Essays on Politics

The Issue of Budget Allocations and the Government The issue of budget allocations and the government is always a hot topic for discussion. But what if the budget allocations fall on NASA and their space exploration programs? Is it still worth it? Some people would argue that the country can better...

Voting and Democracy Voting is an essential exercise towards the democracy of a nation. It is only through voting that we can manage to bring change to the government and ensure the citizens get quality. Voting can either lead to long-term suffering on citizens when the wrong leaders ascend to power...

The Legal Drinking Age The legal drinking age is the age legalized by the law at which an individual can lawfully buy and drink alcoholic beverages. The law for minimal legal drinking age differ in various countries. Also, most laws apply only to drinking of alcoholic beverages in unrestricted locations while...

The Soundness of Democracy and the Role of Elections The primary metrics for the soundness of democracy in the modern day societies include the ability to host free, fair, and open elections whereby the citizens cast secret votes to choose their preferred leaders to achieve consented leadership through the electoral process....

Compulsory Military Service: Advantages and Disadvantages Compulsory military service is one of the most controversial subjects in the modern times. While some people believe that it should be made compulsory, others think it is some kind of infringement of an individual's rights. These critiques strongly believe that an individual should be...

There are two primary concepts of the ancient Greek; Isegoria and Parrhesia, which influence the common aspect of free speech. Isegoria refers to the freedom of all the citizens to participate in public debates while parrhesia is a license for them to say whatever, whenever and to whoever they would...

Evaluation of Environmental Policy Effectiveness Evaluation of environmental policy effectiveness plays a fundamental role in maintaining a safe and healthy surrounding. The assessment also involves measuring its cost-effectiveness and the extent to which the set goals and objectives are achieved. There must be regulatory approaches such as the ban on toxic...

When people get together, they love to talk. In fact, a language with respect to communication is a vital part of human culture. People can communicate in diverse ways, either by voice, body language or even sign language. Another form of communicating would be double speaking. There are multiple ways...

            Kashana Cauley in her article, "Trump is Killing the American Dream" (2018), argues that the "classist" and "racist" policies being implemented by the Trump administration are speeding up the death of the American Dream. Cauley supports her argument by explaining how the immigration policies especially deportations and the new...

The topic on the regulation of firearms has been faced with different opinions for a long time now. There are those who support the enactment of stricter gun laws and there those who fight the regulation of firearms. Those who support the restriction of gun claims that it would lead...

In the article, Ted Gup notes that his nonfiction writing class is “…a sanctuary of free speech” (Gup 2). What such an expression means is that his students are at liberty to utter absolutely anything during his class including even the N-word and the F-word. According to him, words should...

The infrastructure that surrounds people globally includes roads, railways, telephone lines, power lines (Hexter and Mischke 2013, p.1). Their effectiveness is dependent on how they are built and their operationalization that is a crucial factor to the growth of the economy and an arbiter of the competitive nature of different...