The Statue of Liberty stands on its own Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Her status as an American treasure cannot be questioned. Meant to be an centennial anniversary gift from France to the United States, the statue celebrates the release of liberty that started with the American Revolution.

Electronic voting machines are used to speed the counting of votes and of the voting process. Many elections polling places now use electronic voting machines. While they may seem intimidating to people who have never voted electronically, they are quite user friendly. The DRE (Direct Voting Machine

According to John J. Macionis in the 2010 edition of Social Problems, social change is how culture and social institutions change over time. Using this definition, culture and social change are inextricably linked. Changes such as inventions and social movements have a large impact on culture.

Al Gore continues to play a leading role in the life of the U.S., after eight years as Vice President and a wrenching loss to George Bush in 2000, Al has found a new role leading the nation and the world in a wake up call regarding the dangers of global climate change. Albert Arnold Gore, Jr was bor

Obama's choice of Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff is in some ways mind boggling. Emanuel is a combative Chicago congressman supremely versed in the ways of the White House and Capitol Hill and he will have one of the biggest voices in the new administration.

Are Australian Political Leaders Born Again Green?With the release of Al Gore's movie on Global Warming painting a very clear picture of a shocking future many Australian politicians have got on the political bandwagon.

Learning some US Presidents trivia is an important part of the education of any student who goes through the American school system. The American presidents from the first to the most recent have each played an important role in the shaping of the history of the country. Learning about them helps an

The blogosphere has been jumping around the story like crazy but it seems the mainstream media are doing their best to ignore it. Yet its been branded the most extensive case of governing-level conspiracy plotting in ages.

When you have a particular issue on your mind and think that you must share your concerns or feelings with an official who can have a true impact upon the legal process, communicating with Supreme Court justices may be helpful. You easily can write a formal letter to a Supreme Court justice, but it

We can imagine a lesser rate of death originated by firearms, increased environmental awareness, and universal health care. Well, that sounds good. It is like considerable positives as opposed to high-priced health care, high death rates in cases where weapons are involved, and a world of environmen

By the end of the week, President Bush would've signed the housing bill that will provide much-needed solutions to the housing crisis we are currently experiencing. Months after the foreclosure crisis began in 2007, we are finally closer to something that would save us from imminent homelessnes

The In-achievable Election Promise When AAP, the Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man's Party) included the promise of 700 liters free water and cheap electricity in their election manifesto, little did they realize that this bugbear would start breathing down their neck very quickly? Who had thought th

Political struggles are always about the allocation of resources and the distribution of power. In our increasingly centralized political system all substantive debates revolve around advantaging some and disadvantaging others. The proper use of public funds for healthcare cannot be determined until

This is part one in a multi-part series on implementing Social Security.This installment offers a brief overview.

President Obama is clear about the direction he wants to take America. His Republican opponents are not.

Fear is a tool that is used far too often in politics. Both major parties use fear from time to time, but it seems that Republicans use fear way too often as a tool to manipulate us, and more importantly, they lie about what to fear. They want you to fear the foreign government that is going to come

On March 5, 1770, a fight between an American mob and British soldiers near the Boston Custom House turned deadly. This event was eventually known as the Boston Massacre. It was the culmination of long-simmering American resentment of British restrictions on trade and the soldiers who helped enforce

In the near hysterical ranting of those on the blue side of the aisle "America cannot afford to go $750 billion in debt to give the well heeled a tax break.The middle class in these tough times are the only rightful heirs to such a gift." I am far from a wealthy man but try as I might I ca

This article reviews the failed economic policies of the Japanese government and the stunted economic growth that have resulted over the past two decades in Japan. Unfortunately, the article sees disturbing parallels between these failed polciies and the eocnomic policies being prusued by the Obama