United States Cabinet

Numerous historians would agree that John F. Kennedy had a brusque presidency. However, during that brief time numerous issues surfaced, such as foreign policy and Civil Rights. A fraction of these crises were resolved, a sizable segment were not. Along with handling these problems, Kennedy also refined various programs already in existence and began a few others. Unfortunately, a portion of these initiatives, such as Kennedy’s attempts to produce an integrated society for blacks, and fortify…

the bomb was completely unnecessary" (IHR). These were not the words of a leftist author, or world renowned historian. Nay, these have been the recorded words of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and future president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. “Dropping the bomb” does not relate to the hundreds of tons of hellish fire bombs that laid waste to Tokyo and Osake. It relates to the two atomic bombs called “Fat man” and “Little Boy” that has fallen on Hiroshima and…

are a government institution that has responsibility for the amount of money and credit supplied in the economy as a whole. • United States and European bonds are becoming a safer option while interest rates in China are just beginning to cut interest rates. Low global bond rates are making bonds in the US more attractive because they’re on a higher yield. • The United States government bonds have risen since global interest rates have been lowering. The government wants to ensure that…

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits private employers and state and local governments from discrimination in employment in any business based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin (Pozgar, 2016). No employee may be harassed because they are affiliated with one group or another. Both racial and political tensions are running quite high in the country now. It seems the country is being divided once again. Employers must not let these tensions cloud their judgment when…

on the Pacific coast of Central America, the Republic of El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated amongst its neighboring nations. Formally under Spanish rule, El Salvador gained independence in 1821, following other Central American states during the beginning of the 19th century. Due to the colonization of El Salvador by Spain, Spanish reigns as the nation’s official language. Geographically, El Salvador shares its boarders with two neighboring countries; Honduras at its north…

America is not the Greatest Country is the first episode of HBO’s new television series The Newsroom. A news anchor, Will McAvoy, is seated between a strong liberalist, Susan, and a conservative, Lewis, on a journalism panel. When asked to describe why America is the greatest country from a student in the audience the anchor envisions someone in the audience using cue cards telling him, “It isn’t.” This persuades him to give his true opinion, and the anchor continues with a speech about why he…

apartheid during the first two years. The author, Marina Ottaway is the former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program in the Woodrow Wilson Center, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her bio on the Wilson Center website states that she is a long time analyst of political transformation in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. She holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and has an extensive professional history in teaching, research, and has published and…

is because you did not study. Our world is shaped around the past, including the drug world. The first known written record of the US government trying to put an end to drugs was in 1954 when president Eisenhower created a 5-man cabinet to “stamp out narcotic.” This cabinet did not do much until 1973 when president Nixon created the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration.) In 1975 the DEA turned their attention to Columbia and their cocaine industry. Mexico on the other hand have tried to stop the…

country saw the emergence of guerrilla groups. The main manipulator on the traditional party with the heaviest cartel sway is the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) which, came to power during a period of political chaos following a state of civil conflict referred to as “La Violencia”. Sponsored by drug cartels, these groups caused pure disorder on the population. People faced killing, pillaging, and raping constantly. Starting in the nineteen eighties, the government started…

million Rohingya who live in the country. Yet, they are not considered one of the state’s 135 official ethnic groups and have been denied citizenship in Myanmar since 1982. Nearly all of the Rohingya in Myanmar live in the Rakhine state, which is one of the poorest states in the country, with ghetto-like camps and a lack of basic services and opportunities. The Rohingya have lived in what is now Myanmar “from time immemorial,” according to the Arakan Rohingya National Organization. During the…