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In the movie of Henry Clay and the Struggle for the Union it tells of how Henry Clay worked in the House of Represenatives and suggested the Tariff Compromise of 1833. This allowed the Civil war to be forestalled for 40 years which also allowed the industrial north to surpass the agricultural south. Henry Clay also worked for the north and he wanted to get rid of slavery in the United States.
"The Method of Ethics" by Henry Sidgwick was the height of Utilitarianism. It says that egoism and utilitarianism are irreconcilable. He examines three aproaches to living: the welfare of humanity; advance your own welfare; follow your moral beliefs. Sidgwick argued for an intuition-based utilitarianism. According to David Phillips "The Method of Ethics" is one of the most important works in ethic theory since it was written and published in 1874.
Spence, J.H. "Phillips, David. Sidgwickian ethics." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries June 2012: 1888+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 14 Feb. 2013
The historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. was no fan of Ronald Reagan. In 1980, Schlesinger wrote in his diary that there was "no reason to believe anything" Reagan said, for he would "play whatever script is required:' Yet Schlesinger unwittingly helped bring about Reagan's shift from FDR liberal to, well, Ronald Reaganconservative. Steven J. Ross tells the story in Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped Ameriean Politics (Oxford University Press).
In 1946, Life published an article by the 28-year-old Schlesinger on the menace of communism in the United States. "In Los Angeles Communism flourishes along with the other weird cults," he wrote. "It has made particular headway among the intellectuals of Hollywood, who find in the new faith a means of resolving their own frustration and guilt."
At the time, Reagan served on the executive council of the Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions a liberal group that promoted disarmament and international cooperation. HICCASP's executive director, George Pepper--later identified as a member of the Communist Party--asked the council to rebut Sehlesinger's characterization. Reagan and several others proposed a public statement denouncing communism. But in what Reagan later recalled as "a Kilkenny brawl,' other members of the council responded by calling them "fascists," "red-baiters," and "capitalist scum"
In the articleSnodgrass, Mary Ellenit talks about how globalization it taken over the world. There is not much culture left in the world ecspecially with food. People are starting to eat the same things around the world. This upsets alot of people because they feel like there loosing there haritage by having restrants and fast food places coming into there country from other parts of the world.
One could assume that the dubious straw men invented by Peter Beinart are the result of innocent misconstruction ("Think Again: Ronald Reagan," July/August 2010). After all, Beinart was 10 years old when Ronald Reagan became president and began the daunting task of reestablishing American pride, confidence, and global leadership after Jimmy Carter's disastrous presidency. But they are more likely yet another example of the refusal of liberals to acknowledge the success of Reagan's Cold War policies.
Beinart attributes to the "American right" the view that Reagan's policies led the Politburo to install Mikhail Gorbachev, "who threw in the towel." But Beinart seems alone in taking this view. Instead, many of us who served in the Reagan administration argue that the delegitimization of the Kremlin dictators (accomplished, in part, by what Beinart calls "virulent Cold War rhetoric"), the rebuilding of U.S. military capabilities, and a skillful arms-control strategy led to the West's victory in the Cold War.
Reagan negotiated with the Soviets from the moment he took office, but with a subtlety that escapes Beinart completely. Reagan knew what he wanted, and he knew how to achieve it. This was especially true with respect to arms control, where--often against the advice of the experts, the liberals, and much of the media--Reagan stayed the course until the Soviets gave him the agreement he wanted.
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Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' is that competitive self-interest shunts benefits to the community. Robert H. Frank argues that is the exception rather than the rule. He says, Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection is a more accurate reflection of how economic competition works,because individual and species benefits do not always coincide. Frank argues that we can domesticate our wild economy by taxing higher-end spending and harmful industrial emissions.
in this article it shows how James Ring wanted to provve how lawyers spend there time bullying and bluffing there way to monetary distrubtes and other protracted negotionations. so the boston based trail lawyer had borrowed from the practise of game theory. the science behind conflict resolutions to introduce a series of online solutions that entice both sides to be truthful in their expectations.
Globalization is the process in which world views, businesses and products are expanded and shared. In this article the author wrote that contrary to popular beleif globalization isnt a bad thing, and isnt killing borders but it is making them more interesting. Globalization is providing different stand points, ideas, and consumption habits. It has provided a bang in the explosion of new tools, environments, and other products in the work place. This new technology is helping to expand and improving work. Messages and information can be sent around the world in the blink of an eye and can move ideas quicker than ever. Expanding cultures and encouraging diverstiy. Not all parts of globalization is Americanizing the world and forcing products and companies upon the population, there is a positive side.
Pigovian Taxes
Pigovian taxes are reduced when there is some scope for the private sector to internalize externalities. Pigovian taxes interact with pre-existing tax distortions in labor and capital markets, and this affects their optimal levels. Pigovian taxes also need to account for pre-existing regulations, or distortions, affecting activities that are closely related to the taxed activity.The behavioral response to Pigovian taxes may be very limited. John Rye says that we raise oil prices above free market prices. The U.S. is a big oil consumer because of this higher market power would make higher domestic oil taxes. In turn, when oil taxes go up, oil consumption would fall.