Historically, Chinese rulers saw their country as the Middle Kingdom, reflecting their concept of Zhongguo. Following what the Chinese perceive as the humiliating 19th and early 20th centuries, this view of Zhongguo today is taken to heart by President Xi, who apparently seeks to position China at the world's cultural, political, and economic center. It …
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T.V. shows and films about the law make the legal profession seem exciting and glamorous. Discover how real law can be even more stimulating than its dramatic facsimile. This series focuses on selected current, highly publicized, volatile, and contentious legal issues presented in important select cases pending before, or just decided by, federal and state …
Continue reading W381 – Objection! Current, Contentious and, Confusing Legal Battles
This series will take a more in-depth look at a few of the significant stories that have dominated the news. There will be an analysis of those subjects that drive the 24-hour news cycle, utilizing television clips, online videos, and various charts.
This series will focus on the decline of democracy globally and the implications for the United States and the world. Countries such as Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Venezuela, Bolivia are adopting a model known as "illiberal democracy," where democratic and legal institutions are used to establish authoritarian or semi-authoritarian states. The course will explore how this …
Continue reading W583 – Deterioration of Democracy in Our Time
Historically, Chinese rulers saw their country as the Middle Kingdom, reflecting their concept of Zhongguo. Following what the Chinese perceive as the humiliating 19th and early 20th centuries, this view of Zhongguo today is taken to heart by President Xi, who apparently seeks to position China at the world's cultural, political, and economic center. It …
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Israeli elections are confusing and tumultuous. This session will provide an overview of the electoral system and how the final results are determined.
T.V. shows and films about the law make the legal profession seem exciting and glamorous. Discover how real law can be even more stimulating than its dramatic facsimile. This series focuses on selected current, highly publicized, volatile, and contentious legal issues presented in important select cases pending before, or just decided by, federal and state …
Continue reading W381 – Objection! Current, Contentious and, Confusing Legal Battles
This series will take a more in-depth look at a few of the significant stories that have dominated the news. There will be an analysis of those subjects that drive the 24-hour news cycle, utilizing television clips, online videos, and various charts.
For over 200 years, the Constitution has served as the bedrock of American democracy and has been a symbol of our experiment in popular governance. Yet despite its important role in guiding our law and politics, it's surprising that many myths and misconceptions persist about our founding document. The session will begin with a brief …
Continue reading WGD02102 – Guided Discussion Exploring the American Constitution
This series will focus on the decline of democracy globally and the implications for the United States and the world. Countries such as Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Venezuela, Bolivia are adopting a model known as "illiberal democracy," where democratic and legal institutions are used to establish authoritarian or semi-authoritarian states. The course will explore how this …
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Has the United States gone from being a nation of immigrants to a nation seeking to bar them from coming? And, if so, how in the world did that happen? This presentation looks for answers to these difficult questions by exploring the history of immigration, immigration/naturalization laws, and immigrants' rights in America.
Historically, Chinese rulers saw their country as the Middle Kingdom, reflecting their concept of Zhongguo. Following what the Chinese perceive as the humiliating 19th and early 20th centuries, this view of Zhongguo today is taken to heart by President Xi, who apparently seeks to position China at the world's cultural, political, and economic center. It …
Continue reading W281 – China’s Global Policy
T.V. shows and films about the law make the legal profession seem exciting and glamorous. Discover how real law can be even more stimulating than its dramatic facsimile. This series focuses on selected current, highly publicized, volatile, and contentious legal issues presented in important select cases pending before, or just decided by, federal and state …
Continue reading W381 – Objection! Current, Contentious and, Confusing Legal Battles
This series will take a more in-depth look at a few of the significant stories that have dominated the news. There will be an analysis of those subjects that drive the 24-hour news cycle, utilizing television clips, online videos, and various charts.
This series will focus on the decline of democracy globally and the implications for the United States and the world. Countries such as Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Venezuela, Bolivia are adopting a model known as "illiberal democracy," where democratic and legal institutions are used to establish authoritarian or semi-authoritarian states. The course will explore how this …
Continue reading W583 – Deterioration of Democracy in Our Time
Historically, Chinese rulers saw their country as the Middle Kingdom, reflecting their concept of Zhongguo. Following what the Chinese perceive as the humiliating 19th and early 20th centuries, this view of Zhongguo today is taken to heart by President Xi, who apparently seeks to position China at the world's cultural, political, and economic center. It …
Continue reading W281 – China’s Global Policy
This series will take a more in-depth look at a few of the significant stories that have dominated the news. There will be an analysis of those subjects that drive the 24-hour news cycle, utilizing television clips, online videos, and various charts.
This series will focus on the decline of democracy globally and the implications for the United States and the world. Countries such as Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Venezuela, Bolivia are adopting a model known as "illiberal democracy," where democratic and legal institutions are used to establish authoritarian or semi-authoritarian states. The course will explore how this …
Continue reading W583 – Deterioration of Democracy in Our Time
This program will explore and review the state of American politics and what we can do to restore both function and faith to the system. Using questions and answers to his Civics Project column, Wagner will explore the controversies, successes, and failures of the modern era in a historical context.
Instructor: Robert G. Rabil, Ph.D. Historically, Chinese rulers saw their country as the Middle Kingdom, reflecting their concept of Zhongguo. Following what the Chinese perceive as the humiliating 19th and early 20th centuries, this view of Zhongguo today is taken to heart by President Xi, who apparently seeks to position China at the world's cultural, …
Continue reading W281 – China’s Global Policy
T.V. shows and films about the law make the legal profession seem exciting and glamorous. Discover how real law can be even more stimulating than its dramatic facsimile. This series focuses on selected current, highly publicized, volatile, and contentious legal issues presented in important select cases pending before, or just decided by, federal and state …
Continue reading W381 – Objection! Current, Contentious and, Confusing Legal Battles
This series will take a more in-depth look at a few of the significant stories that have dominated the news. There will be an analysis of those subjects that drive the 24-hour news cycle, utilizing television clips, online videos, and various charts.
Instructor: Roy Klein, J.D., Esq. Ben Franklin famously said, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Have our government’s responses to threats to our national security diminished the civil liberties that The Bill of Rights guarantees? This presentation explores the age-old tensions between security …
Continue reading WPL03032 – Freedom vs. Security: Civil Liberties and the War on Terror
