The Nobel Peace Prize has always been somewhat of an enigma, when compared to more straightforward Nobel prizes, such as those in medicine and physics. Certainly most winners of Nobel Peace Prize in physics had a pretty good idea that they were in the running, as this prize rewards more tangible achievements. However, the Nobel ...
Preamble The Preamble of the Constitution answers the question “Why?” The reasons for writing the Constitution are as follows: To make a better country Make sure the country is fair and just Make peace inside the country Provide for a defense from outside attacks Promote the well-being of the people Ensure freedom for the people ...
Capitalism is an economic system that began in Europe at the collapse of feudalism around the 16th Century. It was used by the early American settlers prior to the American Revolution. Upon the formation of the United States (1776-1789), Capitalism was the chosen economic system by the Fore Fathers of the United States; primarily because ...
It’s official; the democrats are not going to take back the white house. The party continues to divide itself as Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama Fight to be the democratic presidential nominee. Politicians in Washington continue to divide the party, with some supporting Barack, while the others support Hilary. Who’s the latest politician to divide ...
Here is a list of 10 fun facts about the 2008 Presidential election. 1) The president of Kenya declared November 5th to be a national holiday in honor of Barack Obama’s election. 2) The most Republican state in the 2008 election was Oklahoma, with 66% for John McCain. The runner-up was Wyoming with 65%. 3) ...
For eight years, I held the position of “Mayor” in a small town in Pennsylvania just outside the City of Philadelphia. For eight years, I read, researched, studied and carried out the Role of the Municipal Mayor in Pennsylvania. I was sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and of the ...
In 2012, 33 senate races will be contested. Some look like landslides, some look closer. Among the tightest is the Senate race in Missouri, which pits Democrat Claire McCaskill vs. a Republican to be named later Missouri In elections for President, Missouri has tended Republican. McCain won the state in 2008, but only by ...
It seems the smallest towns in America are the ones with the biggest ideas that are too large to carry on the town’s back. You can say that about Ridgway, Colorado where a local pub owner has been trying to get compulsory voting on the ballots throughout 2010 as a potential snowball to the rest ...
Plato’s conception of the ideal state is an interesting attempt to sort out citizens into three distinct social classes. In his attempt, his motive for this division of labor can be attributed to a checks and balances system. But before describing the citizens within an ideal state, he describes the overall structure of an ideal ...
COMMENTARY | The “Kony 2012” video about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony has become a viral hit, according to ABC News. The impact of the video, which points out the atrocities committed by Kony, has caused thousands of people to place a call to action against the man and his Lord’s Resistance Army. I see this ...