The following Boston University professors are available to comment on President Obama’s announcement to run for a second term.
Tom Whalen, Associate Professor of Social Sciences; Expert on modern American politics and culture, American foreign policy, and the American presidency; Regular contributor to PoliticoArena.
Tom Fiedler, Dean of the College of Communication; Expert on American politics and political reporting; Former executive editor of the Miami Herald; Regular contributor to PoliticoArena.
The book, which highlights such iconic players as Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, "Smokey" Joe Wood and Bill Carrigan, tells the story of baseball's coming out party as a major professsional sports league and how the team put aside their cultural and political differences in the clubhouse to create greatness on the field.
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Microsoft has filed a formal antitrust complaint with the European Union against Google. Keith Hylton, an antitrust-law expert and the Honorable Paul J. Liacos Profesor of Law of BU's School of Law, offers the following comments:
"There's no irony here, though Microsoft counsel Brad Smith is clearly referring to perception rather than reality. The reality is that both Google and Microsoft have been complaining to antitrust authorities about each other for quite a long time now. For example, Google's complaints forced Microsoft to change its browser options in the EU two years ago.
The Obama administration has authorized the CIA to send operatives to Libya to work with and gather information from rebel forces. The following professors from Boston University's International Relations department, both with CIA experience, are available to offer expert commentary, analysis and insight on this latest move.
Arthur Hulnick, a 35-year veteran of the intelligence profession, mostly with the CIA
"Valuations are increasing because of the perceived increase in growth among both CEOs and economists.
"The key parameter in determining an appropriate multiple for an acquisition is the anticipated growth rate of the target's cash flows. At this point in the business cycle, that value has grown significantly from the values apparent at the depths of the recession.
"I would expect those values to continue to increase, before falling back to more sustainable levels."
"Economic incentives to reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports by increasing domestic production will not reduce prices and will damage the economy. There is one world price of oil, and U.S. consumers will pay that price even if the U.S. produced all of its own oil.
"Furthermore, because the U.S. resource base is so depleted, the cost of producing domestic oil is actually greater than producing goods and services and 'trading' them for imported oil.
Wednesday marks the 30th anniversary of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan and the wounding of his press secretary James Brady. Brady suffered a severe head wound and was left partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. He and his wife, Sarah, went on to become ardent advocates for gun control and fought for stricter hand gun laws. Their lobbying efforts led to the signing of the "Brady Bill" in 1993.
Thomas Nolan, an associate professor of criminal justice at BU's Metropolitan College, is available to offer commentary and analysis on the outlook for gun control today.
Arthur Hulnick
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