806 articles related to "government"

The Economy and Its Affect on America's Crime Rate: Past and Future

In the 1990s the crime rate in the U.S. dropped dramatically in all significant categories, including violent crime and property crime. Some experts attribute this drop to the strong economy that existed throughout most of the decade, when the per ca...

Government  government crime rate economic increase drop
In Presidential Politics, The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same

As we rapidly approach the end of the second year of the Obama administration, it is a good time take an in-depth look and see if the President delivered on the "change we can believe in" campaign promise. This analysis was prompted by an Associated ...

Government  government administration obama change bush president
One Child Policy Has Nasty Kick Back Effect

China's 30 year-old population planning of only one child, has led to an established preference for boys, as they are more productive on the farm, able to care for their parents in their old age and entitled to receive an inheritance. One 38 yea...

Government  government population china girls
Are too many political candidates campaigning in "the Cave"?

Is negative political advertising harmful or helpful in getting political candidates elected today?. This article examines some of the moral highground politicans give up if they sink too low in attacking their opponents. It uses Plato's Analogy...

Government  government candidates glaucon cave
Crime: An Analysis

Introduction It seems that thinkers, philosophers, social critics, and typically anyone concerned with the plight of those who must endure through misery and suffering, usually make references to the poverty, oppression, and crime of those who must ...

Government  government crime wealth paid were
The Bitch: Under Pressure!

Well Darlings, As a youngster, and that was a very long time ago, I regularly saw people walking around with boards proclaiming the end of the world was nigh. Every town and city seemed to have its fair share of these nutcases, and mostly they were ...

Government  government methane planet life
English Will Always Be The Language Of The U.S.

Our citizens who think English will disappear in our own country are worrying over nothing. People who want to pass laws making it our "official language" are wasting time and effort. I read recently that someone called the United States a "language ...

Government  government english languages people language here
Attention Democrats

Attention far left Democrats and all the rest, of you Democrats, who are too afraid of the far left or to hungry for power to stand up for America. Stop insulting me, stop ridiculing me, stop trying to run my life, stop trying to take away my freedom...

Government  government president think believe
The Bitch and Gas!

Well Darlings, The bets are on. Just how many feet was David Cameron actually born with, and is it possible that he could insert them all into his mouth at the same time? He's certainly a trier, isn't he? Very trying, at times. As I write ...

Government  government methane country like
Health Care Bill Passed - What Does This Mean For Latinos?

A most recent topic of everyday discussion is the passing of the new Health Care Reform Bill by U.S. President Barack Obama. The new bill will have a dramatic impact on millions of Americans for years to come, but it seems the population that may be ...

Government  government health care latinos bill