November 12, 2009 at 2:15 pm
CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs caught even his staff offguard by announcing his abrupt resignation after becoming the cable network’s most opinionated and divisive anchor. Journalism Professor Bob Zelnick, a long-time ABC News correspondent, says it’s best for straight journalism that Dobbs step down. “The world of journalism will be well-served if Lou Dobbs’ retirement […]
November 10, 2009 at 5:12 pm
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled a million childen’s strollers made by the Maclaren USA company after reports that a side hinge had sliced off fingertips of a dozen children. School of Management Professor Michael Salinger, a former Federal Trade Commission director, says the issue of what the CPSC should be regulating is a hard […]
November 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Bloomberg News reports on the history of Pfizer, the world’s largest drug company, illegally promoting drugs for uses not approved by the FDA – even after being heavily fined for doing so. Law Professor Kevin Outterson, an expert on drug marketing and director of the BU School of Law’s Health Law Program, says big pharma can […]
November 9, 2009 at 4:30 pm
The Los Angeles Times reports that a Democratic consultant was told by a White House official not to appear again on Fox News Channel, which the administration sees as a political opponent. College of Communication Professor Tobe Berkovitz, a political communication expert, says if that’s true, then the White House doesn’t seem to believe that the public is best […]
November 9, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Palestinian President Abbas says he won’t run for re-election, shaking U.S. efforts to promote a Middle East peace accord. Journalism Professor Bob Zelnick, a former ABC News correspondent and author of “Israeli Unilateralism: Beyond Gaza,” says the “potentially tragic” turn of events is the product of President Obama’s weak diplomacy and Israeli PM Netanyahu’s goal […]
November 5, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Feds in New York now have charged 14 money managers, attorneys, and other investors with insider trading in a case stemming from the Galleon Group hedge fund which is roiling the hedge-fund world. Law Professor Elizabeth Nowicki, a former SEC attorney and Wall Street lawyer, says it’s disappointing to see so many people who were trusted by investors allegedly betray […]
November 5, 2009 at 2:21 pm
With some saying he’s doing it only to show his independence from bank lobbyists while facing a tough re-election fight, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd is preparing a bill to radically revamp how the financial system is regulated. Nonetheless, Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law, says Dodd’s idea […]
November 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm
With a 53 pecent majority, Maine voters rejected that state’s new gay-marriage law, meaning same-sex marriage has lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a popular vote. Law Professor Robert Volk, an authority on the law and sexual minorities and advisor to the Law School’s LGBT student group, called the vote […]
November 3, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Afghan President Karzai’s re-election by default leaves the U.S. in the pre-election dilemma of having to deal with an Afghan government that the people there don’t trust. Journalism Professor Nick Mills, author of “Karzai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan,” says Karzai has consistently failed to make the tough decisions that would […]
November 2, 2009 at 6:16 pm
The focus on the Obama’s marriage stemming from the New York Times Sunday Magazine cover story is sparking discussion of the role of government in promoting marriage. Law Professor Linda McClain, blogging in Concurring Opinions, says it was the passing of Michelle Triola Marvin, famous for her 1970’s “palimony” suit against actor Lee Marvin, that […]
