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Contemporary Issues

  • Internal Threats to America

    What comes to mind when thinking about potential threats the United States faces today?...

  • Border Security

    Throughout most of American history, border security has centered on the issue of immigration rather than the threat of invasion. And, despite having been known as "the land of immigrants", from its early days the...

  • TSA (Transportation Security Administration)

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created in late 2001 as part of the United States' response to September 11. Although initially an agency within the Department of Transportation, TSA was quickly...

  • American Foreign Policy: Less-Interventionism Positions

    The non-interventionist movement, like many American traditions, has its roots in the Enlightenment. The Founders were strongly concerned about the potential threat that war and foreign alliances posed to the liberty...