Understanding human nature is a fundamental starting point for anyone attempting to build a coherent political philosophy. Generally speaking, there are two views: Human nature is either fixed or malleable....
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At a NATO summit in France in 2009, President Barack Obama stated, "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect...
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The Fourth Amendment owes much of its inspiration to the experience of the American colonies with the English Crown's issuance of General Warrants. These warrants, otherwise known as Writs of Assistance, gave...
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Before the rise of union power in the United States, labor relations were mostly directed by common law principles...
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From all sides of the political spectrum, we hear calls for decreasing or eliminating America's "dependence on foreign oil." To assess the validity of these calls, one must first understand the history of U.S. energy policy with respect to...
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Social Justice -- although this little phrase glibly slips off the tongue of many an individual, its ambiguity and explosive political nature can often cause profound confusion about the concept’s true meaning. Indeed, as one...
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For over 400 years Rome was the world's greatest republic and then, in a matter of decades it was gone, replaced by an empire. Instead of representative leaders elected by citizens, an emperor ruled with supreme...
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Though already in a recession by the 1929 stock market crash, that event generally marks the beginning of the United States economy’s collapse into the Great Depression, an unprecedented period of high unemployment,...
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 30 million Americans are living in poverty. So many people living in poverty in one of the richest countries in the world begs the question: Why? In order to change this statistic, many people call...
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Keynesianism, or Keynesian economics, is a macroeconomic theory that focuses on total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation. It was established by British economist John Maynard Keynes in his...
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Jury duty. Although it is avoided as much as possible by some, it is a key component of the American legal process. In fact, the American Founders considered the jury process so vital to the protection of individual rights and liberty that they...
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America's national debt has received increasing attention in recent years. As the financial crisis ensued in 2008, massive bailout and rescue packages catapulted the national debt skyward.
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Many Americans associate debates about energy with recent attempts to introduce clean and renewable fuels, while making them viable on a large scale. However, regulation, direction, and control of energy--in terms of production, distribution,...
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According to a Gallup Poll regarding the public opinion of 22 different professions, lobbying is perceived as the least honest and...
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On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. Popularly known as Obamacare, the PPACA sought to bring government reform to America’s health care...