Liberttarianism: An Analysis Of Demographics By The Republican Party

Being two of the most respected and qualified academicians on public policy, Charles Murray, and Robert B. Reich have never been short of making controversial and contradicting statements which arguably serves only their interest of getting an audience. Public policy as it is has been subjected to lots of changes throughout the history leading to different reactions and opinions from different individuals. “What it means to be a Libertarian-A Personal Interpretation” written by Charles Murray, explicitly describes how the society should view the government by claiming it can help in achieving overall happiness and allowing members of the society to have a right to individual freedom when coping with the changes brought by public policy. On the other hand, Robert B. Reich’s “Aftershock the next Economy and America’s Future” talks about overcoming our problems by keeping a tier of classes. This paper discusses the contradicting views of these two writers.

Are we truly worthy and capable of ruling ourselves without the constant overwatch of the government over our backs? This question was very much a central issue that plagued American colonists both before and after independence from the British Empire. Thomas Hobbs, a foremost philosopher, warned how people were “nasty, brutish, and short” and that in order to control man’s habitual actions of sin, you need a powerful government that can watch out for these types of people. Much of what Hobbs advocated aligns with the ideas and thinking of Alexander Hamilton, but on the other hand, there are modern libertarians who would argue that without government, people interact with each other in ways that produce harmony and civility, major ideals that were held by the late Thomas Jefferson. Despite both Hamilton and Jefferson’s ideals playing a major factor in the development of political parties in the newfound United States, it is the Hobbesian view that makes a stronger case for the role of government in the affairs of the country.

As the air becomes crisp and leaves begin to change their color, every American knows November 8th will be soon upon them. Americans are given the daunting opportunity to change their lives and the lives of three hundred million others. Most of age voters will flock to the polls to elect who they believe, is the most capable candidate, and therefore leader, to run the United States of America. The next president needs to be the quintessential and iconic figure of leadership. The two front runners are Donald Trump representing the republican party, and Hillary Clinton of the democratic party, who both continue to battle it out and push their political agendas aggressively to earn the vote of the public. However, there is a third political party which is on the rise, that combines the ideas of both mainstream parties but in the process reshapes and defines them. Gary Johnson of the libertarian party, is the candidate to do such a task. Libertarianism takes the fundamental “small government” idea from republicans and combines it with the more liberal stances from the democrats, such as abortion, women’s rights, freedom of choice, and individual judgement. Nonetheless, all of the political stances of the candidate are useless unless they can be effective and productive leaders. Fred Greenstein, a published author on politics, wrote a book called the Presidential Difference: Leadership style from FDR to George W Bush, where he describes the

Libertarians reject Utilitarianism’s concerns for the total social well-being. While utilitarians are willing to restrict the liberty of some for the greater good, libertarians believe that justice consists solely of respect for individual property. If an individual isn’t doing something that interferes with anyone else’s liberty, then no person, group, or government should disturb he or she from living life as desired (not even if doing so would maximize social happiness). They completely disregard concern for an overall social well-being. Using a libertarian’s perspective, a state that taxes its better-off citizens to support the less fortunate ones violates their rights because they have not willingly chosen to do so. In that same context, a theory that forces capitalists to invest in people and natural capital is immoral. Nevertheless, libertarians encourage that people help those in need, as it is a good thing.

Since 1972, youth voter turnout has been on the decline. According to the Child Trends Databank, 50 percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 participated in the 1972 presidential election (2015). Nearly three decades later, the percentage of young adults aged 18 to 24 who voted in the 2000 presidential election had dropped eighteen

Conservatives receive an increasing percentage of votes in correlation with age and Lib Dem and Labour have high performance among the younger groups. The writer G.B. Shaw once wrote that, 'If you are not a socialist by the time you are 25, you have no heart. If you are not a Conservative by the time you are 35, you have no head'.  There is the entrenched view that young people are more liberal whilst as individuals grow older they become more set in their ways, more wedded to traditional values and attitudes and more likely to believe that Conservative governments are more likely to safeguard their financial and personal security which appear increasingly important in later life. Considering this, surprisingly in the 2010 general election, the ages of 18-24 voted fairly equally between the three main parties with the age bias gap only really becoming apparent from the age 55 onwards. This shows that younger prejudices and party alignment are not as ingrained as that of the elderly meaning that old people may be influenced in their voting behaviour by their age but the same is not as apparent for young people, despite the surface recognition that it is. Yet the implication of young people sharing their votes between parties could be due to other factors, when

Once the libertarian party goes camping they set up rather quickly exactly one main rule that reads: ‘every member will follow their own desires and allow others to do the same.’ Members agree with their only policy until they realize that what they want directly interferes with the desires of others. One member wants to set up kindle for a fire, another use the wood for structure for settlements, and yet another wants wooden fishing rods. No one desires to get wood.

In his book “Anarchy, state and utopia”, Nozick provides a moral defense for Libertarianism, which is traditionally defined as “the advocacy of individual liberty,

From my studies in Political Science it is not hard to understand that the United States political system is dominated by two political parties; the Republican Party, and the Democratic party. This is known as a two-party system, the definition of a two party name is evident from the name. A two party system functions on two parties, much like United States politics this is confusing because more than two parties are allowed to compete in elections. In America, any party outside of Democrats or Republicans is referred to a “Third Party”. My research paper will focus around one of the third parties, The Libertarian party. This paper will set up necessary knowledge through an exploration of the ideals of the party, and where

The newest generation, also known as the Millennials, has sparked one of the latest topics of debate and that is voting. Recent examples of young voters excelling political candidates have occurred with Bernie Sanders and even helped bring Barrack Obama into the presidency. These articles by The New York Times delve into the underlying cause of the low turnout rates. Most of these articles place the blame for low voter turnouts on colleges. Colleges are not to blame for these turnouts as they don’t discourage political thinking.

According to the ARPN Consensus Model, there are three core courses that educational programs must provide; these courses are: advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and health assessment (Holley, 2016). While entry-level nurses are trained in these areas, the APN is further trained in creating a diagnosis differential, anticipating which medications will be appropriate, and utilizing a more thorough assessment. In my current role as a floor RN, I know why I am giving certain medications and what they are used for and I am able to identify and report abnormal clinical findings. As an APN student, I am learning how to take these abnormal findings and create an advanced plan of care that involves identifying and treating the cause.

Republicanism: There were 3 different definitions of republicanism that were brought up in the United States. The first form, held by members of the educated elites were influenced by the histories of the popular governments in Greece and Rome, and were believed that republics could only succeed if they were small in size and the same size in population. A republic offered its citizens equality for opportunity in return for sacrifices. A “natural aristocracy,” men who were able to elevate in talent and started from humble beginnings to positions of power and privilege, would govern society. The second form of republicanism, who were also other members of the elite class but also some skilled craftsmen, focused more on economic theory than

Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians are perhaps three of the most prominent political parties within Texas. Within the pages of their party platforms, we see that each possesses a unique philosophy, with specific viewpoints and recommendations for shaping or reforming government policy. To be sure, the people of Texas face many challenges, two of the most compelling issues being the crisis in healthcare and in education. Not only are we lacking in these areas as Texans, but also on the national level. The parties’ stance on these two major issues defines them, giving us insight into the mind and intentions of each.

“Look, there’s Empire State Building!” exclaimed my mother as we drove across the George Washington Bridge.

Self-presentation is described as playing out a self to the reaction and anticipation of others (p. 32). Men and women both modify their self-presentation to the reaction of others. In a classic study noted by Crawford of female college students who were provided with details of male students who were either desirable or undesirable as a potential date and who was characterized as having traditional or more modern values, According to the textbook the study found that, “When women thought they would have the opportunity to meet the man, they changed their descriptions of themselves to fit the man’s traditional or modern values-but only if he was attractive” (p.25). Self-presentation can be looked at as calculated choices, choices that are made under certain circumstances in order to appeal to certain groups or others. For example, when Jordan overheard his uncle Bernie and his friends making fun of him for doing gymnastics he decided to get into basketball again to please his uncle. Another example is Briana, when her mother wants her to be more tough and aggressive when she’s out on the field she begins to do so because she’s wants to please her mother.