Abstract
This essay focuses on the possible ramifications, both negative and positive, of a Trump presidency, from the perspective of Trump as the President-elect. Because Trump has no experience in public service, much of the paper is sp Continue Reading...
Some governments are terrified of their people: The military government that is running Burma (the junta calls the country Myanmar: Many of those who oppose the brutality of the regime refer to the nation by its former name of Burma) murders Buddhis Continue Reading...
Do the Pros Outweigh the Cons of the Affordable Care Act?
Introduction
Before the 1970s, the majority of people held hospital insurance. For instance in the ‘40s, only a tenth of the population actually had private health insurance. Just forty Continue Reading...
Improving the Administration and Collection Process for Government-Sponsored Student Loans
Introduction
Today, tens of thousands of young people are mortgaging part of their future with student loans in order to obtain a higher education. In some c Continue Reading...
Dredging the Port of Miami
Dredging refers to the activity needed to be conducted for removal of unwanted deposits present in water pathways. However, even though this activity facilitates marine traffic regularity, it isn't without its drawbacks[fo Continue Reading...
Keynes and Galbraith
John Maynard Keynes and his leading North American disciple John Kenneth Galbraith insisted that traditional free market capitalism and laissez faire economic thought of the 19th Century variety were no longer valid to the probl Continue Reading...
Meeting the Objectives of the EU: What They Are, What They Entail for Member Nations, and Why They Are Difficult to Attain Without Absolute Supremacy
That it would be difficult for the European Union (EU) to meet its objectives effectively without t Continue Reading...
Rupert Murdoch gave a speech in 2011 that defines ethics in a manner that many individuals would likely find quite enlightening. In that speech, Murdoch states "There is simply no excuse for unethical behavior. There are real issues that we must conf Continue Reading...
FBI vs. Apple in Relation to the Patriot Act
America is divided over the tradeoff between personal privacy and security needs. The focus is, now, on the government surveillance, but there are concerns over how data is being used by businesses. The i Continue Reading...
Cold War and the War on Terror
The Cold War (CW) and the War against Terror (WAT) were similar in several ways and different in other important aspects. Each is situated in its own particular political and social era. The CW emerged in the post-WW2 Continue Reading...
Teacher Tenure Should Be Abolished
Making the case against teacher tenure
Virtually all employees within the job market today are employed 'at will' -- in other words, they can be fired at any time. This principle of the capitalist economy is supp Continue Reading...
While these are some of the more famous elements of rhetorical theory, they do not require extensive discussion here for two reasons. Firstly, they are fairly well-known. Secondly, and more importantly, they actually do not provide much insight into Continue Reading...
Psychology Treatment
For most of U.S. history up to the time of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, the mentally ill were generally warehoused in state and local mental institutions on a long-term basis. Most had been involuntarily committed by Continue Reading...
spring of 2010 by Rasmussen Reports showed that 55% of New Yorkers blamed the state's budget crisis solely on the state's politicians. The telephone survey showed that the then $9 billion budget deficit was perceived as being a result of the "bicker Continue Reading...
In 1990 Saddam Hussein invaded and annexed Kuwait, Iraq’s neighbor, over a dispute regarding oil production and debt. Iraq had protected Kuwait during the Iran-Iraq War the previous decade and Hussein wanted the debt owed by Iraq to Kuwait canc Continue Reading...
War and Peace: The War on Terror
The first time "war on terror" was used was in the aftermath of the infamous 9/11 al Qaeda attack. Even though this phrase has been used severally in passing to describe a wide variety of aims, policy guidelines and Continue Reading...