Liberalism
Essays

¶ … global economy and political spectrum varies widely from state to state and region to region. Different philosophies are adhered to and relative to the issue of global warming, which potentially affects everyone in…

¶ … U.S. foreign policy was deeply engaged

Mass politics in Europe at the end of the 19th Century had turned away from the liberalism of the intellectual and capitalist elites in the direction of populist movements that described themselves as socialist, social democratic or nationalist. Frequently they rejected liberal rationalism and science as well in favor of emotion, mystical symbols, charismatic leaders and demagogues. Among these were the Christian Social Party of Karl Lueger in Austria, which Adolf Hitler admired as a young man and later imitated, and the Action Francaise in France, led by Charles Maurras, Maurice Barras and Eduard Drumont. This early fascist movement thrived in after a Jewish officer in the French Army, Alfred Dreyfus, was falsely convicted of espionage and sentenced to prison on Devil's Island.

Adam Smith, whose Wealth of Nations was published in 1776, was the father of modern economics and capitalism. He argued that the free operation of market forces was the best recipe for a flourishing and growing economy.

What are the key issues surrounding the African-American Church in the year 2005? What should new pastors be learning as they train to become Christian leaders in their communities?

According to Carl Schramm's philosophy of entrepreneurialism and his belief in the value of the capitalist initiative, democracy is not necessary for capitalism to take root, but capitalism can lead to democracy, as a…

There is no better commodity to discuss than chocolate, when looking at the globalization of food. Food can tell the most astounding stories as well as create a sense of identity for and entire culture.

The pen is mightier than the sword" - so it has been said. Great events in human history have been made by the written word, and the American Revolution is no exception. In order to bring a people to the point of…

One of the major issues concerning evolution and speciation -- or, rather, how the flora and fauna that we see around us came to be, starting from species that are largely now extinct -- is the process or mechanism by…

Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer born in 1903, in Amsterdam, was a Dutch Reformed theologian. He grew up in a devoutly practiced Reformed Christian home and began and completed his theological training at the famous Free…