by altha-admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Articles
As any high school civics student can recite, democracy is "rule by the people", the literal translation of the much-used and misused word.Yet many teachers fail to teach that:1) Democracy as majority rule has been a widely despised form of government for...
by altha-admin | Apr 17, 2011 | Articles
David Prosser, incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice and staunch, has won reelection bid against Joanna Kloppenberg, the favorite of disaffected public employee unions. Governor Stan Walker and the empowered Republicans favored the incumbent not just for his...
by altha-admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Articles
Richard Nixon accomplished a lot during his Presidency, despite the scandal which plagued him and ultimately chased him out of office.He made overtures to China to normalize relations with a growing Communist power, which destabilized Communist Russia, the United...
by altha-admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Articles
There are ample examples in history demonstrating that people revolt not for being taxed heavily, not for being rudely treated, but because they are not allowed to speak out for themselves, they are not permitted to voice opposition against their leaders, let alone...
by altha-admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Articles
Political oppression is a terrible burden for the individual citizen.Not only does it marginalize the inherent worth of a human being, it deprives the person from seeking a meaningful recourse to end the suffering. Temporary alleviation is unsatisfactory because...
