American leaders and healthcare experts met at the Heritage Foundation Tuesday to discuss the endless debate over national healthcare reform, as they looked to which 2008 presidential candidate had the most successful plan to revamp the nation’s economic system altogether.
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Democracy in Latin America
Several regional experts took part in an event at the American Enterprise Institute recently to discuss Latin America’s future challenges in establishing democratic institutions.
Photo Ops in Politics
One author implies that the way photo ops in politics are conveyed in news today is just a hair shy of becoming another pop-culture.
The IRS & the Constitution
One organization has filed a People’s Petition for Redress against the U.S. government, claiming the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violates the U.S. Constitution.
Is the Constitution Libertarian?
In honor of the 221st Constitutional Day, guest speaker Randy Barnett lectured at the Cato Institute in an effort to set the record straight about whether the Constitution is libertarian.
Original Intent for All
Although conservatives generally embrace the original intent of the U.S. Constitution, while liberals see it as a living document, one legal scholar points out that a liberal read of the document constrains both left and right, while an interpretive one lends itself to exploitation by such political factions.
An American Meltdown
America is on the verge of having “the largest municipal bankruptcy ever,” argue panelists at the American Enterprise Institute.
Green Schools For More Than Learning
Several state reps and policy fellows argue that going green provides schoolchildren with more than just environmental benefits.
Biofueled Food Shortages?
Despite experts’ efforts to find conventional and affordable ways to raise livestock, to grow healthy vegetation, while protecting the environment still remains a major problem in the 21st century.
Self-Inflicted Self Esteem
Psychologist Polly Young-Eisendrath suggests parents raise their children with the perspective that they are ordinary people living among other ordinary folks.