DescriptionLeave now, or die! From the heart of the Midwest to the Deep South, from the mountains of North Carolina to the Texas frontier, words like these have echoed through more than a century of American history. The call heralded not a tornado or a hurricane…
DescriptionIn this profoundly important, inspirational book, Dan Quayle, America's 44th Vice President, introduces us to five American families who speak bluntly - and often poignantly - about the values that give them strength. Quayle and his collaborator, psycholo…
DescriptionIn any social arrangement, especially in a nation as large and diverse as the United States, the many differences among people are all too obvious. We have different capacities and resources, and we live with vastly different circumstances and outcomes. W…
DescriptionLeon Walras (1834-1910) transformed economics from a literary discipline into a mathematical, deterministic science. For the first time, Walras expressed rigorously the view that all markets are related, and that their relationships can be described and a…
DescriptionIn the seventh grade, I was real little, probably weighed 75 pounds. Everybody used to pick on me all the time. You know. They picked on me and beat the crap out of me every day. People always used to make fun of me and do this and do that. Then one day…
DescriptionI've been banished from the U.S., you know. Like they used to do in the medieval days. They used to ban fools. [Laughs] I went to kindergarten in L.A., elementary school, junior high school, high school. I grew up singing, you know, My Country 'Tis of The…
DescriptionProperty fundamentally marks how we as individuals are related both to other individuals and to society at large. In its strongest form, property absolutely excludes others from possessing, using, or in any way controlling what we own. However, others hav…
DescriptionCommunist Manifesto examines the theory and goals expounded by Karl Marx. Marx argues that history flows inevitably toward a social revolution, which will result in a society without economic classes. The influence on Marx of Hegel, Feuerbach, and other philosophers is examined, as is his friendship and collaboration with Engels. Social Contract, by Rousseau, argues that people secure their liberty by entering into an implied contract with government. Rather than being protected by natural rights, their liberty is secured by the "general will", one of the most famous and troublesome ideas in political theory. This presentation explores Rousseau's concept of social order and its implications for individual freedom and the good of society.
DescriptionThe bottom line is sometimes I actually have to teach myself not to care. I can't care because most of the time I can't control what comes out of my mouth...This is not a Sally Struthers commercial. Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder that c…
DescriptionNot to say that the people at school don't like me, it's that they just don't pay much attention to me, 'cause they're used to me being the kid with Tourette's. Rather than as an actual human being. This summer I want to make a fresh start with people. An…
