EP 195 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TEN YEARS ON: DESTINED TO BE REPEATED? Pt. 2

EP 195 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TEN YEARS ON: DESTINED TO BE REPEATED? Pt. 2

Now, we offer another perspective on the financial crisis of 2008 from Attorney John Dellaportas.  He is the co-chair of Kelley Drye’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice. He defends clients in shareholder class action suits and in civil enforcement proceedings brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission .https://www.kelleydrye.com/Our-People/John-Dellaportas

EP 194 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TEN YEARS ON: DESTINED TO BE REPEATED? Pt.1

EP 194 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TEN YEARS ON: DESTINED TO BE REPEATED? Pt.1

Now how did that happen?  It was then President George W. Bush, who asked that question of his Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson. So, if he didn’t know the financial collapse was coming, how could you have known?  We just commemorated the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the investment firm Bear Stearns an event that …

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EP 193 E-CIGARETTES: HARMFUL OR HELPFUL?

EP 193 E-CIGARETTES: HARMFUL OR HELPFUL?

About a decade ago, it was believed that the generation after generation growth in cigarette smoking might come to an end.  Young people were beneficiaries of much scientifically valid information about its harmful effects and not bombarded with marketing by big tobacco.  Then, e-cigarettes came along. The goal espoused by many in the public health …

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EP 192 ARE THE U.S. AND IRAN ON THE VERGE?

EP 192 ARE THE U.S. AND IRAN ON THE VERGE?

It depends who you talk to.  America dropped out of the Obama Administration derived nuclear freeze pact with Iran and tougher sanctions have been placed on Iran unilaterally by America.  And while many of the partners to the pact are still signed on, questions are emerging about their continuing willingness to trade with Iran. All …

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EP 190 Fake News in Real Context

EP 190 Fake News in Real Context

Dr. Paul Levinson, of Fordham University, joins Larry and a live audience to discuss his concerns about the fake news industry and the ability to decipher real ‘fake news’ from fake ‘fake news’.  Sadly, we are there given our President’s masterful ability to obfuscate on this topic. It’s a compelling listen. The podcast was recorded …

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EP 189 HUMPTY DUMPTY POLITICS MAY FRACTURE OUR UNIVERSITIES AND OUR FUTURE

EP 189 HUMPTY DUMPTY POLITICS MAY FRACTURE OUR UNIVERSITIES AND OUR FUTURE

William Egginton poses the provocative question in his new book: ‘Are we in danger of losing our civic culture’? As the head of a humanities institute at Johns Hopkins University, he sees the goal of our higher educational system–to strengthen community–slipping away. And while he supports the inclusion of previously dispossessed groups, he wonders whether …

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EP188 THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND

EP188 THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND

n the first of a two-part series, we look at the subject of free speech on college campuses. Why are speakers being barred or, if allowed on campus, to be shouted down? Doesn’t a liberal arts degree imply that some of the material you will read and discuss will be new, in opposition to that …

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EP 187 IS AMAZON ON WELFARE?

EP 187 IS AMAZON ON WELFARE?

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you think you’re getting a great deal.  Have you factored in your piece of the $1.5 billion in state and local taxpayer subsidies that Amazon has received since 2000?  Or the costs of government benefits, like Medicaid, provided to their under-paid workforce? The Free & Fair Markets Initiative(FFMI) has …

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