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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.