December 1, 2009 at 4:28 pm
A European Union initiative, to be considered next week, would carve off east Jerusalem as the capital if an independent Palestinian state. Israel rejects the concept. Journalism Professor Bob Zelnick, a former ABC News Middle East correspondent and author of “Israeli Unilateralism: Beyond Gaza,” says the Israel, the Palestinians, and the U.S. all have missed […]
November 30, 2009 at 5:59 pm
President Obama will tell the nation Tuesday about his new policy in Afghanistan. Journalism Professor Nick Mills, author of “Karzai: The failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan,” says he is disappointed at reports that Obama will increase U.S. troop strength there. “I don’t expect that an additional 30,000 troops will make much of […]
November 30, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Golf superstar Tiger Woods took responsibility for the nighttime SUV accident in which he suffered minor injuries. But because he declined to speak with police, speculation erupted about what “really” happened. Prof. Peter Morrissey, a PR reputation-management expert, says Woods’ reputation could be severely damaged if something comes out that he was hiding. “The news […]
November 25, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Led by John Kerry and Orrin Hatch, 59 U.S. senators are urging European antitrust regulators to make a decision on the proposed Oracle merger with Sun Microsystems. Law Professor Keith Hylton, an antitrust law expert, says the intervention reflects a disproportionate political influence by Sun relative to its importance to the economy. “This sort of intervention by […]
November 23, 2009 at 5:38 pm
The Senate healthcare-reform bill includes a proposed 5-percent surtax on elective cosmetic surgery to help finance the package. School of Law adjunct Professor Ameek Ponda says some will worry about how to draw the line between taxable cosmetic surgery and nontaxable reconstructive surgery. Line drawing in all tax law, he says, is necessary and important. […]
November 20, 2009 at 12:16 pm
National healthcare-reform efforts move to the Senate this weekend when Democratic leaders try to fend off GOP procedural challenges. Meantime, early business support for reform seems to be waning. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System,” says now is the time for Americans to remember why the […]
November 20, 2009 at 11:36 am
Recognizing they need him as a partner, Washington is shifting to a softer approach in its dealings with re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Journalism Professor Nick Mills, author of “Kazai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan,” has known Karzai since the 1980s. Mills writes in the current issue of Foreign Policy about how […]
November 18, 2009 at 1:07 pm
AT&T is suing Verizon over its new “There’s a Map for That” TV ads, claiming they are mislead consumers about AT&T’s 3G coverage area. And Verizon is countersuing. Public relations Professor Peter Morrissey says AT&T, which has the exclusive iPhone contract, is just protecting and defending their brand and advantage against a lesser competitor. “This is a […]
November 17, 2009 at 4:01 pm
By spinning off AOL on December 9th, Time Warner will end what is regarded as one of the most disastrous corporate mergers in history. School of Management Professor N. Venkat Venkatraman says it should be a lesson for those who seek “synergy” but don’t consider how the combined entity can actually create value for customers […]
