Talk is Not Cheap. The host for this show is Mark Shklov. The guests are Mark Davis and James Bickerton. We discuss current events related to freedom of speech, exceptions to freedom of expression, libel laws and social media, and how the current political climate is being affected by social media. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Social Media is Far Too Unregulated (American Issues Take Two)
Does the Bad Side of them Outweigh the Good. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel discusses the state and extraordinary growth of social media in the U.S. and the world today. While some people, and lots of your people spend […]
Hong Kong: How Beijing Perfected Repression (Global Connections)
Where Can Hong Kong Go Now. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Beijing has brutally advanced the 2047 return of Hong Kong to China, and it has changed the open character of the city to full-tilt repression in the space of only a few years. Civil liberties and […]
Following the Changes in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
How it No Longer Connects East with West. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the events and directions taking place in Hong Kong, and the effect the PRC’s action under the New Security Law are affecting Hong Kong’s […]
Marine Officer Publicly Criticizes President (Military In Hawaii)
How Free is He to Do that. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Eugene Fidell. A Marine Officer on active duty has made public statements criticizing the President on his Afghanistan strategy. This has evoked social media responses from other active duty members also criticizing the President. Is an active […]
Pandemic, Vaccines, and the First Amendment (Figments: On Reality)
The delicate balance of freedom and safety. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The host discusses COVID-19 vaccination risks and rates, and the challenge of “misinformation” regarding the virus and its control. He notes that the truth has changed over time as the virus and countermeasure have become better understood. Premature dismissal […]
The Tragedy of the Commons (History is Here to Help)
The failure of our national community. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Peter Hoffenberg. Historian Peter Hofftenberg will help us understand the “tragedy of the common” in America and the failure of the civil national community in our time, and beyond all that the danger of exacerbating […]
Hong Kong on the Brink (History is Here to Help)
Things will never be the same. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Jeff Wasserstrom. Jeff Wasserstrom, a history professor, will give us the history and context of the current troubles in Hong Kong, how did we get here, where is it going, and do we like the […]
Update on the attack on Hong Kong (Global Connections)
China is systematically undermining democracy. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Michael Davis. Michael Davis, who taught for some years at Hong Kong University, and who is senior fellow at the Wood Wilson International Center and Jindal University, and an expert on democracy and freedom of speech […]
Update on the National Security Law in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
The PRC’s envorcement of the law is getting all the more draconian. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Michael Davis and Tin-Bor Victoria Hui. Michael Davis and Victoria Hui will discuss the most recent development around the National Security Law and its enforcement in Hong Kong, and […]