Category Archives: Government

Anne Phillips on Representative Democracy

Posted on November 19, 2008 by shaunmiller

At philosophybites.com, Anne Phillips argues that in this day in age, direct democracy is impractical.  There are just too many people.  Thus, we must have a representative democracy: having certain people represent us because of our interests.  Ok.  So far, … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans

Posted on November 3, 2008 by shaunmiller

When I teach political philosophy, I usually include some test online to determine where one fits politically in America.  In the end, a student wanted to thank me for providing that test because she can now get more involved politically … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria

Posted on October 27, 2008 by shaunmiller

I’m reading this book for a couple of reasons.  One is because I’m getting more politically involved and so I want to keep up with the political situation and see what other commentators are saying.  So I decided on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Experts, Government, Health, Law, News, Politics, Race, Values | 3 Comments

North Korea Off of Terrorist List

Posted on October 11, 2008 by shaunmiller

Check it here: A US State Department official said the deal was reached after North Korea agreed to provide full access to its controversial nuclear programme. It probably doesn’t mean much because I think most Americans still consider North Korea … Continue reading →

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More options for the 2008 Election

Posted on October 10, 2008 by shaunmiller

Confused on who to vote for?  Are you tired of just the Democratic or Republican choices, but you’re not quite sure what the other candidates stand for in these “other” parties? Have no fear, take this quiz and you’ll see … Continue reading →

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Need a “Totally Awesome” Governor anyone?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by shaunmiller

You won’t believe who’s running for Governor in Utah on the Libertarian ticket. Check it out here. And just to show you that it’s not a gimmick, check it here. I was shocked, yet not surprised.

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The Ideal School

Posted on October 8, 2008 by shaunmiller

In The Republic, Plato came up with the ideal government. Obviously, it won’t happen, but one main feature is his critique of democracy. Some of them aren’t too impressive, but one that has always caught me is that there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Experts, Government, Plato, Politics, Teaching | 9 Comments

2004 Election in Retrospect for this Election

Posted on October 8, 2008 by shaunmiller

Check out the election in 2004: Obviously, Bush won that election.  Now during that election, the main issue that got people interested was the War.  The War on Terror and the War in Iraq had an interest of the public … Continue reading →

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Predicting the Election

Posted on October 8, 2008 by shaunmiller

Here’s a new site that I’ll post on the side as well.  It’s fivethirtyeight.com.  The site was founded by a baseball statistician.  With statistics, one tries to find the probabilities and possibilities of future events.  Baseball is loaded with statistics … Continue reading →

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Respecting the Soldiers

Posted on September 30, 2008 by shaunmiller

I have noticed an interesting, yet inconsistent attitude toward the soldiers by comparing the attitudes of today with the attitudes during the Vietnam era. Now both the Vietnam War and the current War in Iraq are unpopular wars.  But let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Government, Paper Topic, Politics, Respect, Soldiers | 3 Comments