Today's Date:
September 16, 2025

More Subjects
Per Page :

Bush, Machiavelli, and the Economization of Violence

Had President Bush been more studious during his college years, he might have learned a valuable lesson from his political science professors during discussions of Machiavelli that could have helped him do a better job of justifying the war in Iraq and the  →

Aging Trends and the World Economy : Observations and Implications

Much has been written in business and social science research literature during the past ten years about the fact that the demographics of age in the United States are poised for a significant shift in the coming decades. As the Baby  →

Designing Public Policy : Keys to Achieving Equality and Efficiency

The individuals who are responsible for developing public policy attempt to achieve two goals simultaneously: equality and efficiency. Although the constructs can be complementary, it is more often the case that equality and efficiency conflict. In order to understand why,  →

10 Important Definitions Related to the Federal Budget Process in the United States

These important terms help clarify some issues relating to the federal budgeting process in the United States. The ten terms were chosen based on their relevance to the most common budget activities and many of these are terms you hear  →

Constitutional Revisions : Legislators and the Task of Changing the Constitution of the United States

One of the most exciting but also most challenging responsibilities of being a legislator or a jurist involves making changes to the Constitution and constitutional precedents. While the Constitution was written and adopted as a founding document of the United  →

An Analysis of Common Opinions on Illegal Immigration in the United States (Should go in arguments)

The United States owes its rich and diverse history to the constant stream of immigrants from across the globe and despite recent fears about possible dangers involved with open borders, it must be rearticulated that immigrants serve an important host of functions  →

How Increasing Environmental Awareness Might Benefit the Global Tourism Industry

Despite the steady rise in the popularity of environmentally-oriented tourism and the evidence suggesting that protecting the environment is not only ethically responsible, but makes business sense as well, many segments of the tourism industry either ignore or flagrantly violate  →

The Current State of the International Arms Trade: Historical and Political Considerations

The current war in Iraq makes a discussion of the international arms trade particularly timely. As Southall has observed, “the international arms trade is the substrate for global armed conflict” (1457), causing threats to the health and welfare of people,  →

Questioning the Viability of the One State Solution in the Israel and Palestinian Conflict

Tilley (2005) argues that the one-state solution is the only feasible strategy that exists for achieving “real democracy, through a bridging of peoples and their histories” between Palestine and Israel (p.  ). Rejecting the two-state solution as an “obsolete” and unrealistic model because  →

Offering a Definition of Terrorism : “The Clash of Civilizations” and “Unholy War”

Terrorism is very difficult to define, but still harder to define, perhaps, are the motivations that prompt individuals and groups to commit acts of terrorism. Furthermore, although the physical consequences of terrorism are often painfully visible, the effects that terrorism  →