Federal Judges Serve For Life . . .

. . . and, therefore, are "Appointed Forever."

Business Entities

The Mahalo channel on youtube includes a grouping of 7 videos on "Business Entities" all hosted by CPA Keith Hall.  In a comfortable, folksy, tie-loose-at-the-neck style, Hall competently describes the characteristics of the principal forms of business organizations.  There is a video on Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations, S Corporations and Limited Liability Companies.  There is also the overview video embedded below.

Featured Website: Top Documentary Films

Top Documentary Films features an impressive list of full length documentaries available on-line free of charge. What a great way to extend the classroom by assigning movies for students to watch outside of class!  The list of movies available is quite extensive and diverse. I pulled out a few relevant examples:

Big Brother, Big Business
trailer:


Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
trailer:



WalMart: the High Cost of Low Price
trailer:


Consuming Kids
trailer:


Capitalism: a Love Story
trailer:

The End of Civility...or the End of Civilization?

Below is an ad for the reality TV show, Celebrity Apprentice.  Pardon me for being cynical, but I don't think that the fact that the show will raise money for charity is enough to redeem the cultural damage this show inflicts. How can we teach ethics, when the "cheat to win" culture is so famously celebrated . . . and even justified as "doing good?" Do our student dismiss us as out-of-touch sentimentalists when we promote ethical behavior? What about all the multi-millions of TV viewers who are never even exposed to the suggestion of ethical conduct in business? Are ethics even relevant, anymore?

Law Music Video: Illegal Search

This week's installment in the "Law Music Videos" series is Illegal Search by LL Cool J. Law music videos played before your class starts will positively contribute to learning.

Corporations Are Persons Now

Tell us how you really feel ladies.  Don't hold back, now! See also the The Story of Citizens United.

Fraud!

But was there reasonable reliance?