Category: Political Science

  • NFL’s Role in American Propaganda & National Identity

    The NFL and American Propaganda: Unveiling the Intertwined Histories In the land where sports and patriotism often blend seamlessly into the cultural tapestry, the National Football League (NFL) stands out not just for its thrilling plays and iconic athletes, but also for its intricate dance with American propaganda and government messaging. Understanding the evolution of…

  • Barack Obama’s 2007 Border Protection Paper

    One of the purposes of the United States’ border policy is to protect the citizens of this great country from non-citizens who intend to harm or acts of violence against those within its borders. A main goals of this policy is to know, at all times, who is inside the massive national borders that stretch…

  • Obama vs. McCain – History Essay

    The Iraq war was declared by George Bush on March 20, 2003. This war is also known as the Second Golf War, the Occupation of Iraq, and The War in Iraq. (Wikipedia) The war is a response to the attacks on September 11th and the belief that Iraq had amassed Weapons of Mass destruction. Their…

  • The Obama Presidency Essay

    Certainly when it comes to the 2008 presidential election senator Barack Obama is at the top of the list. Barack Obama was the fifth African American senator in the united state’s history and the only African American currently serving in the United States Senate. Senator Obama had just served three years in the Senate in…

  • Essay on “I have a Dream” – Dr King

    Inspiring a Vision – In-depth Analysis of “I have a Dream” I see a dream; I see the dream of Martin Luther King as he graphically describes his shared vision. I see that inspiring a vision is not easy to reach. But I can see that a leader with great credibility will be capable of…

  • “Mr. Obama and Iran”

    Two editorials by The New York Times discuss the talks that the Obama administration has planned with Iran; “Mr. Obama and Iran” does not explain thoroughly how Washington should interfere but in the other article “Talk to Iran. Then What”, it states that there is all this talk about having ’talks’ with Iran but nothing…

  • Global Distributive Justice is Utopian

    “The idea of global distributive justice is utopian, incompatible with our natural partiality towards compatriots and irreconcilable with state sovereignty”. Discuss We are now living in a global village. When the distance between countries is shortened by the fast development of transportation, interdependence brought by the growing international political and economical collaborations, the notion of…

  • Decentralization, Globalisation and China’s Partial Re-Engagement with the Global Economy

    IntroductionThere is a tendency for research on processes of regional economic integration to be built on national-based paradigms and levels of analysis. Even those approaches that move away from intergovernmental processes of state-led regionalism and instead emphasise non-state directed regionalisation are often concerned with integration between two or more national economies. But, in many cases,…

  • What is the Comparative Approach to Politics?

    What are the advantages and disadvantages in using a comparative approach to politics? Contemporary politics is being shaped and transformed right before our eyes. The way citizens interact with the state, its very definition, the source of its power and scope of its authority is being constantly challenged (Gieben, Lewis, 2005, p. 65). The growing…

  • Sovereign and Self Regulating Nations

    Every state wants to be sovereign and self regulating like America, but today invisibly and imperceptibly America is looking no more sovereign , because of too much influence and interference of Israeli lobby in US. As two conservative American political scientists John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt writing an article in 2006 about the influence of…

  • Biography of Carl von Clausewitz

    Carl von Clausewitz: War and the Role of Military Philosophy Introduction: Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered to be the father of war. His works can be considered as the corner stone for contemporary military theory. In this paper a biography is presented at first for a better understanding of his background and afterwards his…

  • Blacks and The Media

    In 1844 Secretary of State John C. Calhoun used minstrel shows to argue for the extension of slavery. He wrote “ Here is proof of the necessity of slavery. The African is Incapable of self care and slavery and sinks into lunacy under the burden of freedom. It is a mercy to give him the…

  • Ethnic Groups in America

    When the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock they brought with them the dominant human characteristics of risk taking, perseverance and determination for the end result of abundant prosperity. While at first look one would assume that these are desirable traits to have in any ethnic group. However not when the prosperity of the newly colonized…

  • Loose Ethics in US Congress

    In today’s United States Congress the loose interpretation of the rules is a major problem. Since some of the guidelines have room for interpretation members have gone against the common practices in order to get the votes needed for legislation. In November 2003, a bill on prescription drug coverage for Medicare may be one of…

  • The Role of the Civil Society in Democratic Sustainance in Nigeria

    The role of civil society in democratic sustenance in Nigeria is an indisputable fact of the nation democratic and developmental aspiration must be realized. The installation of democratic governance was largely in part to civil society activities. However, there has been genuine concern as to the continued effectiveness of civil society consolidating democracy in Nigeria.…

  • First Amendment Bill of Rights

    I. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791, it guarantees four rights, freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly 1) Our founding fathers came to the agreement that those very rights needed to be protected and they most certainly had the right idea

  • Presidents are Ambassadors

    All presidents are ambassadors of their own countries. Although a presidents job is a huge job with gigantic responsibilities it doesn’t differ from any other profession; for each and every job shares the same characteristic which is: serving the country for the sake of the nation’s prosperity. It is well known that every four years…

  • September 11 Conspiracy

    It was a beautiful day outside in New York City on September 11, 2001 though all of that changed. At approximately 8:46 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center (WTC) north tower. The plane hit between floors 94 and 98 (CNN). The ground shook and not one person could have seen…

  • Post-War Review of Sri Lanka

    Abstract: On 19 May 2009 the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse, declared that the conflict between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was over and that the Government had prevailed. Dramatic military advances since the beginning of 2008 have led to the LTTE’s apparent military defeat and the elimination of…

  • The Role of Developing Countries in World Trade: the Realist Perspective

    The state plays a very important role in international political economy and is considered as the ultimate decision maker in both economic and political decisions. International Political Economy (IPE) is about the interaction between state and market. Based on tangible and intangible power or, military and economic power, the world can be divided into two…

  • Fractured Franchise

    Reading of the article by Louis Menand only entrenched my attitude towards the issue concerning the right to vote. I do believe that the right to vote should be restricted in a way that only well-informed voters disposing of a sufficient knowledge of political situation would be recognized as being able to decide on political…

  • The ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ in Venezuela

    The ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ in Venezuela: Radical Democracy or Just another Authoritarian Regime? Everyone loves to, or at least dreams of living the great American dream one day. Owning a big house, a nice car, have a stable job with a decent amount of income to look after the whole family and of course the man’s…

  • Reframing the Abortion Issue

    Abstract One of the most volatile social issues facing our country today is abortion. There have been approximately 45 million abortions performed in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973. Nearly one billion pregnancies were terminated worldwide in the last fifty years. Abortion finds itself afloat on the murky waters of…

  • People Power Politica

    In the reading the “Radical Individualism” which is derived from the book the American Democratic in Peril the issue of individualism in the American tradition was discussed. The definition of individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that stresses independence and self-reliance.

  • Legislative Process

    Q: What are the causes of public discontent over the legislature? [adsense:336×280:1:1] A: The public discontent of congress has been on a steady decline for many years, and this present congress has a public approval rating of 12%. Surprisingly, individual congressmen generally enjoy higher approval ratings than congress as a whole. Keefe and Ogul discuss…