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University of the Automobile

By Eric L. Lipman

A mentor of mine makes the observation that if American workers were simply to use the time that they spend in their cars commuting to and from work, listening to worthwhile broadcasts, they could ?change their cars into universities.?

For those of us in the Twin Cities, where the average round-trip commute runs just shy of 45 minutes per day, a year?s worth of commuter study would amount to nearly 200 hours of mobile class time.

Inspired by that calculus, I have continued to stockpile my iPod with all sorts of useful (and completely free) offerings. Some of the podcasts that I loaded this week are:

The Duke Law Journal?s annual Administrative Law Conference ? this year exploring Administrative Law, preemption and federalism ? accessible here.

Justice Antonin Scalia?s address to the national Orthodox Jewish organization Agudath Israel of America, on the Establishment Clause; accessible here.

U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison?s (D-Minnesota) address to students of Georgetown University Law Center, on such topics as his recent trip to Guantanamo Bay, civil rights, voting rights and discrimination; accessible here.

The Federalist Society's predictions as to the Communications and Technology policies that will be undertaken in the next Administration if one of the major party nominees is elected President; accessible here.

Now my only problem is that costs four dollars a gallon to operate ?my university?.? I just hope that I am still eligible for student loans?.

Full post as published by Within the Scope on June 11, 2008 (boomark / email).