Monday, July 9
Topic: Maritime Piracy
Guests: John Brandon,
Asia
Foundation
TBA
Criminals on the high seas,
pirates, are still claiming victims the old fashioned way by boarding vessels
and robbing the passengers and crew, stealing cargo or taking the entire
ship. No, it’s not a movie or stage play; but it is very much part of the
reality of international trade and the cost of this piracy runs into the
billions of dollars. Our guests will discuss the reasons for the rise and
the ultimate effect it has on commerce.
Tuesday, July 10
Topic: Postpartum Depression
Guests: Paul Stavic,
George
Mason Law School
TBA
Postpartum psychosis occurs
with 1 or 2 new mothers in 1,000. Symptoms may include delusions, hallucinations,
and thoughts of harming the child and in some cases even killing the child.
Our guests will discuss the symptoms, treatments and the legal ramifications
for those women who actually carry out the infanticide.
Wednesday, July 10
Topic: Honesty
Guest: Brad Blanton,
PhD
If you are asked to tell
the truth about what you have done, what you think, and what you feel,
it may sound simple, but how many of us can do it? If individuals
find it difficult to tell the truth, then how can we expect governments
to? We will discuss what it would take to be truthful and the impact it
would have on the world.
Thursday, July 11
Topic: Milosevic on Trial
Guests: Feryal Gharahi,
PhD, Lawyer
TBA
As Slobodan Milosevic stood
before the UN Tribunal in The Hague he proclaimed, “ I consider this tribunal
a false tribunal, a false indictment.” We will examine how Milosevic earned
the title “Butcher of the Balkans” and what the Tribunal will have to do
to prove it.
Friday, July 12
Topic: Unknown Shore
Guest: Robert Ruby, Author
In his book author Robert
Ruby takes his reader from London to the coast of West Africa and finally
to the very north of the New World in search of the Northwest Passage.
Ruby will discuss the history of the Inuit people and the early colonization
efforts made by fortune seeking explorers. |
