Without the threat of exposure and punishment, potential evildoers have no reason not to commit evil. This is how conservatives feel about street thugs and Mafiosi; why is it any less true of thugs in suits who control armies? ... If we want a decent country we must, after trial, put the criminals in irons or even against the wall, depending on the nature of their crimes and regardless of whether it�s some street criminal or one of our many tycoon type criminals or some of our murderers in government. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com
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"The Democrats should never forget the kind of person Bush really is... an ignorant bully, not a gentle fellow of sweet reason. If he gets a chance, he will once again stomp on the Democrats� heads, and call them (and lots of the rest of us) traitors, and will try to pin all blame for everything wrong on them (and lots of the rest of us), just as he previously did and just as he now has done with Rumsfeld, whom he dishonorably has thrown under the bus for a policy that Bush approved, that Bush vigorously defended up until the election, and for which Bush bears responsibility. "
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"The worst form of cheating in American democracy today is intellectual dishonesty. The conversation in our democracy is dominated by disingenuousness. Candidates and partisan commentators strike poses of outrage that they don’t really feel, take positions that they would not take if the shoe was on the other foot (e.g., criticizing Bush when you gave Clinton a pass, or vice versa), feel no obligation toward logical consistency."
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Does Ben Stein not understand that Bush is an obstinate (unintelligent) man whose views and feet are set in concrete, a man who is not going to back off his obdurate views even when confronted with powerful facts and ideas.... and on another note... is judicial independence at risk?
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The framers intended Congress, not the President, to be the powerful political branch. They greatly feared a powerful Executive. But the founders’ intent is at the opposite pole from what now exists. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com
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It is now necessary to create a new political party, for the prevailing two parties suffer from a disease that could be called corrupt sclerosis of the intellectual and financial arteries.
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This is Part 2 of the blog "Reposting a Blog on an American Third Party"...
It is now necessary to create a new political party, for the prevailing two parties suffer from a disease that could be called corrupt sclerosis of the intellectual and financial arteries. For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu

A Dr. Seuss style ode to Mr. Bush.... the great "Decider". This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information of The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear and see the history of MSL, look for "Against the Tide" at www.podiobooks.com or in the podcast section of iTunes

Abetted by a sniveling Congress and a fearful, incompetent mass media, the Presidency has gotten dangerously close to all powerful, precisely what the founders feared in an Executive. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law please log on to www.msl.edu to hear (and see) the history of MSL please visit Against The Tide in www.podiobooks.com or in itunes. And for additional information on the Conference on Presidential Powers, including a full description of each speaker and panelist, and the specific expertise of each, please visit www.mslawevents.com, or contact Jeff Demers at (978)681-0800, demers@mslaw.edu.

The real reason that Bush, Cheney and the other pretexters want there to be retroactive immunity for the federal crime of torture is that the higher-ups are guilty of this felony, are guilty of a crime punishable by up to life imprisonment or execution. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com To let history know that you do not agree with the current administration's actions, sign out at www.lethistoryknow.com. For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL visit Against the Tide on www.podiobooks.com or in the podcast section of iTunes

When is an honestly held belief so stupid, so preposterous,that it is the defacto equivalent of a pretext? The word "liar" and the word "president" have become practically equivalent. Let your children and history know that you do not support this administration's lies that have lead to an historical stain on this country at www.lethistoryknow.com. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com. For more information of The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" at www.podiobooks.com or under education in the podcast section of iTunes

The real traitors are Bush and his allies, who have abandoned American ideals and are turning this country into one that imitates the barbarism of our enemies of WW II, Germany and Japan. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com To learn more about The Massachusetts School of Law, log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit, Against the Tide in the Podcast section of iTunes

Why did the New York Times publish an op ed piece that was not only a vicious attack on Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, it was also deeply wrong? Of the courts, bias, and a system that is rife with hypocrisy... This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information of The Massachusetts School of Law, log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the amazing history of MSL please visit Against The Tide in iTunes podcasts

The pensions desperately needed and relied on by average workers have been cut dramatically so that highly paid executives can make millions more. Has the US and Israel succeeded in making Hezbollah stronger than ever? And could the destruction in Lebanon ultimately have done us some good, at least where Iran is concerned? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes or visit www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

Readers of this blog who think Israel “done bad� in the war or is the Nazified juggernaut of the Middle East or who for other reasons favor Lebanon, Hezbollah, Hamas things you will not wish to hear, will not want to know, and will automatically refuse to believe. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL, please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes, or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

The Senate has shown itself incapable of stopping the right wing takover of the judiciary. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information of The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL, please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes, or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

More on Iran and nukes... and...Lieberman obviously thinks it crucial that the Senate have a leading Democrat, like him, who will help Bush and Cheney continue to fight their misbegotten war in Iraq... This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) this history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" in iTunes or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

What do you do when an enemy uses the population as human shields? And... is the Lebanese government any different from The Taliban? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of law, log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL, please visit "Against the Tide" in iTunes, or go to www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

Shouldn't we deal with Iran now- before it is nuclear armed? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com To learn more about The Massachusetts School of Law please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

We now know for certain that Hezbollah is intentionally locating itself near UN positions. Why than hasn't Kofi Annan taken any action? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please log visit "Against the Tide" in iTunes, or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

As I write this I hear guns - Aaron Sharif, The Jews will not go quietly again- Joe McCain...two searing letters, one from an Israeli citizen, one purported to be written by Senator John McCains' brother, Joe. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit Against the Tide in iTunes or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

Why haven't the most quintessentially simple, even obvious questions been asked regarding the death of the UN observers in Lebanon? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please log on to www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes, or www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

Is it possible that Bush wants the fighting in Lebanon to continue? One should not underestimate Bush's militarism.... and stupidity. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's Blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL log on to "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes, or visit www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

Does the Bush Administration's "one percent doctrine" give them carte blanche to act purely out of suspicion and emotion? Does it eschew those traditional forms of diplomacy - gathering and analyzing evidence? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's Blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL, log on to "Against the Tide" at www.againstthetide.libsyn.com or look for "AGAINST THE TIDE" in the podcast section of ITUNES.

Is "the American Dream' a fraud? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R Velvel's Blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com. To learn more about the Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" at www.againstthetide.libsyn.com

Is history nothing but "agreed upon lies"? Every American who is concerned about the current war and our place in the world should read Stephen Kinzer's "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii To Iraq" - more than once. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL, please visit "Against the Tide" at www.againstthetide.libsyn.com. (this is the corrected mp3 version of the podcast)

Imagine the clandestine activities we would know nothing about if the Government had gotten its wish to keep its actions secret. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's Blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL, please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes

"...brilliant analysis", "...makes me think", "...always interesting", just a few of the comments from prolific Amazon reviewer Joanna Daneman in her review of Dean Velvel's book, "Blogs from the Liberal Standpoint" This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com Velvel's book, "Blogs from the Liberal Standpoint" can be found at www.amazon.com For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see!) the history of MSL please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes.

If Bush's said mission in history is to protect America from terrorists, how does he explain his lack of commitment in Afghanistan? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R Velvel's blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL, visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes

A Captain in the US Navy Reserves has a powerful response to Dean Velvel's post entitled "Killing Zarqawi's Daughter" This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com entitled "E-Mail Correspondence With Captain Byron King Of The United States Navy Reserve June 19, 2006" for more information on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu To hear (and see) the history of The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit Against the Tide in the podcast section of iTunes.

A major release of prisoners from Gitmo would be an electoral disaster for the Republicans and this Administration, for whom politics trumps all. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's Blog, www.velvelonnationalaffairs.com entitled For Purely Political Reasons There Almost Surely Will Be No Major Release Of Prisoners Held At Gitmo And Other Prisons For more information on The Massachusetts School of Law please visit www.msl.edu and to hear (and see) the history of MSL, please visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes Against the Tide

On average the US has fought a major war every 15 years since 1945. Imagine how many wars we would fight if we were a war-loving people instead of a peace-loving one. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R Velvel's blog, Velvel on National Affairs. Dean Velvel's blog can be viewed at www.velvelonnationaffairs.com For more information on the Massachusetts School of Law, please visit www.msl.edu and to hear ( and see) the history of MSL, visit "Against the Tide" in the podcast section of iTunes.

The absence of any comment about the small child killed with Zarqawi speaks volumes about what the country has become. This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog Velvel on National Affairs entitled Killing Zarqawi’s Daughter For more infomation on The Massachusetts School of Law, please visit The Massachusetts School of Law and to hear (and see) the history of the Massachusetts School of Law, please visit "Against the Tide" in iTunes Against the Tide

Of Plagiarism, Harvard and honesty at "America's greatest academic institution" This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog http://velvelonnationalaffairs.com entitled "Harvard And Its Presidents" For more information on the Massachusetts School of Law please go to http://www.msl.edu To hear (and see) the history of The Massachusetts School of Law please go to http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=158097651

Peggy Noonan and a third Party? And what about internet neutrality? This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, velvelonnationalaffairs.com, entitled "A Third Party And The Internet"Pipes" Providers' Planned Strike Against Political Freedom", originally posted on June 2nd 2006 The Massachusetts School of Law can be reached on the web at www.msl.edu

This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, "Velvel on National Affairs", entitled "Whores for President 'A Modest Proposal' To Cure This- May 31, 2006"

This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, "Velvel on National Affairs" entitled "of Oscar and LeBron"

This is the audio version of Dean Lawrence R. Velvel's blog, Velvelonnationalaffairs.com from January 31st, 2006, entitled Re: Joseph Ellis’ Column On The "Place [of] 9/11 In American History.

This is the audio blog of Dean Lawrence R Velvel's blog, Velvelonnationalaffairs.com from January 31st, 2006, entitled "Re: Joseph Ellis� Column On The "Place [of] 9/11 In American History."

The February 14, 2006 blog of Lawrence R. Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law.

The February 15, 2006 blog of Lawrence R. Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law.

The audio blog of Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of Law

The blog of Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of Law

The April 24, 2006 blog entry of Lawrence R. Velvel, dean of the Massachusetts School of Law