History of the Tobacco Industry: Ethics and Ecology
Throughout its long and storied history, tobacco has served the various appetites of religious shamans, aristocratic noblemen, common sailors, money changers and modern-day captains of industry.
On Liberty and the US Constitution
None of the issues being raised today by the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement are new, but rather they date back to the very beginning of the United States. At the time the Constitution was written in 1787, human rights and civil liberties were far more constrained than they are in the 21st Century. Only white men with property had voting rights for example, while most states still had slavery and women and children were still the property of fathers and husbands. Only very gradually was the Constitution amended to grant equal citizenship and voting rights to all, and even the original Bill of Rights was added only because the Antifederalists threatened to block ratification. In comparison, the libertarianism of John Stuart Mill in his famous book On Liberty was very radical indeed, even in 1859 much less 1789. He insisted that individuals should be left totally free to do as they pleased so long as they did no harm to others. To that extent, he would have supported the rights of OWS to protest and dissent, and been highly critical of how the authorities were suppressing the movement on the flimsiest of pretexts. As a supporter of free markets, he would also have opposed the trillions in dollars in bailout money that large banks and corporations have received from governments. On the other hand, he probably would have found the ideas of many OWS supporters too radical or socialistic, but at the same time have defended their right to assemble and demonstrate
Internet Governance by US Government
It does seem that whenever there has been a lag between legislation and disruptive technology, ethics takes a backseat. Agencies admit that they are years behind where they would like to be—and where consumers think they should be. There has been some movement in the privacy arena as companies doing business on the Web voluntarily participate in programs that give consumers opportunity to opt out of tracking. Categorically speaking, Internet privacy is quite a different animal from freedom of expression on the Internet. Nevertheless, the point is taken that the temporal gap between praxis and regulation is a consistent source of difficulty and a drain on resources.
As a globalized economy increasingly turns to professional information workers, the market is being altered by the proliferation of regulations that protect access to creative and intellectual property (Nakamura, 2000). Patents, copyrights, brands, and trademarks are all constructing exclusivity, which is largely temporary, but is monopolistic nonetheless (Nakamura, 2000). This wave of protective instruments is serving to erode unfettered access to markets (Nakamura, 2000).
Should Religious Symbols Be Worn in Schools
Many parents and students were confused, when a school district in Nebraska stopped a 12 years old girl, Elizabeth Carey from wearing a necklace because it resembled a rosary. Rev. Joseph Taphorn said to press that "One ought to be able to figure out whether she's trying to promote a gang," he added. "If she's not, why would she be punished for her right of religious freedom and religious expression? (Haynes)"
Research Paper
Undergraduate
Antitrust Law and Intellectual Property: Key Remedies
This research paper is concerned with several questions regarding antitrust law and intelectual property law and how the two come together. It is difficult to see the confluence at first, but the two are actually tied together extremely well. This essay, in eight sections, outlines the many different facets of the two sets of law and how they work together to contibute to increased competition.
Pornography Remains One of the Most Contentious
The First Amendment protects the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech can and should be extended to cover the production, dissemination, and consumption of pornography. The government has no clear definition of what constitutes "good" or "bad" pornography. However, there are clear limits to the First Amendment with regards to the use of consenting adults. When no one is harmed, pornography is a fundamental right.