EP 202 FOREIGN POLICY ELITE CLINGS TO FAILED NOTIONS

EP 202 FOREIGN POLICY ELITE CLINGS TO FAILED NOTIONS

At the end of the Cold War, America stood alone in the world as the supreme economic and military force. We were finally a unipolar giant with decent relations with present adversaries, like Russia and China.  What went wrong? Stephen Walt, a professor of international affairs, at Harvard University and author of ‘The Hell of …

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EP 201 The Empire Has No Clothes

EP 201 The Empire Has No Clothes

Years back, Ivan Eland wrote a book with this title.  He traced this country’s steady expansion of its military footprint all over the world and the dangers inherent in this trend.  We decided to catch up with him several years later to determine if this military intervention, on the whole, has been positive for America …

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EP 200 A Solution for the Skills Gap

EP 200 A Solution for the Skills Gap

As an addendum to the conversation with Mark about the skills gap EP199, Peter Murphy of the Invest in Education Coalition, talks about one approach to closing it: the USA Workforce Tax Credit. http://investineducation.org/about-the-coalition/

EP 198 NO INNOCENT BYSTANDERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

EP 198 NO INNOCENT BYSTANDERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE

That’s what Bruce Nagy, author of ‘The Clean Energy Age’ reminds us.  So, while we wait for policymakers and businesses to do their part to avoid calamity, he reminds us that there is much we can do.  In his concise and neatly constructed guide, he tells us that there are concrete steps we can take–action …

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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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