WERU Special: Camden Conference 3/29/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Camden Conference Special Presentation: “Best of Times or Worst of Times”

-Recent history of Presidential efforts to affect US foreign policy
-Current state of US foreign policy and weakening US standing in the world
-Possible steps that can be taken to pursue a more realistic and effective foreign policy

Speakers:
Stephen M. Walt, Harvard University
Gordon Adams, former Senior White House official on foreign policy

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/29/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA)

Congress just passed, with much righteous posturing and by overwhelming majorities, the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act, or SESTA. While the Act’s intent is noble, the likelihood of it accomplishing its goal is small, even according to the Department of Justice, while the possibility of the unintended consequence of reducing free speech online is significant. Here’s why.

Family Corner 3/28/18

Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman

Family health and wellbeing: Co-parenting

Key Discussion Points:
-Parents can work out ways to share parenting after divorce that are comfortable
-Co-parenting comes in many forms and approaches – no one size fits all
-Kids will do better if both parents are in their lives and it is important that we, as parents, try to make this happen
-It can be challenging – but well worth the effort!

Guest: Karen Kristjanson CO-PARENTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Voices of Moms and Dads