Individual Freedom
Essays

Globalization Reader by Frank Lechner and John Boli, addresses what has become one of the most important buzz words of the 21st century. Globalization refers to a process that is complex and involves many different…

The issue of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire is a source of fascination for both the broad public and the scholarly world. From a European perspective, the fall of the Empire can be regarded as the end of the…

One of the fundamental principles in the United States constitution is habeas corpus that seeks to protect individual liberties and the society in general. This article examines the right to this privilege and its application in the context of the unending war on terror. Some of the major aspects discussed in this article include history and meaning of habeas corpus, its relation to the U.S. Constitution and protection of civil liberties, and its application in war on terror.

The French Revolution is not just about the rise of revolution, but it is also a tale of the breakdown of the ancien regime. Bukovansky (2009, 170) states that even though the Marxist interpretation of the French…

As reported by Kevin Rawls (2009) Martha Stewart owned shares of a company called ImClone. In 2001 ImClone received notification that a new prescription drug, Erbitux, in which the company invested large amounts of…

This project explores several published articles that report on results from research conducted on Online (Internet) and Offline (non-internet) on the benefits of Americans receiving/participating in Universal Health…

This paper argues that inmates at State prisons should be having premature releases from prisons so that the States can manage their budget problems. As the paper illustrates, despite criticisms on parole that it…

Contract Theory: Contract Theory: Are Contracts Required for an Efficient Marketplace?

The role and function of government has over the centuries been at the centre of debate and even conflict among various political theorists and activists. The question of what the "job" of government should be, hinges…

There are several different societal and cultural values--and differences in them--that exist between the U.S. and Western Europeans. Americans favor more political and economic autonomy, an idea that has been prevalent ever since the Colonial War. Europeans, however, are more tolerant in their conception of and expression of every day life.