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What is Prudence?
Prudence is often listed as one of the "four cardinal virtues," so named because they...
Fourth Amendment: Warrants, Searches, and Seizures
Fourth Amendment's history and philosophical basis, offering a look at the contemporary legal...
Rome: Bread and Circuses
Study the detrimental "bread and circuses" trend of ancient Rome through quotes, primary...
Inflation: Cause & Effects
Inflation/deflation information including an introduction, charts & graphs, quotes, analysis,...
John Maynard Keynes and Keynesian Economics
An introduction to Keynesian economic theory, history, and practice through quotes, charts and...
Minimum and Living Wage
This topic overview provides a comprehensive examination of minimum wage and living wage laws. It...
America's Exceptional Founding
This topic overview examines the exceptionalism of the American regime's origin and creation...
The Myth of the Robber Barons
This topic explores the lives and actions of the 19th century Robber Barons. It includes research,...
Overview of the Mississippi Economy
Using a variety of charts, quotes, commentary, and primary documents, this topic describes the past...
2007-2009 Recession: Boom, Bust, and Beyond
This topic page provides an overview on the 2007-2009 recession. It covers many different aspects:...
John Dewey, Pragmatism, and Progressive Education
Dewey, Pragmatism, progressive education information with history, background, impact, philosophy,...
Regulations in America
As contentions increase over the growing regulations Americans face, this topic takes a look at the...
Homeschooling
Homeschooling as education reform information including background, history, successes, development...
History of Feminism Theory & Feminist Thought
Third-wave feminism is said to begin in the early 1990s in response to a perceived backlash against...
Free Market Capitalism vs. Crony Capitalism
This topic explores the differences between crony capitalism and free market capitalism. The...
What is Education?
Definition of education from progressive, conservative, classical liberal perspectives views with...
Growth of Government
This topic takes a look at the arguments for and against government growth. Additionally, it traces...
American Dependency on Foreign Oil
America and oil, a brief history with quotes, charts, graphs, commentary, analysis, and more on...
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