Today's Date:
January 15, 2025
Why does Stone argue that a “central element in the myth of legal rights is the idea of ‘equality before the law’”? Compare elements of the rationality model of rights to the polis model.
Stone contends that the notion of equality before the law is a myth because despite the intention of the law to serve “even the weakest member of the community” (344) with fairness and dignity, a close look at our legal →
How are inducements used as policy tools? How might inducements be influenced by, or cause conflict between, givers and their targets?
Inducements are used, both formally and informally, to serve as incentives for the targets of a policy to conform to the letter and the spirit of that policy. Inducements are used at many levels of the government. They are offered →
Interactive Conflict Resolution as Underexplored, Viable Mediation Method: Literature Review
In the field of conflict resolution, especially in the international and political contexts, there have been several theories that have formed the dominant and systematic response to mediating intense disputes between diametrically opposed parties. Most of these psychological and logical →
Nature, Law and Humanity as Defined by Hobbes, Plato and de Pizan
In his book, Leviathan, Sir Thomas Hobbes contends that the law of nature and civil law contain each other and are of equal extent. What Hobbes means by this pairing of laws that seem, on the surface, to be so different, is →
A Personal Assessment of the Purpose of the United Nations
The United Nations serves as an important international governmental organization for the entire world; however, its weaknesses are almost as numerous as its strengths. The U.N. was established in 1945 by multinational accord with the purpose of avoiding war and conflict →
Bush, Machiavelli, and the Economization of Violence
Had President Bush been more studious during his college years, he might have learned a valuable lesson from his political science professors during discussions of Machiavelli that could have helped him do a better job of justifying the war in Iraq and the →
Designing Public Policy : Keys to Achieving Equality and Efficiency
The individuals who are responsible for developing public policy attempt to achieve two goals simultaneously: equality and efficiency. Although the constructs can be complementary, it is more often the case that equality and efficiency conflict. In order to understand why, →
10 Important Definitions Related to the Federal Budget Process in the United States
These important terms help clarify some issues relating to the federal budgeting process in the United States. The ten terms were chosen based on their relevance to the most common budget activities and many of these are terms you hear →
Constitutional Revisions : Legislators and the Task of Changing the Constitution of the United States
One of the most exciting but also most challenging responsibilities of being a legislator or a jurist involves making changes to the Constitution and constitutional precedents. While the Constitution was written and adopted as a founding document of the United →
An Analysis of Common Opinions on Illegal Immigration in the United States (Should go in arguments)
The United States owes its rich and diverse history to the constant stream of immigrants from across the globe and despite recent fears about possible dangers involved with open borders, it must be rearticulated that immigrants serve an important host of functions →
