Journalism Professor Robert Zelnick, an attorney and former long-time ABC News correspondent, in a Boston Globe commentary cautions about Congressional efforts to revive FCC’s Fairness Doctrine. “The effort by Democrats in both Houses to resurrect broadcasting’s ‘Fairness Doctrine’ after a 22-year hiatus suggests the fragility of constitutional values once the lure of partisan advantage comes into […]
Law Professor Tamar Frankel, an authority on securities law and legal ethics, says the SEC’s plan to revamp its whistle-blower policies in light of the Madoff affair also should incorporate other market “signals” of wrongdoing. “Regulators should pay close attention not only the whistle blowers but also other signals of foul play. When the promises of a money […]
International Relations Professor Charles Stith, director of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) and former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania, says he hopes Zimbabweans will rally around the new president after the death of First Lady Susan Tsvangirai today in a car crash. “One hates to discuss politics after such a tragedy, but hopefully the […]
March 6, 2009 at 11:08 am
Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law, proposes a 3-step plan to deal with “To-Big-To-Fail” firms seeking bailout bucks. (1) Identify them publicly; (2) regulate them intensely; and (3) levy a charge on them equal to the cost-of-funds advantage they derive from being designated TBTF. “TBTF firms will […]
March 6, 2009 at 10:55 am
Mass Communications Professor Hyun-Yeul Lee, an authority on online media, says the revamped Facebook with its new 3-column design and highlights section should be an improvement both for users and advertisers. “Facebook’s redesign is for the better because it addresses usability and clarity for the users. It also might be a plus for marketers in that it forces the user […]
March 5, 2009 at 10:10 am
School of Law Professor Susan Koniak, in a New York Times op-ed, says the Obama mortgage bailout plan won’t stop foreclosures because it concentrates on reducing interest payments, not reducing principal – a waste of taxpayer money that won’t fix the problem. “For subprime and other non-prime loans, which acount for more than half of all foreclosures, the […]
School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System” being published this spring, questions whether today’s White House health-care summit will have any lasting political impact. “Congressional Republicans were advised by their leaders to oppose anything, no matter what compromise plan the Clinton Administration came up […]
School of Law Professor Kevin Outterson, director of the Health Law Program, says the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that drugmakers can’t use federal regulation to shield them from lawsuits brought under state consumer-protection laws reflects poorly on the Bush Administration’s legal views on such cases. “A strong majority of the Court, including Justice Thomas, […]
International Relations Professor Charles Stith, director of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) and former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania, says African leaders tell him they are hopeful about the enhanced role the U.S. may play on their continent. “Having just returned from a trip to eight African countries and meeting with six heads […]
March 4, 2009 at 10:41 am
School of Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law and former counsel to the Fed Board of Governors, says executives at banks taking taxpayer bailout funds should give back bonuses that flowed from investments in toxic assets that are now crippling the industry. “It is generally understood that […]
