Their Views of the Decline of our Democracy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Rooptmai Khandekar will help us understand global reaction to the Roe reversal and the decline of progressive social policy and democratic government. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9 Please visit our […]
What Can we Do to Break up the Cult (American Issues Take Two)
How Do we Avoid Falling off the Weimar Cliff. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Manfred Henningsen. Our panel, including UH political science professor emeritus Manfred Henningsen, examine the nature and status of Trump’s cult of personality and autocratic propensities, how these compare to […]
A Peacemaker Talks About Civil Disruption (Community Matters)
Just How Likely is this in our United States. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Adler. Peter Adler, mediator, talks about a piece he wrote for a mediator blog (www.mediate.com). We focus on the prospects for civil disruption in the U.S. a subject in his recent novel, DEFIANCE AT […]
Burning Issues for America in 2022 (What Now America)
Our Insurrection, Our Democracy, Our Society, Our Pandemic, Our Perspective. A panel of Former Governor John Waiheel, Former UH Political Science Professor Neal Milner, Hawaii attorney Louise Ing, New York covid expert Roopmati Khandekar, and HPU History Professor Jon Davidann, moderated by ThinkTech host Tim Apicella. There is so much media noise and public confusion […]
Failure, Solution and Fallout – Where from Here (Community Matters)
Two Veterans Talk About Their Commentary. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Vic Craft and John Riess. Vic Craft and John Riess, both US military veterans, wrote an commentary called “Failure.” In this talk show they discuss their commentary and their thinking about the failures and threats facing the United […]
Teaching American Jurisprudence Globally (The Middle Way)
Why Teach American Jurisprudence Globally? The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Russell Leu. The guest for this episode is Paul Anderson. A nation’s economic growth depends on its students. Students today face a complex global environment especially in areas of global jurisprudence and judicial processes. Global competency on the law’s international context […]
Right wing extremists and domestic terrorists (History is Here to Help)
Where do they come from and where do they go. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Peter Hoffenberg and Jean Rosenfeld. Peeter Hoffenberg and Jean Rosenfeld help us in defining and comparing right wing extremists and domestic terrorists in America. We discuss the respective ideologies and psychologies […]
Cultural Competency in America? (The Middle Way)
A new emerging America is cross-cultural. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Russell Leu. No longer is cross-cultural competency limited to Americans doing business overseas. Recent events- George Floyd riots, January 6 Capitol insurrection, murder of six Asian spa workers in Atlanta- all evidence Americans are not […]
Racism against Asians in America (Bigotry In America)
The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is David Louie. David Louie helps us understand Racism against Asians in America; what in the world is going on? We discuss the history of racism against Asians in America, the recent rise of violent incidents against them, and what can be […]
The possibility of Sea Changes in America (America Finding its Way)
Perhaps we are seeing some now. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Tim Apicella, Stephanie Dalton and Winston Welch. Our panel will help us understand the possiblity of political Sea Changes in the Country and whether we are seeing some now. We will discuss changes in national […]