Politicians
Essays

Neo-liberalism: Is the current economic crisis a death-knell for neo-liberalism?

A central claim of democratic theory is that democracy induces governments to be responsive to the preferences of the people. Political parties serve to organize politics in almost every modern democracy in the world (in both presidential and parliamentary systems). Some observers claim that the parties are what induce democracies to be responsive. In this essay, the author will show this point of democracy being dependent upon the buildup of democratic expression through the buildup and maintenance of organic party organizations in both presidential and parliamentary systems in democracies worldwide. This analysis excludes ethnic parties which infect the systems with instability. Rather, we will see how other institutions can be harnessed to channel these energies in more profitable directions.

Corporate crimes have taken center stage in our thoughts, imaginations and most importantly on the front pages of our newspapers. Of course, with the recent incarceration of Martha Stewart, we've come face-to-face with…

¶ … lives of the individual human beings who fought in the Battle of Shiloh, rather than just considering it an interesting piece of history. Real people, some of them very young, entered the military for different…

Thomas Jefferson is considered one of the most important political actors in the history of the United States, not only because he was President, but also of his great accomplishments before, during and after his…

Contrails are an exhaust manifestation of chemical waste products emitted from jet engines (Fast, 2002). The impact of contrails has been highly debated and often mired in misinformation.

The issue regarding ethics is a subject of great importance in the business environment, but also within governmental institutions. Given the fact that ethics is a somewhat abstract notion, it is quite difficult for…

¶ … role did prohibtion have in the 1920's.

Battlefield Contractors Introduction The use of private contractors to assist the U.S. military forces in times of conflict is not a new concept. According to author Gordon Campbell, Washington has "always" used contractors in times of war. There are many contemporary issues and potential problems when the U.S. military signs deals with private contractors, as it did in Iraq and is currently doing in Afghanistan. The main issue revolves around the concept of hiring 180,000 private contractors to support and in some cases substitute for U.S. service personnel in the war zone that was Iraq and is today Afghanistan. Is the hiring ethical, is it practical, and does it help the war effort? This paper reviews those issues and provides perspective from both sides of the issue using the available literature on this topic.

Sentencing of those that commit crimes while they are impaired by alcohol varies greatly. While it would appear that all individuals should be sentenced in basically the same manner based on their prior convictions,…