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Author: David J. Saari Publisher: Praeger ISBN: Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 200
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David Saari provides an extended essay on the nature of freedom in contemporary America, its historical roots, and its present-day manifestations. Drawing on the fields of history, law, politics, business, and philosophy, this wide-ranging study examines three facets of freedom—national freedom, freedom from the state, and freedom within the state—as they have developed in American law, politics, and society. Each of these facets is carefully defined and then applied to such contemporary issues as authority, property, equality, justice, and privacy.
Author: David J. Saari Publisher: Praeger ISBN: Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
David Saari provides an extended essay on the nature of freedom in contemporary America, its historical roots, and its present-day manifestations. Drawing on the fields of history, law, politics, business, and philosophy, this wide-ranging study examines three facets of freedom—national freedom, freedom from the state, and freedom within the state—as they have developed in American law, politics, and society. Each of these facets is carefully defined and then applied to such contemporary issues as authority, property, equality, justice, and privacy.
Author: Gary Gerstle Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691178216 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 470
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How the conflict between federal and state power has shaped American history American governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want "big government" meddling in their lives; on the other hand, they have repeatedly enlisted governmental help to impose their views regarding marriage, abortion, religion, and schooling on their neighbors. These contradictory stances on the role of public power have paralyzed policymaking and generated rancorous disputes about government’s legitimate scope. How did we reach this political impasse? Historian Gary Gerstle, looking at two hundred years of U.S. history, argues that the roots of the current crisis lie in two contrasting theories of power that the Framers inscribed in the Constitution. One theory shaped the federal government, setting limits on its power in order to protect personal liberty. Another theory molded the states, authorizing them to go to extraordinary lengths, even to the point of violating individual rights, to advance the "good and welfare of the commonwealth." The Framers believed these theories could coexist comfortably, but conflict between the two has largely defined American history. Gerstle shows how national political leaders improvised brilliantly to stretch the power of the federal government beyond where it was meant to go—but at the cost of giving private interests and state governments too much sway over public policy. The states could be innovative, too. More impressive was their staying power. Only in the 1960s did the federal government, impelled by the Cold War and civil rights movement, definitively assert its primacy. But as the power of the central state expanded, its constitutional authority did not keep pace. Conservatives rebelled, making the battle over government’s proper dominion the defining issue of our time. From the Revolution to the Tea Party, and the Bill of Rights to the national security state, Liberty and Coercion is a revelatory account of the making and unmaking of government in America.
Author: Thomas R. Pope Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135935327 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 134
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Despite decades of attempts and the best intentions of its members, the United States Supreme Court has failed to develop a coherent jurisprudence regarding the state’s proper relationship to the individual. Without some objective standard upon which to ground jurisprudence, decisions have moved along a spectrum between freedom and authority and back again, affecting issues as diverse as individual contractual liberties and the right to privacy. Social Contract Theory in American Jurisprudence seeks to reintroduce the lessons of modern political philosophy to offer a solution for this variable application of legal principle and to lay the groundwork for a jurisprudence consistent in both theory and practice. Thomas R. Pope’s argument examines two exemplary court cases, Lochner v. New York and West Coast Hotel v. Parrish, and demonstrates how the results of these cases failed to achieve the necessary balance of liberty and the public good because they considered the matter in terms of a dichotomy. Pope explores our constitution’s roots in social contract theory, looking particularly to the ideas of Thomas Hobbes for a jurisprudence that is consistent with the language and tradition of the Constitution, and that is also more effectually viable than existing alternatives. Pope concludes with an examination of recent cases before the Court, grounding his observations firmly within the developments of ongoing negotiation of jurisprudence. Addressing the current debate between individual liberty and government responsibility within the context of contemporary jurisprudence, Pope considers the implications of a Hobbesian founding for modern policy. This book will be particularly relevant to scholars of Constitutional Law, the American Founding, and Modern Political Theory.
Author: Jeff Cares Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1514431386 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 330
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Almost every New Years Day since 1974, Wayne Hughes set down on paper his take on some of the most important issues facing modern life. These essays were not written for publication, but as true correspondence with a circle of friends from many walks of life. Waynes hope was that a dialog would ensue in which everyone, including himself, would learn something new in the New Year. The topics are diverse: touching politics, faith, society, war, family and human nature. Waynes self-imposed rule was that they be written in one sitting, but they are far from spontaneous outbursts of opinion or perfunctory pabulum. His clear prose and thoughtful analysis leads the reader through even the most contentious topics so that even if one disagrees with his destination, you cant help but respect the fairness and balance you met on the journey. Too-Many-Words also includes a selection from Waynes other writings speeches, stories, technical analyses and letters.a
Author: Maya Jasanoff Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 1400075475 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 490
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NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond. At the end of the American Revolution, sixty thousand Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. Liberty’s Exiles tells their story. This surprising new account of the founding of the United States and the shaping of the post-revolutionary world traces extraordinary journeys like the one of Elizabeth Johnston, a young mother from Georgia, who led her growing family to Britain, Jamaica, and Canada, questing for a home; black loyalists such as David George, who escaped from slavery in Virginia and went on to found Baptist congregations in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone; and Mohawk Indian leader Joseph Brant, who tried to find autonomy for his people in Ontario. Ambitious, original, and personality-filled, this book is at once an intimate narrative history and a provocative analysis that changes how we see the revolution’s “losers” and their legacies.
Author: Kevin Everett FitzMaurice Publisher: Kevin Everett FitzMaurice ISBN: 1878693557 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 226
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Discover 10 Spiritual Skills You Must-Have • How to Relate Better to God • How to Work to Please God • How to Meditate Better • How to Pray Better • How to Live Spiritually 10 Skills Every Adult Must-Have for a Spiritual Life • Perhaps you are working on your physical fitness. • But are you working on your spiritual fitness? • Do you know what spiritual fitness is? • Do you know how to have great spiritual fitness? Discover the Benefits of Spiritual Fitness • Did you know that your spiritual fitness affects health more than physical fitness? • Did you know that your spiritual fitness is the key to finding and keeping healthy relationships? • Did you know that spiritual fitness is the surest way to succeed in your career, school, hobbies, interests, and work? Develop 10 Spiritual Skills for a Better Life • Understand spiritual fitness by understanding ten skills that are the foundation of spiritual health. • Discover how to be more aware of your ego. • Discover how to map and test your ego. • Discover how ego blocks happiness and coping. • Discover how to lessen and remove your ego. Discover Your Spiritual Power Using 10 Skills • Become aware of your spiritual life. • Own your feelings and life using responsibility. • Learn to switch problems off. • Learn to stop trying to be good. • Discover the power of detachment. • Master the art of negation. • End self-esteem games. • Unconditionally surrender to God. • Overcome the blocks to living spiritually. Share the 10 Skills to Make the World Better • Start support groups for learning the skills. • Teach the skills as a Life Coach. • Ask your counselor to teach the skills. • Ask your minister to teach the skills. • Date only people who practice the skills. Short Description of the Book from the Book Education is an odd business because even educated people can be ignorant of life and spiritual skills. For example, you can have a Master’s degree and still have never been taught the skill of thinking critically or “how” to think. Instead, you typically only learn “what to think and regurgitate.” Life Skills: 10 Spiritual Skills focuses on teaching you ten spiritual skills that will improve your relationships, career, general success in life, and your communication with God. Once you understand the skills and persistently practice them, you will notice improvements in all areas of your spiritual life. The book’s message is simple: using the life skills taught in this book will make your life more spiritual. Once you achieve that, you can pay it forward and teach those same skills to everyone you can to help them live more spiritually. This book is intentionally short. If you wish to understand better or develop the spiritual skills that most inspire or intrigue you, you can pursue the materials recommended throughout the book. In particular, you should also read Life Skills: 10 Mental Skills because it is the foundation for this book.
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