the Philippines

In this segment of a recent conference at the Massachusetts School of Law, Professor Paul Kramer discusses the American rush to Empire at the end of the 19th century and into the 20th, using the philippines as an example in fact.  He discusses the belief of the time that the "American way" was obviously the best way for non-white peoples.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Affirmative Action

MSL Educational Forum host, Constance Rudneck and a panel of experts discuss historic and current issues related to race and the admissions policies of universities.  Although the two Supreme Court cases they discuss have been now decided, the issues are current and very relevant in an ever-changing political and educational environment.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Anorexia and Bulimia

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and several experts discuss the issues of anorexia, bulimia and intentional starvation.  The obscession Many have with extreme thinness is complex and may be difficult to treat.  How do such problems get started?  Are they actually dangerous?  What solutions are working and are proposed?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Town Meeting on Immigration, part 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, MSL Educational Forum co-hosts Diane Sullivan and Michael Coyne discuss with both a panel of experts and audience participation issues surrounding immigration into the US.  Are today's immigrants somehow different from those of the past?  Should there be limits on immigration?  Should English be considered a legally necessary skill for immigrants?  When the immigration debate is swirling through Congress today, these two parts attempt to examine the issues involved.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Town Meeting on Immigration, part 1 of 2

MSL Educational Forum co-hosts Diane Sullivan and Michael Coyne discuss with both a panel of experts and audience participation issues surrounding immigration into the US.  Are today's immigrants somehow different from those of the past?  Should there be limits on immigration?  Should English be considered a legally necessary skill for immigrants?  When the immigration debate is swirling through Congress today, these two parts attempt to examine the issues involved.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

History Without Borders:  Settler Societies

Recently, the Massachusetts School of Law hosted a two day forum of various speakers concentrating on discussing American history in the context of the world at large, with an emphasis not on nationalism, but on relationships.  This installment, Settler Societies, presented by Dr. Carl Guarneri, discusses how the various societies like America evolved in the larger context of the world.  A "settler society" as he defines it is one where colonization occurrs in a place already inhabited.  The Western hemisphere is replete with various settler societies.   Dr. Guarneri attempts to place our society in a larger context of other developing societies.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books.  For more information visit www.mslaw.edu.  MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss.  MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Guantanamo Bay

Foreign nationals are still being held at the prison called Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  This edition of MSL Presents--A Question of law, with host Constance Rudneck examins this issue in the light of history and law.  Are there precedents for such incarciration?  How does this imprisonment affect national security and the war on terror?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Spying on Americans

For nearly 30 years, laws have been in place to protect Americans from having their communications monitored.  In the past two weeks, this heretofore illegal practice has become partially legalized.  What is the history of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the closed door courts assigned to administer and oversee the monitoring of Americans?  MSL Educational Forum host Constance Rudneck and several experts discuss the issues surrounding these questions and the fallout from the revelation in late 2005 that the law had been routinely broken since 9/11.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Band of Sisters

MSL Educational Forum host, Diane Sullivan and author Kirstan Holmstead discuss, with women who have seen combat in Iraq, issues surrounding women in combat roles.  Some nations do not discriminate between genders in combat roles, but traditionally, the American military kept women out of combat.  This has changed with the Iraq conflict.  The panel examines the changing roles of women in the military and how this impacts them, their families and those they serve with.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Gay Marriage in America, 2 of 2

In this second of 2 parts of MSL Presents-A Question of Law, host Constance Rudneck and several experts examine the reactions of different political jurisdictions to the issues raised by the legalization of same gender marriage in Massachusetts after the Goodridge Supreme Judicial Court decision.  Some jurisdictions want to bar any same gender couple from partner's rights accorded to a heterosexual couple.  Others wish to merely deny legal marriage while allowing the possibility of civil unions.  How will these outcomes affect American society and civil rights?

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In a conference on Studying America in the World:  History Without Borders, held at the Massachusetts School of Law, Professor Frank Lambert of Purdue University discusses the true nature of American independence in the Atlantic World. In this world, the Barbary Pirate states seriously threatened American commerce. Free commerce, after all, was one of the battle cries of the American Revolution.

The Story begins in 1783 when American independence was in its infancy and the importance of international trade and global economy was realized. Americans set out upon Atlantic Ocean, envisioning fortunes to be earned - no longer under the auspices of British control - from free and unfettered commerce. Instead, they encountered the Barbary pirates. The Barbary pirates controlled the Mediterranean, and its approaches, with a rigid system of piracy, ransom, and tribute. This system was easily navigable for large, wealthy and established European nations, but for the infant United States, the Barbary pirates threatened to strangle the commerce of the nation in the cradle.

Thus, Lambert reintroduces a part of American history, often overshadowed by the monumental events of the Revolution and the War of 1812.

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Americans often believe that the nation and its history are self-contained developing largely independent of the rest of the world. Such a view has failed to recognize the interconnectedness between a nation's history and the history of other nations. In his keynote speech at the Massachusetts School of Law Studying America in the World: History Without Borders conference, Professor Thomas Bender of New York University addressed the current one-sided nature of American history that we read and learn about in our society.

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Gay Marriage in Massachusetts, 1 of 2

The fallout from the 2003 Goodridge decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court still reverberates throughout the nation.  MSL Presents-A Question of Law host Constance Rudneck discusses with panelists the nature and far reaching potential effects of this decision.

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Age of Betrayal

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence Velvel, and author Jack Beatty discuss his recently published book, Age of Betrayal, the Triumph of Money in america.  They discuss a time often called the "Gilded Age," but also an age when the working classes were often trodden upon as if they were insects and an age where the gains for African-Americans during and after the Civil War were largely reversed.  They discuss the rise of corporate America and how the late 19th century resembles today in many respects.

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Judicial Ethics

MSL Presents--A Question of Law host Constance Rudneck and guests discuss the past issue of Supreme Court justice Scalia and his hearing a case involving a friend, the vice president of the united states, Richard Cheney.  this example is broadened to inquire about judicial ethics in general and what standards exist or should exist to regulate judges.

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Adoption

MSL Educational Forum host, Diane Sullivan, hosts a discussion on adoption.  Who should be permitted to adopt children?  What are the pros and cons around singles or unmarried couples or same gender couples adopting?

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People and Their Pets

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and experts discuss issues surrounding the ownership of pets.  Americans own over 150 million pets. Why do some find animal companions so beneficial while others are uninterested?  How does pet ownership affect society?

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Legalized Gambling

MSL Educational Forum host Lawrence Velvel and a panel of experts discuss the issues surrounding legalized gambling.  Who wants it?  How does it affect the public, the neighborhoods, society in general?  Is it just a cash cow for rich corporations, or a tax source for governments?

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False Confessions

MSL Presents--A Question of Law host Constance Rudneck and several experts discuss the phenomenon of false confessions.  Why would anyone confess to a crime they did not commit?  How can a court determine if a confession is false?

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Kids' Views of Justice

MSL Presents--A Question of Law host Michael L. Coyne presents excerpts from a Kiwanis Club conference featuring 8th graders discussing how they view the American system of justice and how it affects them.  Is it fair?  From their viewpoint, what changes might make it better?

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Title 9

MSL Presents-A Question of Law host Diane Sullivan discusses Title 9, the 1972 act of Congress requiring equality in all educational programs receiving federal funding of any kind.  The issue most often raised is how this applies to sports and women's college athletics.  Is it just a thinly veiled quota system?  Has the law done what was intended?

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MSL's Noted Authors series presents Marc Fisher, author of Something in the air.  Fisher, a Washington Post columnist and blogger, describes how radio and the rock/pop culture has shaped generations.  His book and discussion give fascinating insights into the history and possible future of radio, including comments on talk radio and how the corporatization of radio has altered the listening landscape.

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Choosing Justices, 2 of 2

In MSL Presents--A Question of Law, host Constance Rudneck discusses issues surrounding the appointment of federal judges.  Although this program was originally broadcast a couple of years ago, the issues and many of the predictions have come to pass.  How does the party makeup of the senate affect the appointment of members of the federal judiciary?  Has the president used his party influence to select judges who are more interested in agendas than in justice?

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The Noted Authors series, - presented by the Massachusetts School of Law hosts writer and former Bronx public defender David Feige, author of "Indefensible, One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice."  Feige asserts that the criminal justice system has largely gone awry and preys on those least able to properly defend themselves.  He discusses the cases that are not significant enough to make the front pages, but cause huge problems for communities and the legal system, itself.

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The Noted Authors series, - presented by the Massachusetts School of Law hosts Stephen O'Shea, author of A Sea of Faith.  In his book, O'Shea discusses ten pivotal events that formed the varied religious geography surrounding the Mediterranean sea.  He confronts the question of why this is relevant to our day.

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Choosing Justices, 1 of 2

In MSL Presents--A Question of Law, host Constance Rudneck discusses issues surrounding the appointment of federal judges.  Although this program was originally broadcast a couple of years ago, the issues and many of the predictions have come to pass.  How does the party makeup of the senate affect the appointment of members of the federal judiciary?  Has the president used his party influence to select judges who are more interested in agendas than in justice?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Five Minds for the Future

MSL dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Harvard professor, author and renowned psychologist Howard Gardner, who has written a new book entitled Five Minds for the Future.  Previously, Gardner has attracted a great deal of attention for his theory of multiple intelligences. The purpose of this new book is to determine the abilities or minds that will be necessary for success in this century. Gardner, utilizing group dynamics, psychology and organizational behavior, has shown the importance of a new kind of education in the humanities, business, science, art, politics and engineering that will be needed to compete in the coming years. 

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imminent Threat

MSL Presents-A Question of Law host, Diane Sullivan discusses with her guests the issues of how our nation may legally respond to an imminent threat.  How do we define such a threat?  What may we do by way of self defense?

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The Courts versus the President

MSL Educational Forum host Constance Rudnick and two experts discuss the chasm between the executive and judiciary branch as it regards the treatment of accused terrorists, issues surrounding "extraordinary rendition" and presidential powers used to combat terrorism.

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Cancer

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and two experts discuss cancer.  What is it?  Can it be avoided?  What are the risk factors?  What is the effectiveness of current treatment strategies?

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Animal Rights

MSL Educational Forum host, Diane Sullivan, and several experts, explore the issues surrounding animal rights.  Do animals have rights?  It is known animals can be taught many things, including the use of signs for communication.  Scientists believe they have complex emotions.  How does the law view these issues?  How can courts react to the often negative interactions between humans and other animals.

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Diabetes

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and a panel of experts discuss the growing number of cases of diabetes in the US.  There are over 16 million diabetics in our nation.  Why are the rates going up?  Why are so many more cases occurring in childhood?  What are the solutions if any and are there new treatments that offer hope to those afflicted with diabetes?

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Books of our Time host Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of law, spends an hour talking with Attorney Michael Meltsner, author of The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer.  Attorney Meltsner was involved with the Legal Defense Fund and participated in civil rights legal matters for many years.

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Global Warming

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan leads a discussion on global warming.  How might it affect human health?  How might it affect plants, animals, governments, economies and every aspect of our daily lives?

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MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and a panel of experts discuss the Kelo v. New London Eminent Domain Supreme Court case.  Does a municipality have the right to take property and sell it to another capable of paying more taxes to benefit an economically blighted area?  Is a person's home their castle,after all?

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 The War power, part 1 of 2

MSL Educational Forum host, Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the law school, discusses, with a panel, the important question of who has the Constitutional right to declare and wage war.  America has engaged in numerous undeclared wars, are they constitutional?  What is the role of Congress in these issues?

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The War power, part 1 of 2

MSL Educational Forum host, Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the law school, discusses, with a panel, the important question of who has the Constitutional right to declare and wage war.  America has engaged in numerous undeclared wars, are they constitutional?  What is the role of Congress in these issues?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

From Baghdad with Love

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan interviews the author of From Bagdad with Love, a story of danger, marines, a forelorn puppy found abandoned and what it did for the life and spirit of a Lieutenant Colonel.

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Violence Against Woman

MSL Educational Forum host, Diane Sullivan, and a panel of experts discuss the issues of violence against women.  Why cannot the courts do something?  Why do women put up with it?  Is it inevitable, or are there solutions?

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Child Care

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and a panel of experts discuss issues relating to non-parental child care.  How can a family with two professionals, or simply needing two incomes come to peace with issues of child care?  Can out of the home child care be a positive experience for all involved?

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Civility

MSL Educational Forum host, Diane Sullivan and a panel discuss Civility, or the seemimning lack of it in American Society.  Road rage, school shootings, television violence, many things are seen as uncivil behavior.  what are the causes, are there possible solutions?
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A Day in the Life of a Cop

MSL Educational Forum host, Michael L. Coyne discusses the day to day life of a police officer with a panel of present and former officers.  Who are they?  Why does a person want to be a cop?  What is the day to day job like?  How does the popular perception of the police compare with the realities of the work?

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The HMO, part 2 of 2

MSL dean, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Dr. Ronald Glasser in this Educational Forum presentation.  Dr. Glasser is an outspoken critic of the Health Maintenance Organization system.  He argues that, though the system began for good reasons, it has run amuk long since and works against the good of the patient and the doctor wishing to render proper medical service.

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The HMO, part 1 of 2

MSL dean, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Dr. Ronald Glasser in this Educational Forum presentation.  Dr. Glasser is an outspoken critic of the Health Maintenance Organization system.  He argues that, though the system began for good reasons, it has run amuk long since and works against the good of the patient and the doctor wishing to render proper medical service.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

In this second of two parts, Books of our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of law, interviews Stephen Kinzer, author of Overthrow.  This book is about a century of America bringing about governmental change in many nations when it appears we simply did not like the government in place.  How did this start?  What advantages did it appear to have?  What have been the long term effects of this policy?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Books of our time host, Larry R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of law, interviews Stephen Kinzer, author of Overthrow.  This book is about a century of America bringing about governmental change in many nations when it appears we simply did not like the government in place.  How did this start?  What advantages did it appear to have?  What have been the long term effects of this policy?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Plane Crash Theories

MSL Educational Forum host Larry R. Velvel, dean of the law school, interviews a panel of experts discussing the issue of external electronic interference and how it may or may not affect the safety of airline travel.  Can such interference cause the sophisticated electronic geqar on the airliners to malfunction, causing accidents and death?  Panelists will discuss such issues.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Tax Reform Proposals

The MSL Educational Forum with host Joseph Devlin explores the issues of tax reform and the 2005 commission that President Bush set up to study this issue.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Presidential Power in America: The Culpability of Congress

This is the tenth and final session of a conference entitled Presidential Power in America: the Constitution, the Defense of a Nation, and the National Ethos,that was held at the Massachusetts School of Law in October of 2006.

This session will explore the actions of the congress and how they have affected the expansion of the executive powers of the president. How can this situation of congressional abdication of power be rectified? In what ways is congressional power successfully checking presidential power? Participants include: Robert Spitzer, Lou Fisher, Michael Genovese and Chris Kelley.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

This is the ninth session of a conference entitled Presidential Power in America: the Constitution, the Defense of a Nation, and the National Ethos,  that was held at the Massachusetts School of Law.

This panel explores the current actions of the executive branch in search of historical parallels. Has history repeated itself? or are we witnessing new heights of presidential power? If this is something new, what has changed and what are the implications for the rule of law, our constitutional government, our democracy and our freedoms? Participants include: Andy Rudalevige, Tom Cronin, Michael Genovese, Benjamin Kleinerman, and Luke Nichter.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Do We Need a Third or Fourth Political Party?

The MSL Educational Forum, hosted by the law school's dean, Lawrence R. Velvel, explores the issues of new political parties.  What must one give up to take a stance outside the usual political arena?  Why do third parties fail so often?  These and other questions will be discussed with the gusts.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The meaning of Wife and Marriage

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan discusses issues of the meaning of wife in the context of marriage with authors Ann Kingston and Karen Propp.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan interviews Marian Fontana, author of A Widow's Walk, A Memoir of 9/11.  Her husband was lost in that tragedy.  How does one survive such an event?  What happens afterwards?  These and other questions are explored in this hour long discussion.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

In this second of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence r. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of law discusses Team of Rivals, a riviting book by noted historian Doris Goodwin.  The discussion focuses on lesser known aspects of Abraham Lincoln's relationship with his cabinet officers and their often tumultuous relationship with each other.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

In this first of two parts, Books of Our Time host Lawrence r. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of law discusses Team of Rivals, a riviting book by noted historian Doris Goodwin.  The discussion focuses on lesser known aspects of Abraham Lincoln's relationship with his cabinet officers and their often tumultuous relationship with each other.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

How are women making a difference in the society we live in? Are their
contributions undervalued?

Join "Educational Forum" host Diane Sullivan, a Professor of Law, as she
explores this issue. Guests include women, who in their own right, are
making a difference each and everyday in their respective fields. They
include:

Valerie Parker-Diallo, Director Second World Media, Music and Art for a
Better World;
Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General;
Dr. Annekathryn Goodman, of Massachusetts General Hospital, Gillette Center
for Women’s Cancers; and
Catherine D’Amato, President and CEO of the Greater
Boston Food Bank.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

The new food pyramid, is it good news or more of the same?  MSL Educational Forum host Diane Sullivan and a panel of experts discuss the new food pyramid and how it can be used for good and what the limits are.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Cross of Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German War Machine, 1914-1918.
 
In this installment of Books of Our Time, host Dean Lawrence R. Velvel sits down with John Mosier to discuss the latter's new book Cross of Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German War Machine, 1914-1918.In this new book, Mosier makes stunning revelations about the German army's operational effectiveness, it's complicity in Nazi crimes and the roots of it's successes. Mosier finds Hitler to be strategically competent, when compared to his General Staff, and possessing all the qualities of an Evil Genius.Most interestingly, Mosier disagrees with the myths that have told us for years that the Germans had the best armored tank force- in fact this was very far from the case.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.  To learn how to become a student at MSL visit us at http://www.mslaw.edu/Admissions_Contact.htm.

 
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In this installment of the MSL Educational Forum, host Diane Sullivan explores, with three panelists, the meaning of the word "wife." What has it come to mean in today's society to be a wife?  How have the roles of wives changed?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Just how tough are college admissions these days? Listen to this presentation by
Daniel Golden, a journalist who has received a Pulitzer for his work on
higher education in America. Golden will discuss his new book “The Price of
Admission.â€?  Golden is the deputy Boston bureau chief for The Wall Street
Journal. The full title of Golden’s new book “The Price of Admission: How
America’s Ruling Class Buys its Way into Elite Colleges- and Who Gets Left
at the Gates.�

Golden makes several stunning revelations: meritocracy and the American
dream are severely undermined by elite college admissions, the rich are
buying their way into America’s top schools, and that Asian-Americans are
the “new jews,â€? for whom a higher bar is set.  Golden makes a full
exploration of these shameful practices in each chapter.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

Is America’s education system breaking down? In this installment of
“Educational Forum,� join host Kurt Olson, Professor of Law at the
Massachusetts School of Law, as he examines the state of education in
America today with a distinguished panel of experts. Topics discussed
include: why America’s schools are failing, what students are actually
learning and what today’s parents can do about it.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes
high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged
persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of
its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law
students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also
presents information on important current affairs to the general public via
television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences,
author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit
www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from
http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.
To learn how to become a student at MSLAW- visit us at
http://www.mslaw.edu/Admissions_Contact.htm.

Is the American healthcare system broken?  Professor Elizabeth Teisberg
thinks so. In fact, it is estimated that over 400,000 Americans die each
year as a result of the poor treatment they receive in hospitals. Teisberg
is the co-author of the new book “Redefining Healthcare: Creating
Value-Based Competition on Results.� Not only does Teisberg think the system
is broken, she thinks it can be fixed and ultimately cost less money than it
does now while delivering much better results. Join "Books of Our Time" host
Dean Lawrence R. Velvel as he sits down for one hour with Teisberg to
discuss these vital issues. Teisberg is Associate Professor at the Darden
Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. 
The program will explore the disconnect between patient value and healthcare
competition.  Which doctors are the best? Which are the worst? How does the
public find out? What steps can be taken to assure that you are receiving
the best healthcare possible? All of these topics and more will be explored.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes
high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged
persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of
its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law
students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also
presents information on important current affairs to the general public via
television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences,
author appearances, blogs and books.

The MSL Educational Forum explores issues surrounding the cost of gasoline.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Presents-a Question of Law, examines issues around morals, ethics and the legal profession.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Presents-A Question of Law, explores legal issues in marriage and divorce.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Presents-A Question of Law, explores the subject of at-will employees and employment.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Presents-A Question of Law, examines the issues of medical peer review and the safety of patients in this second of two parts.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Presents-A Question of Law, examines issues of physician's peer review process and patient safety.

 

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

MSL Presents--A uQuestion of Law, explores the issue of "Medical Misadventures.  This is part 2 of 2 parts.

MSL Presents--A Question of Law, examines the issue of errors in the medical treatment of individuals.

MSL Presents--A Question of Law, examines the issue of child abuse in the light of 6th amendment guarantees.

MSL Presents--A Question of Law, discusses the issue of Sovereign Immunity, the ancient concept that the individual cannot sue the crown, or state.