Mar
31
Fear, Loathing, Clinging, and Buying at an Awesome Clip
March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The phrase is an infamous part of the history of the 2008 election. Those small-town folks that “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them…” Its one of the reasons that some fear the policies of the Obama administration. That fear has culminated in another form of economy stimulation; gun [...]
Oct
28
Poll Searching
October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
We’re almost to the finish line this election season and every day we hear more and more about the polls. But what is the value of these polls? Many sources insist on reporting the popular vote, which doesn’t say much about who will win the presidency. CNN uses a touch map to change the electoral [...]
Mar
19
Consumerist
March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Interested in consumer law? First of all, register for Professor Tortorice’s class. Next, check out W&M ACS member Alex Chasick’s work over at consumerist.com.
You might be familiar with Chasick’s muckraking if you’ve been following this site for a while. Almost a year ago, he wrote W&M officials to discuss the RIAA’s litigious tactics on college [...]
May
25
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (W&M ‘65) delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis today. The video of his remarks can be found here; the text here.
I believe that Gates’s speech was not only inspiring for the graduates; it also showed his own personal courage.
In a time marked by political leaders [...]
Apr
17
Some Ask, Is Anonymity Still the Best Policy?
April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Last Wednesday, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges against the three Duke lacrosse players accused of raping a stripper one year ago. On Thursday, The News & Observer of Raleigh “outed” the accuser, identifying her by name. They were not the only to do so – Fox News, The New York Post, [...]
Apr
9
OurTube…
April 9, 2007 | 3 Comments
I contributed a piece to the National ACS Blog about C-SPAN’s copyright policies. Nancy Pelosi recently posted a video of herself speaking at a House Committee meeting onto her YouTube account. It was official C-SPAN footage, and so C-SPAN asked her to remove it.
Want to know how things turned out? Read the blog post over [...]
Apr
9
MADD about Immigration?
April 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Bill O’Reilly and Geraldo Rivera got into a shouting match on television last week. It was very loud, and quite heated.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Gwz-2qB7o[/video]
“This is the courtroom scene from ‘A Few Good Men’ after a case of Red Bull with the volume knob cranked to 11,” said Matthew Felling, an analyst with the Center for Media and Public [...]
Nov
11
The Daily Show “School House Rock”
November 11, 2006 | 1 Comment
Who could possibly argue that Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show isn’t the smartest show on TV?
Check out this “School House Rock” spoof on midterm elections…
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcZJqqA2AI[/video]
(note: the views expressed therein are not those of ACS. But come on, it’s pretty hilarious…)
Nov
11
Lego Music Video for Evidence Students
November 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment
A priceless Lego-mation video explaining several of the hearsay exceptions in evidence. A true gem…
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi5LESZ7_Kc[/video]
Oct
12
Keith Olbermann on Bush
October 12, 2006 | 2 Comments
Yeah, it’s a little stale in the world of instant YouTube-age, but nevertheless this video deserves a watch.
Keith Olbermann is quickly becoming the new school Edward R. Murrow. If a former Sportscenter anchor can step up their news reporting game to this level, surely others in the media can ask a relevant question to the [...]
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