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13 Jun 2012
Cartels | Crime & Policing | drugs | Governance | Mexico | United States of America | Violence | Americas | International | Law
Almost no one now believes that the ‘War on Drugs’ has been a success. In the United States, the initiator of the conflict, only 10% of people...
3 Apr 2012
autonomy | Colonialism | Democracy | Education | English language | International personality | Politics | Statehood | United States of America | Government | Local government | Voting
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the north-eastern...
22 Feb 2012
Gingrich | Grand Old Party | Politics | Republican Party | Romney | Santorum | United States of America | United States politics | Government
The 2012 Republican campaign, many commentators agree, looks set to be one of the dramatic examples of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in modern...
21 Feb 2012
retirement | role of government | Social Security | United States of America | welfare | Economic policy | Family | Society | Economy
In the US, Social Security is a social insurance program officially called "Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance" (OASDI), in reference to its three...
21 Feb 2012
Constitution | democrats | divided government | house of representatives | Politics | presidency | republicans | Senate | Two party rule | United States of America | Government
In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of the...
21 Feb 2012
Democracy | elections | electoral college | electoral system | First Past The Post | Politics | republic | United States of America | Government | Voting
The United States has perhaps the most arcane method of selecting its chief executive of any nation, one no country has chosen to emulate. There...
20 Feb 2012
Arms | Gun crime | Gun laws | Politics | Second amendment | United States of America | Law General | Politics General | Law
Gun laws vary widely from country to country, so this topic focuses upon arguments for tightening gun laws in principle. Particular debates might centre upon...
20 Feb 2012
2011 | Obama | Politics | Presidential Election | Primaries | Second term | United States of America | Politics General | Government | Economy General | Economy
Given the current state of the Republican Party, in a normal election Obama’s second term should be a shoe-in. However, this is not a typical year because, in...
20 Feb 2012
Cuba | Geneva Conventions | guantanamo | Rendition | terrorism | United States of America | Human rights | International law | Punishment | Law
The US Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is operated by the Joint Task Force Guantanamo of the American Armed Force with the primary purpose of acting...
20 Feb 2012
Culture | Education General | English | Language | Minorities | State | United States of America | Culture General | Culture | Education
The United States declared independence in 1776 against what it saw as the overweening power of the British crown regarding taxes, regulations, and...
