Filibuster

If I’ve learned one thing in the last semester, it’s to never study abroad. Upon our less-than-graceful arrival on Snake Island, it was made clear very quickly that survival might very well be impossible for the lot of us, given our diverse collection of ethical models and the resulting struggle to work together. From the get-go, we had troubles with communication: we couldn’t agree on how to establish rules, we couldn’t decide how to approach island researchers, and we certainly couldn’t form…

Around the world, there are governments and having a government means there must be political parties. Political parties derive from political ideologies, which are, as defined by Michael Roskin in Political Science: An Introduction, “commitments to change political systems” (35). There are numerous ideologies, and each of try to find solution to different political problems. Some of these ideologies have influenced others. An example of this is modern liberalism and modern conservatism in the…

Profiles in Courage Justin Kanski Rahway High School Mr. John Odin Acts of Political Courage Political courage means taking a position in order to safeguard a certain principle thought to be of a particular interest to the person or a group of people. Acts of political courage are therefore the actions that political leaders take to safeguard the interests and the rights of those they stand for either at local, state and the national level regardless of the risks associated…

Rome’s Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar was co-authored by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni. Goodman has a Ph.D. in Political Theory, with a minor in Law. Goodman was a speechwriter for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Senator Chris Dodd. He has a B.A in English and a M.A in Public Policy. He likes to study the history of political thought, classics, and rhetoric. Soni was a managing editor at the Huffington Post. He was also a speechwriter for the office of the…

Appropriations Committee: A congressional committee that works with federal spending. So What: The appropriations committee holds the power of the purse, and controls all the senate's spending. Bicameralism: A lawmaking body made up of two houses. So What: In a bicameral legislature bills are produced in a way that will represent the states and the people. commerce power: Power to regulate foreign trade and between the states. So What: Commerce power is important because it’s congress’…

into Florida more rapidly before making it harder for Spain to keep control of the land. In 1810, Anglo settlers challenged Spain 's authority by capturing a town in West Florida and proclaiming their own republic, the Spanish called these attacks filibusters(Gonzalez, 36). This tactic was used in order to gain much more territory, such as South Florida and Louisiana. In the end Spain realized that the United States…

Brian D. Behnken’s Fighting Their Own Battles discusses the civil rights struggle in Texas from the 1940s to the 1970s. After looking at three newspapers from this time period, it is clear that the San Antonio Register did not cover the civil rights movement in Texas any differently the Breckenridge American and The Cuero Record. In the 1950s, Brown v. Board of Education emerged, completely changing the segregation in schools. The backlash that came from the South was incredible; just looking at…

60 votes required to pass the senate in February. Trump championed a GOP plan that did not crevice 50 votes. David Popp a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell states that The Senate Republicans have opposed ending the legislative filibuster. This means that any immigration bill will need more Democratic support. Both the Republican and Democratic Party want an immigration policy win to promote their voters ahead of the November midterm elections. Various bipartisan lawmakers are…

The Imp of the Preverse by Edgar Allan Poe is taken from The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe. This short fiction story written by Poe was published in July of 1845, yet still can be related to discussions happening over a hundred years later. Recently there was been a lot of discussion among scholars and others alike concerning science, evolution and the human race. Poe’s story begins with a debate of whether phrenology has any understanding of the human race. There is an argument…

Much of the economic advancement that is seen during the gilded age was brought about because of a handful of successful businessmen. Andrew Carnegie was the sole man responsible for the advances in steel production. Carnegie, like many other wealthy, rose from the bottom, beginning as a mailboy in a telegraph office to a job at the railroad all the way up to his successful steel company. he made farsighted investments in iron which ended up paying very well. he built the largest steel mill in…