American Focus
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis album features programs sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Affairs at the University of California, Davis, focused on domestic policy issues,including the current economic crisis. The institute is drawing upon the expertise of UC Davis social scientists, and others, to provide analysis and commentary on the multiple critical issues facing the nation.
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Episodes
Religious Conservatives and Safe Sex
May 30, 2012 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBRobert S. Taylor, associate professor of political science at UC Davis, dissects the religious conservative view on HPV vaccination. His focus is "an imminent criticism of the religious conservative position," as he believes that "the policies don't follow the religious conservative position."
Buying National: Democracy and Discrimination in Public Procurement
May 23, 2012 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBDaniel Y. Kono, associate professor of political science at UC Davis, discusses "explanations of procurement discrimination, why some governments discriminate more than others and why governments use procurement discrimination as opposed to other types of protectionist instruments."
Privatization and Its Discontents: The Shared Fate of Public Education and the Public Lands
April 18, 2012 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBLouis Warren, professor of history at UC Davis, discusses how public education and the land set aside for public universities are a legacy of the homestead era.
Immigration and Labor Markets During the Last Decade
November 16, 2011 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB VideoGiovanni Peri, professor of economics at UC Davis, discusses immigration and its impact on the labor market in the United States.
Boehner's Dilemma: Candidates, Voters, and the Tea Party in the 2010 Elections
October 12, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBWalt Stone, professor of political science, discusses the effects of the Tea Party on the 2010 election.
Ideology and Spacial Voting in American Elections
May 13, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBStephen Jessee, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses voters' ideological preferences, and the influence of party identification on voters' decisions on presidential elections.
State of the Safety Net in Post-Welfare Reform Era
April 01, 2011 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBUC Davis economics professor Hilary Hoynes speaks about welfare in today's economy.
Physician Wages Higher in Specialties
March 16, 2011 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBPaul Leigh, professor of public health sciences at UC Davis, discusses the possibility that too many specialists are driving up the costs of medical care.
Sex, Crime and Problems in School
February 16, 2011 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBBill McCarthy, professor of sociology at UC Davis, explores the connections between adolescent romantic relationships and deviant behavior as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.
Constitutional Challenges to the Health Care Law
February 09, 2011 08:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBVikram Amar, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at UC Davis, speaks on the constitutional challenges to the health care law as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.
The Accidental Deduction: A History and Critique of the Tax Subsidy for Mortgage Interest
March 31, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBDennis Ventry, acting professor of law at UC Davis School of Law, talks about the tax subsidy for mortgage interest as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.
Global Migration and U.S. Immigration Reform: Where Do We Stand?
February 10, 2010 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBDuring this talk sponsored by the UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs, global migration and immigration reform are discussed by Kevin Johnson, dean and professor at the UC Davis School of Law, and Philip Martin, UC Davis professor of agricultural and resource economics, and chair of the UC Comparative Immigration and Integration Program.
The Financial Crisis: An Inside View
October 15, 2009 07:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBPhillip Swagel, former assistant secretary for economic policy, U.S. Treasury Department, discusses the financial crisis from an insider's point of view.