Ivory Tower

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The Supreme Court winds up its term: Gay Marriage. Redistricting and the Death Penalty
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The panelists comment on 3 Supreme Court decisions all issued in the final few days of the term. They compare opposition to the gay marriage decision with opposition to Roe v. Wade, and .. show full overview
12x2
The end game in Greece; Removing the Confederate Flag; Sex with 14 year olds
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The gang discuss the best and the most likely outcome in the showdown between Greece and the European Union. Then they disagree over whether small confederate flags should be permitted .. show full overview
12x3
Assessing the nuclear deal with Iran; Hillary Clinton's approach to boosting incomes
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The panelists examine a variety of aspects of the nuclear deal with Iran that have been overlooked in the media coverage so far. Then the panelists react to Hillary Clinton's major .. show full overview
12x4
Cuomo's $15 minimum wage initiative; Cuomo takes on the local prosecutors
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The panelists examine the new proposal from Governor Cuomo's Wage Board to raise the hourly wage of chain fast food workers to $15 an hour. We have many questions about its fairness and .. show full overview
12x5
Planned Parenthood at a crossroads; Fox dictates debate rules; Sentencing Joyce Mitchell
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Moderator David Rubin introduces a new panelist to the Ivory Tower lineup: Holly Rine, a professor at LeMoyne who is in the History Department and heads Lemoyne’s Honors Program. Then .. show full overview
12x6
Parsing the Republican debate; Extraditing the man who shot Cecil the lion
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The panelists react to what they saw and heard on the first Republican presidential debate of the season in Cleveland. Then the panelists offer their views on whether Walter James .. show full overview
12x7
Letter on abortion and planned parenthood; Controversial plans to make college affordable
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Bob Spitzer responds to a letter critical of his comparison of organ donation by a deceased person to the use of fetal tissue and organs in research. Then they debate Hillary Clinton’s .. show full overview
12x8
Clinton confronts "Black Lives Matter"; Increasing voter turnout; NCAA has upper hand
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Panelists discuss Hillary Clinton's tough response to representatives of "Black Lives Matter" who wanted her to acknowledge the sins of her husband's administration, and her own sins, in .. show full overview
12x9
Donald Trump and Nudity at Times Square
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On this edition of Ivory Tower: Panelists discuss the phenomenon that is the Donald Trump campaign. They discuss why the campaign has taken wing, how strong it really is, and whether it .. show full overview
12x10
Clinton, Biden, email scandal, the election; Asylum seekers overwhelm Europe's leaders
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On this week's show the panelists discuss the continuing travails of the Clinton campaign, including the never-ending e-mail scandal, and whether party leaders are using Joe Biden as a .. show full overview
12x11
Reasonable accommodation in Kentucky; Exposing Judges; The U.S. response to Refugee Crisis
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The panelists debate whether Judge Bunning reached the right conclusion in the reasonable accommodation afforded to clerk Kim Davis, permitting her to exit jail and return to work if she .. show full overview
12x12
Potential lies about ISIS; Republican Debate
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The panelists discuss the Defense Department's investigating whether top military officials distorted the reports from military analysts about the successes in beating back the Islamic .. show full overview
12x13
The Pope and President Xi compete for media attention; The Walker and Perry flameouts
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The panelists assess the relative importance of the visits of Pope Francis and President Xi of China. They debate whether the media have erred in assessing their relative importance, .. show full overview
12x14
Another mass shooting; The house picks a new speaker
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We ask national gun control expert Bob Spitzer to react to the mass shooting on an Oregon community college campus. Then we look at the brawl in the House as the Republicans jostle to .. show full overview
12x15
Are relatives responsible for gun deaths; Is the U.S. responsible for the hospital bombing
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The panelists discuss how it might be possible to hold parents or other relatives of mass shooters responsible if they knew, or should have known, that the shooter posed a serious risk .. show full overview
12x16
Democratic Presidential debates; Speaker of the House problems; Columbus Day
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The panelist discuss the Democratic Presidential Debate that took place earlier this week. Were there candidates who changed voters minds after the debate? Then, they discuss the length .. show full overview
12x17
Trudeau takes Canada; A third term for miner; Ryan gets the prize
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The surprising victory of Justin Trudeau to become Prime Minister of Canada, and how his victory and legislative prospects illustrate the differences between Canadian and American .. show full overview
12x18
Ben Carson; confining sex offenders after sentence is over
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The panelists talk about Ben Carson and why he has attracted so much attention. then they talk about places that confine sex offenders even after they finish their sentence and finally a .. show full overview
12x19
Reforming the Supreme Court; Student privacy at Cornell; Election wrap
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The panelists discuss the value of a proposal from Norman Ornstein for reforming the Supreme Court that would end lifetime tenure and substitute 18-year fixed, staggered terms. We all .. show full overview
12x20
Racial tensions on campus - Missouri, Yale and elsewhere
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The panelists discuss the student demonstrations at the U of Missouri, Yale, and elsewhere, including a look at our own campuses and administrations. They examine how university .. show full overview
12x21
The terrorist attacks in Paris reverberate in the United States
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Panelists discuss 3 results in the U.S. of the terrorist attacks in Paris. First is the rising xenophobia against immigrants. Second is the dilemma President Obama faces on how to .. show full overview
12x22
NATO is dragged into Syria; Expunging Pres. Wilson from Princeton; Fear and the primaries
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Addressing Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter jet and the implications for the NATO alliance if these two old antagonists don't get a grip on their anger. Then an editorial in the .. show full overview
12x23
The San Bernardino mass shooting; Silver convicted
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The panelists discuss the importance of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA and its possible impact on American life and the presidential election. Then they celebrate the conviction .. show full overview
12x24
Can the news media resist being trumped by Trump; A constitutional convention in New York
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Panelists discuss the woeful performance of the nation’s news media in dealing with the Donald Trump phenomenon. Lack of preparation, lack of basic knowledge, lack of courage, a love of .. show full overview
12x25
Assessing the Paris climate talks; Real diversity on Campus
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Panelists examine the agreements that came out of the Paris climate talks. Bob Greene read the whole thing and concludes there is not much of substance there, but all is not lost, and .. show full overview
12x26
What are the panelist optimistic about in the coming year?
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A Christmas Show with a positive spin. The panelists discuss what they are optimistic about in the coming year. From race relations to city-suburban relations. Each panelists attempt to stay positive while discussing important issues.
12x27
Katko Review; Oregon Standoff; Gun Control
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The panelists review how Republican Congressman John Katko has faired in his first year. Then they discuss the background behind the Oregon Standoff. Do the 20 armed protestors have a .. show full overview
12x28
State of the State, State of the Union, Iran
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On this week's Ivory Tower: The panelists discuss the State of the State and the State of the Union.
12x29
Democrats, Flint, Michigan, The Academy Awards
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On this edition of Ivory Tower: The panel discusses the Democratic race, the newest developments in Flint, Michigan, and the Academy Awards.
12x30
Consensus releases proposal on consolidation; College Retention
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The panelists discuss the importance of the proposal released by a blue ribbon panel known as Consensus earlier this week. Is this the key to the economic future and livability of this .. show full overview
12x31
Iowa Caucuses; Rubio; Coperate Wellness
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The panelists discuss the significance of the Iowa Caucuses, and what they learned from the results then they focus in on one candidate Marco Rubio, is he now the one that the so-called .. show full overview
12x32
New Hampshire Primary, Insuring heroin addict
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The panel discuss whether Hillary Clinton is in trouble after her 2nd place results in New Hampshire, also is Kasich the better option if Trump and Cruz falter. The they talk about area .. show full overview
12x33
Future of the Supreme Court; Apple's Privacy Fight
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The panelists discuss the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia and what that means to the nation's highest court. Will the Republicans hold up the next nomination? Then they discuss .. show full overview
12x34
How could Ivory Tower be so wrong.
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The Ivory Tower panelists come clean as to how they could be so wrong in predicting Donald Trumps electability.
12x35
Republican Party today; Ithaca perhaps a haven for Heroin users; The Catholic League
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The Republican party’s last two Presidential nominees stepped out boldly and called Trump a phony and a fraud. What exactly is the Republican Party today? The the panel discuss the idea .. show full overview
12x36
Trump and the Military; Suing your University for False Advertising
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The panel discuss the comments from members of the military and intelligence establishment. Both told Donald Trump that the military was not his “palace guards” and it would not break .. show full overview
12x37
The ruinous choices facing the Republican Party; Obama's chess game with the Republicans
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The panelists assess the options, for the GOP if they nominate Donald Trump as their standard bearer or if they spurn him at the convention in Cleveland. Then the panelists debate the .. show full overview
12x38
Minimum wage; ISIS; Cuba
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Governor Andrew Cuomo has been pushing hard for a raise in the minimum wage and with the budget due on April 1st the negotiations are presumably intense. How will this work out for .. show full overview
12x39
Discrimination against Gays; Trump's foreign policy
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The panel discusses the laws passed in Georgia (but vetoed) and in North Carolina (not vetoed) that permit discrimination against gays and other non-protected groups in housing, .. show full overview
12x40
Which "Persons" does a member of Congress represent; IT comes clean on off-shore accounts
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Panelists try to explain, the Supreme Court decision this week on how to count “persons” for purposes of drawing districts to be represented in Congress. Texas counts all persons .. show full overview
12x41
Presidential primaries; The Pope's latest letter
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With the New York presidential primary next week, the panelists discuss both the Democratic and Republican races. Then with The Pope making news with his latest letter, this time on .. show full overview
12x42
Georgetown University, The Rich and the Poor, Changes to U.S. Currency
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On this week's The Ivory Tower: The panelists discuss how Georgetown University might respond to the story that in 1838 it sold 272 slaves it owned in order to pay bills to keep the .. show full overview
12x43
The strange case of the prosecutor and the mayor
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On this week’s show the panelists examine the curious case of the Onondaga County District Attorney prosecuting a citizen for submitting a letter to the editor with the names of five .. show full overview
12x44
TRUMP AS OUR POTENTIAL TYRANT; GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
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On this week’s show the panelists discuss a provocative piece by Andrew Sullivan in New York Magazine about whether the United States is now a late-stage democracy, ripe for an autocrat .. show full overview
12x45
Unity Nonsense; When they is a singular pronoun; the FDA blows it on E Cigs
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Was the made-for-tv meeting of Donald Trump and Paul Ryan was anything more significant than a CNN count-down clock moment. Then a problem with the English language that we do not have a .. show full overview
12x46
Now it's Democratic Party disunity; The mess that is the Olympics, now and forever
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The panelists examine how in 1 week the political story line flipped from disunity in the Republican Party to disunity in the Democratic Party. Then they discuss whether Russia, because .. show full overview
12x47
How to fix a broken Presidential primary system; Three Ivy League schools under fire
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On this week's Ivory Tower: We discuss how to fix a Presidential primary system that produced two candidates with the highest negative poll numbers in the history of presidential .. show full overview
12x48
Should scientists wipe out mosquitos: Frightened kids
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In the latest issue of Smithsonian magazine researchers talk of a promising technology called gene editing that can actually kill of a species of mosquitos. This may save hundreds of .. show full overview
12x49
Round two for the media in covering Trump and Clinton; Judge Curiel; Remembering Ali
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We welcome back for a cameo appearance one of the original Ivory Tower panelists: Glenn Altschuler from Cornell. Panelists state what they hope the media will provide in coverage of the .. show full overview
12x50
The Brexit vote looms; Some troubling questions about the Orlando shootings
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The panelists address how they would vote if they lived in Britain. Would they vote to remain inside the EU, or would they vote to exit? Then they turn to the mass shooting in Orlando .. show full overview
12x51
Brexit Vote; Albany; Sit-ins; Immigration Law; Fourth Amendment; Affirmative Action
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A special one hour Ivory Tower. They discuss the vote of the British public to leave the European Union. They examine Governor Cuomo’s assertion that the legislative session just ended .. show full overview

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