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US HIstory: President Ronald Reagan (1981 - 1988)

The Christian Science Monitor summed up the Reagan Presidency in the following words in 1997: Ronald Reagan's legacy was a fascinating mixture: lower inflation and higher deficits...reduced economic...and expanded social regulation...

7 comments    politics america peace
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On Plato's Objections to Democratic Culture

On Plato's Objections to Democratic Culture Introduction At the beginning of Plato's Apology, Socrates implores the jury hearing his case to “concentrate your attention on whether I am just or...

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The US Electoral College and Election Reform

The US Electoral College... is not actually a college or any other facility of higher education. It is a system originally designed under the US Constitution, Article II and under the Constitutional...

15 comments    education politics government
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This Hub Is About Something Even More Important Than Men Wearing Panties (But Has A Picture Of A Man Wearing Panties)

Recently a concerned little birdie expressed his (or her) aforementioned concern over the plethora of hubs I have written about men and their lingerie. The comment went thus: “What is the obsession...

35 comments    democracy lingerie for men voted
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Strengths and Weakness of Parliamentary Democracy

Political systems come in all shapes and sizes. Which ever political system you choose, there are many different ways they work in reality. Even democracy works in many different ways. Many Americans do not...

10 comments    politics democracy
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Freedom of Speech - Absolute or Relative?

"I'll say what I like. It's a free country". This has rather fallen out of fashion, to be replaced, in UK, with "I'm entitled to state my opinion", and in US, with "I'm only exercising my (Constitutional) right to free speech"

122 comments    politics america freedom
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Sarah Palin's Political Views

Sarah Palin is almost certainly the first candidate for Vice President to be known for speech patterns as much as her politics. A self-professed "hockey mom" who has served as Alaska's governor for the last...

8 comments    politics obama president
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The Yom Kippur War

The 1973 Yom Kippur War was a war of retribution of the Arab world against Israel in a long series of wars that date back 6,000 years. It is based on the concept of retribution that guided both sides, found in previous wars and hostilities based in history and religious scriptures of both.

1 comment    politics religion democracy
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US History: Forgotten Symbols of the USA

Do you know how a Bald Eagle becomes Rejuvenated? America has been recognized by several iconic symbols, but many have fallen into disuse or non-rememberance. The American Creed is rarely seen or hear, the Charter Oak is used for a bank name, and the rules for displaying the Georege Washington Rose are known to but a few people. Over a dozen symbols for the USA exist and this Hub will discuss each one.

2 comments    politics america war
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of Piracy

Taking many of the elements and experience I've gained from mixing media, this series of articles exist to...exist. They prove many points, but don't particularly look to "impress." Its bite sizes of...

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