Politics

Horror Tale: A family in Texas had a large oak tree limb hanging hazardously above their house, so they decided to have it cut down. The tree man told them no special permits were needed. However a nosy neighbor reported them to the local district, and they were cited for being in violation of a [...]

The Real ID Act of 2005 is planned to battle terrorism, identity theft, and other crimes by strengthening the precautions of government-issued ID cards. The act calls on each state to execute a set of bare minimum national standards in a number of areas:. Information and security so-called-safeguards that must be built into each card. [...]

What with the recent debates on healthcare reform, health-related legislation is a hot topic in the United States. However, the facet of health legislation most on people’s minds has to do with how much of healthcare should be public, whom can avail of these services, and where the funding will come from. Debates concerning state [...]

From the historic 1965 election of Carl Stokes as mayor of Cleveland to the momentous joy felt throughout Black America after President Barack Obama’s election in 2008, the history of Black politics has been filled with highs that still cause many in the community to be filled with jubilation years later.
However, during President Obama’s historic [...]

Politics is about getting re-elected and nothing else besides. It is a common error to assume that the politician’s role is to create jobs, encourage economic activity, enhance the welfare and well-being of his subjects, preserve the territorial integrity of his country, and fulfill a host of other functions. In truth, the politician has a [...]

Current Affairs Over the weekend we were treated to the height of Democratic hypocrisy, and the stars are none other than our old friend Billy Jaye, (We miss ole Bubba!), and Senate Majority Leader Harry (Squeaky), Reid. In a new book called “Game Change,” written by Mark Halperin of Time Magazine, and John Heilemann of [...]

Many Americans have been unemployed at some point during the course of the last few years. As a result of the recession, those that have not been unemployed, were on the cusp of becoming unemployed. Either way, the average American has been afraid of the mere possibility of becoming unemployed. Well, it is a new [...]

The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization. But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on how to fix the American economy. A robust economy means [...]

The most questions of people ask in election and political field is “Why do we need to care about the election?” It shows how care people including students are with the political and election issue. Most of them become apathetic and some others become scoffers. This is not the mainly politic goal. Politics is the [...]

It is commonly accepted that the project of sustainable development is conceptually composed of three constituent parts. These parts are (1) environmental sustainability, (2) economic sustainability, and (3) social-political sustainability. The United Nations 2005 World Summit refers to the “interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars” of sustainable development as environmental protection, economic development and social development. [...]

Politics is a dirty thing no matter how noble intentions are. If you are a considerate citizen you will find here a lot of things that may interest you. If you are new in politics, this article is twice much the better for read. After a hard working day we come home, ready to drop [...]

I’ve heard a lot of talk in the past regarding deregulation in Texas and to be honest, I never really knew what that meant. Even though I have lived in Houston for the majority of my life, I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I never paid much attention to things like the electricity market [...]

Governments represents only those whose consent they have sought, action to prevent them from oppressing those whose consent they have not sought ceases to be seen as ‘intervention’ in the traditional sense. Those who try to protect the oppressed would not be interfering in the internal workings of a sovereign territory or trying to break [...]

Once governments are seen as representatives of those whose consent they have obtained, an entirely new question arises: What powers have the people consented to delegate to their representatives? To a constitutional lawyer, this issue is strangely absent from much international law. One of the core elements of constitutionalism is that there must be constitutional [...]

If a belligerent becomes a peacekeeper, they are more likely to be targets of those who had been on the opposing side of the conflict. It is obviously the kind of demand that is likely to be rejected by those who are independent minded, let alone those who are suspicious of NATO motives. It is [...]