We’ve covered a lot of ground over the past few months! For your final blackboard post I’d like you to reflect on our classroom discussions, case studies, text readings, and articles and craft a brief but thoughtful synthesis of your takeaways from this class. Since this will serve as your final post, it will be worth 15 points. I’ve provided a few thoughts to serve as prompts …

A rally protesting treatment of jailed Jan. 6 rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol is planned for Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The organizers and attendees contend that those charged with laying siege to the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated more harshly by the judicial system than those protesters who marched in the summer of 2020, protesting the murder of George Floyd.

Economics, it has been widely stated, is the only science that has been awarded the Nobel Prize one year apart for completely different theories, findings, and interpretations.  The problem with economics, and economic policies is that they are based on theories and have been applied in differing situations. As a theory, therefore, they are not proven as facts to return an exact and permanent answer. […]

compare and contrast the traits of a narcissistic leader with that of a covenant leader. What is the organizational impact of a narcissistic leader and a covenant leader? Imagine that you were a recently appointed Chief of Police in a large local police organization where the former police chief was not only a narcissistic leader, but also promulgated narcissistic leadership qualities throughout all levels of […]

1. How would you assess Marx’s view of human nature – species being? 2.  Marx is said to have turned Hegel “upright.” What do you think this means? Marx’s approach to history is identified as “historical materialism.” How would you contrast Marx’s view of history to Hegel’s? 3. What do you take to be Marx and Engel’s central criticism about liberal thought (not just capitalism)?

  Discussion 1)   In a recent lecture at Yale University, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cautioned that while most citizens assume that judicial review is an enduring part of American government, judges should not take it for granted. He advises that if judges wish to preserve this undemocratic power they should follow a judicial philosophy that will “build confidence in the courts” (Breyer, 2011). Justice Breyer […]

DISCUSSION 1)  Political parties mobilize voters to win elections and implement policy goals. Parties use their stated policy goals (i.e., their platforms) as a way to mobilize voter support. Generally, in order to be successful in a two-party system, parties must have policy goals across a broad range of issue areas to appeal to a broad range of voters. Before writing your initial post, review […]

Your firm has been investigating the possibility of locating facilities in an East Asian country such as Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, or Singapore. You have been asked by the chief executive officer (CEO) to research what has been happening in these countries in terms of environmental legislation and laws regarding wages and hours. He has asked you to prepare a report that addresses the following information:

Consider the Arab Spring that began at the end of 2010 and the continued turmoil in Syria: (1) What factors should be considered as we formulate our response to the Arab Spring? (2) What conditions should be present (if any) to support military intervention? As you present your argument, please identify which foreign policy tools you would or would not utilize and why. Remember to […]

We are discussing Revenue generating activities involving countries not adhering to the United Nations platform of Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG). Regardless of whether the foreign country has accepted this platform or not, ultimately from time to time, disputes regarding business activities are going to take place. Therefore, what are the legal remedies that national and international businesses can rely […]