By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Amid the chaos this week in the British Parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred to opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, calling him a “chlorinated chicken” and, oddly, “a great big girl’s blouse.” While certainly original, the meaning of these particular metaphors might be lost, particularly to us on the Western side
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: When an alleged hazard exists and causes a person to be injured, then maybe a business might think about fixing it. But would the fix amount to a confession and cause the business to own that prior liability? That’s the question that motivates Rule 407 in the Federal Rules of
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: In Part One of this two-part post, I discussed the remarkable success of the “TED Talk” formula in repopularizing the idea of a single-speaker, large-audience presentation. I noted that the format is worth looking at for lawyers and others who present legal CLE’s, often in front of large conference audiences.
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: In a fast-paced technological age, it is refreshing that the simple act of a person giving a speech still has some legs. The “TED Talk” formula of an 18-minute presentation continues to be popular, with more than 2,500 official TED Talks and nearly 100,000 talks in the affiliate “TEDx” network,
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: In our age, the social networks and airwaves are awash in fake news and rumors of fake news. In that context, it seems, people respond by seeking refuge in their own fortresses. That means doubling down on their core ideological beliefs and rejecting anything that comes from a different perspective.
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: The divisions in this country are not just political, they also relate to attitudes toward responsibility. In a survey and study conducted this past month (July, 2019), we asked respondents about their views of individual versus collective responsibility. In response to a question that offered two choices on how they
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Attorney: “To help prepare you for your testimony, let’s review what they’re going to ask about. They’re going to ask about Smith’s performance reviews.” Witness: “Okay, I can talk about these…” Attorney: “Great, so…Why would you terminate Smith after rating him excellent just three weeks earlier?” Witness: “Well, I think
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: The big moment finally arrived. After two years of investigations and fast-churning news cycles, Robert Mueller, the former Special Counsel who focused on Russian election interference and obstruction claims involving the President, finally arrived to testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the nation. But if House Democrats expected him
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Many to most of my readers will be old enough to remember when there was no Internet. Or, perhaps, you’ll remember a time when “going online” meant connecting through a noisy modem and a telephone line. Even more of you will remember a time when you didn’t have an internet-connected
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By Dr. Ken Broda Bahm: Sitting in a courtroom during a recent trial, I had the opportunity to hear opening statements from both the Plaintiff and the Defendant. Both sides devoted a portion of their time during these openings to stress the well-worn theme of, “What I say isn’t evidence.” Both sides emphasized that evidence
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