The Populist and Progressive movements in American politics share many similarities despite springing forth from different demands. The Populist movement was primarily grew from the agrarian sector of the economy that feared that Eastern industrialists and bankers were gaining too much influence and control over both political parties. The Populist agenda grew from a desire […]
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Athens was the first known democracy in the world, after many other types of government failed. Athenians believed that government should be fair and tried many different ways to be sure that this would come to pass. The evolution of government stretched from Monarchy in the early days to Democracy in the days of Pericles. […]
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Philosophers must be kings. Politics is a perfect state, because it governs for the good of the people. The teacher, the student, and the talented in philosophy and other talents, yet neither of them agrees with how people live. In the following few pages I will summarize Plato’s and Aristotle’s views on the perfect state, […]
The Meiji restoration had a deep impact on Japan. The restoration, besides restoring power to the Meiji emperor (which, in reality, it just transferred power from the Tokugawa shogun to the new oligarchy of the daimyo that defeated him) changed Japanese society. “The salient characteristic of Japan’s mid-nineteenth century transitional period is the demise of […]