Podcasts
My WCBS interview with Alan Dershowitz ahead of impeachment trial
Photo: Courtesy CBS Harvard Law Prof Waffles on Scope of His Role Asserts ‘I’m not a full-fledged member’ of impeachment defense team Claims Sekulow is not conflicted by Parnas allegations Dershowitz arguably should be considered an expert witness in this case and Dems should get a rebuttal witness Sekulow should be called to testify on…
James Marketos, Esq. on “Why We Remember Smyrna”
American Hellenic Institute PODCAST #2: AHI board member James Marketos, Esq., recounts a genocide taunt by Turkish soccer fans this year and speaks on the importance of remembering the Smyrna Catastrophe of 1922 and the need to hold Turkey to account for the destruction of the Christian population of the city. Marketos’s remarks on October…
Michael Zukerman on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs
Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman, a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice group, discusses Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs with John Metaxas. These programs are an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in both commercial and residential real estate developments. Through these programs, a property owner is able…
Columbia Law Prof. John Coffee interviews SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson
Commissioner Jackson dissented in a partisan 3-2 vote at the SEC on proposed proxy solicitation rules that he says will make it easier for CEOs to spend shareholder money. Professor Coffee questions the commissioner about new practices in short selling, the failure of the WeWork IPO, and whether the SEC has the right to seek disgorgement for violations…
Prime Minister Mitsotakis tells John Metaxas that Greece’s Brain Drain can be Reversed
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tells John Metaxas that Greece’s Brain Drain Can be Reversed. The prime minister answered my question during a public conversation he had at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, moderated by former Ambassador Nicholas Burns, on September 26, 2019. Runs: 6 minutes CLICK THE PLAYER TO LISTEN You may…
“Money has died” says Dr. Carl Weinberg of High Frequency Economics
In my three decades as a financial journalist I have been fortunate to interview a number of brilliant people who have educated me about how world finances and markets work. None has been more insightful than Carl Weinberg, who I first met more than 20 years ago when I was anchoring at CNN, and who I…
If You’re Worried about a Recession, Watch the Weekly Jobless Claims, says Jim O’Sullivan of High Frequency Economics
Economist Jim O’Sullivan of High Frequency Economics says the key numbers to watch to see if the U.S. is dipping into recession are the weekly jobless claims. He says, so far those numbers indicate strength in the U.S. economy despite a drop in exports and other possible recession warnings. This is an excerpt from his…
Brown Moskowitz & Kallen Hosts Client Briefing with Economists Weinberg, O’Sullivan
In my three decades as a financial journalist I have been fortunate to interview a number of brilliant people who have educated me about how world finances and markets work. None has been more insightful than Carl Weinberg, who I first met more than 20 years ago when I was anchoring at CNN. That’s why…
Back Channel Diplomacy Attempts to Defuse World Hot Spots, says U.S. Ambassador Dr. Susan Elliott
Retired U.S. Ambassador Dr. Susan Elliott tells us that back channel diplomacy is currently going on in ways unimagined by most citizens, through her organization, the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. She became the NCAFP’s President and CEO in August 2018. Officially known as Track II Diplomacy, these closed-door and off-the-record conferences provide opportunities for…
Israeli High Court Decision Puts Jerusalem Christian Community at Risk, says Former U.S. Ambassador Theros
Retired U.S. Ambassador Patrick Theros discusses the Israeli High Court decision in favor of an extremist group that seeks the removal of Christians from the Old City of Jerusalem and the existential risks for the Christian community that the ruling poses. At issue in the real estate case, brought by the Greek Orthodox Church of…