Libertarian

For over two hundred thirty years, the United States of America has thrived on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as set forth in the Declaration of Independence. It is these same values which American voters attempt to illuminate, keep, and prolong. Congress, however, can create laws which block those same values our founders laid down. America’s job is to prevent that from happening by electing people to represent them in government. The people vote for those whom they think will best…

In The Death of Josseline, there are many conflicting world views. The author interviews and visits people with many different cultural backgrounds and views on immigration. These include border patrol agents, human rights activists, environmentalists, and the ranchers who live near the border. This conflict can be felt between these viewpoints all throughout the book. It gives the reader a clear perspective of what’s going on at the border. It is a constant struggle over immigration not only in…

Veil of Ignorance John Rawls proposed a strategy, which he called the veil of ignorance, for figuring out which social traditions were simply and which were out of line. The veil of ignorance foundation is as per the following: a lead is simply if everybody would consent to it given that they were made unmindful of their position in the public arena. That is, the fair society would be picked by individuals who had put aside contemplations of their own sex, riches, race, parentage, etc. In a…

group, and monetary obligation came to be lost in the midst of wars and gossipy tidbits about wars, Keynesianism and guarantees of ceaseless, obligation energized development. (American Conservatives, 2013). The first moderates and some of their libertarian and even liberal companions, the individuals who were more traditionalist than they knew had it right. Today the nation pays the cost for the left-wing belief systems that ran uncontrolled in the twentieth century and the conservative, yet…

Trying to determine what the right thing to do in a situation may lead to an abysmal void. Michael Sandel, a professor of justice at Harvard, poses his students with many controversial situations that spark different arguments and questions. Along with the situations, he introduces philosophies and moral principles that back up the contrasting perspectives. One of the first things that Sandel presents is consequential and categorical moral reasoning. While a consequential reasoning focuses on…

Comparing the Tactics of Kaminer and The Economist The 21st century technology makes people live in a world full of monitors. Wherever we go, there is a various kind of surveillance system watching people. In the 2000s, two authors, Wendy Kaminer and The Economist brought the issue of surveillance system in their articles “Trading Liberty for Illusions” (2002) which is written by Wendy Kaminer and “If Looks Could Kill” (2008) by The Economist. Kaminer’s article focuses more on the negative sides…

Should canada and america have common economic system w/ lil gov involvement tldr; nah fam we good where we are lmao I just find it funny how in one country we criticize one economic system and encourage another, and it’s usually the opposite in a country right next to it. I’m talking mainly about Canada and the United States, of course. I mean, for the sake of the essay, I’ll write my opinion on this but it’ll be pretty shady and biased since I live in Canada and we have a mixed economy. So…

the division here is how much power (or oversight) should the individual have when making a decision which could ultimately affect everyone. as from a classic libertarian standpoint, they may want to promote individualism, and the people to make their own decisions on the majority of things. this could be done by forms of direct democracy such as referendums or ballot measures, instead of allowing elected representatives…

During my introduction speech, I did feel nervous at one point of my speech, seeing that the whole audience perceived my every single movement, but I managed to keep myself calm by improvising, when I felt that I had nothing to discuss about. In addition, what helped me throughout my speech was to elaborate on the current book that I was reading, which was called “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand, and what also assisted me was to move around, so that I could avoid the fight or flight response.…

It is an unfortunate factor that oppression happens everywhere and to anyone- it has not boundaries. Even Nelson Mandela, who was the president of South Africa experienced oppression and was sent to Robben Island. Mandela "fought against white domination, and [he] fought against black domination. [He] cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities" (Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup, 2014). In the article by Paulo Freire, he…