Government category: 19669 books
by Richard Barton
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
This booklet is a compilation of my views on several critical subjects of concern in our current national situation. Some whimsical and tongue and cheek, but the majority very serious. It is addressed to our various representatives in Congress and some members of the administration who are mired in...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
These two unique guides produced by the Department of Defense provide comprehensive information about all aspects of life in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a special emphasis on geography, history, the economy, society, security and military matters, religion, traditions, urban and rural life, ethnic...
No Freedom without Regulation
The Hidden Lesson of the Subprime Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Almost everyone who follows politics or economics agrees on one thing: more regulation means less freedom. Joseph William Singer, one of the world’s most respected experts on property law, explains why this understanding of regulation is simply wrong. While analysts as ideologically divided as Alan...
by Abraham Lincoln
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2019
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It purported to change the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated areas of the South from "slave" to "free",...
by Farah, Joseph
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2010
The Tea Party Movement is the most dynamic and powerful grassroots political movement witnessed by modern-day America. It arose spontaneously - and in the nick of time - to save this country from an advancing, fatal drift away from self-government, liberty and the promise of greater prosperity for future...
by John Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2011
John Andrews RESPONSIBILITY REBORN: A Citizens Guide to the Next American Century, is perfectly timed as conservatives ask themselves "What next?" after the gains of 2010 and look to the battles of 2012. His theme -- the understanding of individual responsibility, personal freedom and the role of law...
The Relevance of Religion
How Faithful People Can Change Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Former United States senator and ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth offers a fascinating, thoughtful, and deeply personal look at the state of American politics today—and how religion can be a bridge over our bitter partisan divide.
In an era of extreme partisanship, when running...
The Conservatarian Manifesto
Libertarians, Conservatives, and the Fight for the Right's Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
A call to arms for the growing movement of “Conservatarians”—members of the right who are fiscally conservative but socially liberal—and a fascinating look at conservatism’s past and future.
There is an underserved movement budding among conservatives, in which fiscal responsibility,...
Make or Break
How the next three years will shape South Africa’s next three decades
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
The next three years will determine whether South Africa succeeds or fails in the long term. • Jacob Zuma’s term as president is due to end in 2019, though he could go earlier. Who will succeed him and what will be the impact on policy? • The ANC’s dominance has been significantly dented after...
Democracy and Terrorism
Friend or Foe?
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
This book examines the relationships between democratic government and political terrorism.
Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States and many of its allies have declared a ‘war on terrorism’. This struggle has been inspired in part by the belief is that by promoting democracy they will...
by Phillip J. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Promises of justice and equality made in the U.S. Constitution, numerous Amendments, and decisions of the Supreme Court are hallmarks of American civil rights. Yet the realities of inequality remain facts of modern life for too many Native Americans, African Americans, and Latino Americans, even though...
Civil Peace and the Quest for Truth
The First Amendment Freedoms in Political Philosophy and American Constitutionalism
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2004
The freedoms of speech and religion assumed a sacrosanct space in American notions of civil liberty. But it was not until the twentieth century that these freedoms became prominent in American constitutional law; originally, the first ten amendments applied only to the federal government and not to...
The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton: Volume 2, 1789–1804
Volume II, 1789 – 1804
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Volume II: 1789–1884: Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting the scope of...
by Alexander Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting the scope of the national government's...