I construct in this dissertation a cultural genealogy to trace in Western civilization a consistent set of values that underlie a worldview that I call Strategic Intelligence (SI). I argue that the plethora of cultural ...

Over the past twenty-five years, the United States has moved from optimism to considerable pessimism about its role to do well in the world. Indeed, President George H.W. Bush’s “New World Order” stands unquestionably in ...

Racial and ethnic minority groups face extraordinary challenges in access to and success in higher education due to the complicated history of racism in the US educational system and society. This thesis focuses on past ...

Once relieved from the stifling Victorian era and in the aftermath of World War I, the American population was poised to embrace change in ways that would define the country's cultural appetite and overarching human values ...

This thesis uses a case study approach in analyzing why the Department of Labor has not been more effective at enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to prevent wage theft, and the major impediments to effective ...

Reading Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound (460-50 BCE) prompts the following questions. First, how does Prometheus’ gift to man of hope, fire and knowledge affect the relationship of man to the deity and the universe? Secondly ...

This thesis explores the influence Robert H. Jackson had in shaping William H. Rehnquist's Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Jackson and Rehnquist were two of the most influential Justices of the twentieth century and perhaps ...

The war in Afghanistan is complex and there is no singular solution to resolve the conflict that exists there. However, there are certain factors that will drastically impact the future of it, especially concerning ...

The War on Terror has become inextricability linked with Islam. The Bush and Obama administrations have fought a mostly military-centric campaign against radical Islamist groups across the world that the U.S. State Department ...

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania altered the United State's counter terrorism strategy. After having debated terrorism policy with little resolution following ...

This thesis, on human genome editing takes a global perspective, with people, knowledge, and technology flowing across borders, the potential is there for ethically controversial practices to flow toward less restrictive ...

The art of mosaic decoration has existed for millennia. The earliest examples are floors made of pebbles from the eighth century BC that were found in Asia Minor. The Greeks were the first to produce enamel mosaic two ...

By means of her anointing, in an order of service that dates to the anointing and crowning of King Edgar at Bath in 973 as the first King of All England, Elizabeth II carries into the present age a profound theology of ...

The Islamic State (IS) is an increasing threat to the Middle East. Their repressive nature and twisted view of the Muslim religion have made them culturally and geopolitically dangerous. As of early 2017, some of the most ...

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