Liberal

treatment as a concept of liberal neutrality because he believes that minority rights are grounded in liberal neutrality, and thus neutrality of treatment is the only way to sufficiently provide and protect minority rights. Neutrality of treatment believes that the “state should treat two or more conceptions of the good life equally” (Pattern 27). A weakness in Pattern’s argument, is his support of equal recognition of cultural groups, because it violates the foundation of liberal neutrality and…

This essay will examine the different reforms established by New Labour and any impact they have had on British politics. New Labour enacted multiple reforms in its term from 1997-2007, from introducing independence to the Bank of England (1998) to The Human Rights Act 1998. Devolution seems to be the biggest element of the reform programme that made the most significant change to British politics. Many of the reforms have had some impact but none to the scale that devolution has. One of the…

Most Americans, when asked, would probably say that we live in a democracy of some variety. In a 2003 Gallup poll that surveyed 1008 Americans, 70% said they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the way democracy words in the country (Gallup 2003). Historically, apart from the multi-decade interlude known as the Gilded Age, the system of governance in the United States could most aptly be described as a democratic republic. Under a democratic republic, ordinary citizens elect…

question and you would gather a vast number of different answers, but the truth is we really don 't have a clue to what causes poverty. Conservatives and Liberals have their own views on this subject as to why it occurs and what they are doing to help put an end to it. Before I explain the diversity of the two party 's views surrounding…

opportunities in life. Americans strive to allow others to live comfortably and fair as possible, and as issues occur for living comfortably, there are people who think differently of how individuals should live. For example, there are liberal and conservative thinkers. Liberal thinkers believe the government should control how people live, and have a say so in daily lives, while conservative thinkers, believe in personal responsibilities and limited government opinion. My position is on the…

Benefits of a Liberal Drug Approach In 1971 President Richard Nixon declared the War on Drugs and four decades later the United States has spent $1 trillion (Branson). What do we have to show for it as Americans? The world’s largest prison population at 2.3 million people and more than half a million of the inmates are imprisoned due to drug violations (Branson). About 460,000 more people in jail and prison today than in 1980 all from drug related crimes (Branson). The United States has the…

engineering, and mathematical (STEM) like skills that are very useful in health-care facilities. Liberal arts helps in terms of developing skills that are more applicable in everyday life that are still creates an impact in high educated occupations like nursing. Humes (2012), a professor of creative writing at the University of Victoria, lists the certain types of skills that develop though liberal arts courses: “…critical thinking, analytical problem solving, intellectual curiosity, the…

Tocqueville: Final Exam In Tocqueville’s Democracy in America he is hopeful because of the similarities and sameness that American democracy and French democracy shared and continue to share. Democracy is a pivotal part to America and the way of life American’s are accustomed to. From the founding fathers to the first colonies of New England democracy has always been a part of it. A country without full democracy cannot survive, looking at slavery when African Americans were no longer allowed…

In reality, achieving the common good in a representative democracy that is so diverse will not prosper; there will always be a subculture part of society that will disagree. We believe that although politicians do whatever they can in the public’s best interest, achieving the common good is not a realistic goal that many can achieve. It is not an idealistic goal for a diverse society to achieve the common good, because social issues such as human behaviour, government policies, religious…

The world largest furniture retailer Ikea is also well known for selling food, with Swedish meatballs being their signature dish. But recent studies have shown that some of these meatballs are not only made with the beef they advertise, but with hidden amounts of horsemeat. CBC’s news article explains the recent horsemeat scandal that Ikea is involved in. Ikea says that no Canadian stores were affected but as of now large traces of horsemeat was found in 13 stores across the continent. “The…