The Great Recession of 2007-2008 did indeed shake many of the central tenants of the conservative consensus as this consensus was essentially built on what many believed to be the free-market system which was assumed to be the most efficient type of market system out all of the market systems. The Great Recession of 2007-2008,Continue reading “Barack Obama’s Administration: Continuation of Conservative Consensus?”
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Climate Change vs Economic Growth, What to Choose?
Concern about climate change isn’t something new, as scientists began noticing the effects of the compounded levels of CO2 on the Earth’s temperature during the early 1950s and the 1960s. This increase in CO2 caused scientists to advocate for change, which obviously required them to enter politics, something that scientists historically have avoided; in “Continue reading “Climate Change vs Economic Growth, What to Choose?”
A Look into USA’s Foreign Policy
Andrew J. Bacevich, in “The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism,” more particularly in the chapter “The Crisis of Profligacy,” dives into the political and economic aftereffects of the sheer amount of entitlement in American society. He argues that this entitlement or profligacy that persists in the American society plays a vital roleContinue reading “A Look into USA’s Foreign Policy”
The Profound Impact of Sagebrush Rebellion and Wise Use Movement on American Politics
The Sagebrush Rebellion and Wise Use movement, both were heavily tangled and involved in the rise of the New Right during the period of 1980s and 1990s. These movements targeted federal environmental regulations and public land policies from the government. The article “ The Specter of Environmentalism”: Wilderness, Environmental Politics, and the Evolution of theContinue reading “The Profound Impact of Sagebrush Rebellion and Wise Use Movement on American Politics”
The Politics of Jerry Falwell across the Sunbelt States
Jerry Falwell was a bulbous minister and televangelist who, during the late 1900s, played a focal role in forming the Christian Right. He used a unique strategy of combining social and economic conservatism to influence American politics in the sunbelt states of the USA. One of the several things he did towards the formation ofContinue reading “The Politics of Jerry Falwell across the Sunbelt States”
The Economic, Social and Political Dimensions of Deindustrialization during the 1970s and 1980s
During the 1970s and the 1980s, the phenomenon of “recycling” was prevalent throughout the country; this “recycling” was a causation of the shift from predominantly industrial jobs to service-based jobs. In the chapter “ Enduring Disaster: The Recycling of the Working Class” from the book “ The Next Shift,” Gabriel Winant states that “….The declineContinue reading “The Economic, Social and Political Dimensions of Deindustrialization during the 1970s and 1980s”
Class Divide in America during the Vietnam War Era
During the 1960s and early 1970s, both George Wallace and Richard Nixon adroitly exploited the tensions between the so-called “Elite doves,” or the upper class, and the “reactionary hardhats,” or the working class, for their political advantage. In the chapter “Hardhats Versus Elite Doves” by Penny Lewis, it is stated that these were the feelingsContinue reading “Class Divide in America during the Vietnam War Era”
The Social Demographics and Enduring Legacy of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was indeed predominately a working-class war; approximately 80 percent of the soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War came from either working-class or extremely impoverished neighborhoods of big cities such as New York and Michigan, etcetera. Furthermore, soldiers, just like their relatively poor counterparts in the cities of USA, also came from sparselyContinue reading “The Social Demographics and Enduring Legacy of the Vietnam War”
Was the Civil Rights Movement restricted only to the South: An Eternal Debate
The Civil Rights Movement, which began in 1954, was a social movement that aimed to eradicate racial segregation and discrimination. The narrative built around the Civil Rights Movement insinuates that the Civil Rights Movement was exclusive to the South. However, contrary to the well-prevalent belief that the Civil Rights Movement was restricted to only theContinue reading “Was the Civil Rights Movement restricted only to the South: An Eternal Debate”
The USA and Its Arms Race against the Soviet Union
The development of the Minuteman Missiles was a part of USA’s epochs long campaign against the Soviet Union and enhance its national security. The decision to house these intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in South Dakota and its neighboring states was essentially made with a combination of geographical and practical considerations in mind. First and foremost,Continue reading “The USA and Its Arms Race against the Soviet Union”
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