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Early State Constitutions and how they Influenced the National Constitutional Convention of 1787
Comparing the State Constitutions between 1776 and 1787 and seeing what concepts were common.

Mark Shubert
Dec 8, 202141 min read
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Locke and the Political Problem
How Locke addresses the political problem.

Mark Shubert
Dec 3, 20217 min read
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Hobbesian Nature, Man, and Society
Hobbes' views on nature, man, and society.

Mark Shubert
Nov 2, 20216 min read
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Machiavellian Republics
Republics can learn from The Prince and apply many of the lessons provided to princes by Machiavelli. This does not mean that the lessons...

Mark Shubert
Oct 4, 20217 min read
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US-Taliban Relations
As the US conflict in Afghanistan comes to an end, the conflict there does not seem to ending. How should US-Taliban relations be like?

Mark Shubert
Aug 16, 20218 min read
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Reconstruction
In Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address he emphasized that the cause of the war was slavery and so to end the conflict slavery itself needs...

Mark Shubert
Jul 8, 20215 min read
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New Deal Politics and Economics
“The issue of Government has always been whether individual men and women will have to serve some system of Government or economics, or...

Mark Shubert
Jul 8, 20215 min read
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What is America
What is America? By Mark Shubert America is not just a government institution in North America but more importantly a cosmopolitan...

Mark Shubert
Jul 7, 202113 min read
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Non Negotium
Non Negotium- the idea that business and state should be separated from each other as much as possible.

Mark Shubert
Jul 3, 20215 min read
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888 Members of the House
Could we increase the number of House members to 888 and how would that effect politics on Capital Hill?

Mark Shubert
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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How to Amend US Foreign Policy
Amending US Foreign Policy As mentioned in the last post which you can read here, US foreign policy is flawed in several ways. The first...

Mark Shubert
May 19, 20213 min read
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Clearer Definitions of Economic Theories
Clearer Definitions of Economic Theories: In public and even academic debates, everyone seems to be using different definitions of terms...

Mark Shubert
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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What About Federal Land.
Federal/State Land Disputes Many Americans do not know or fully understand the complexity of American Federalism. The country is made up...

Mark Shubert
Apr 28, 20212 min read
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How to Prevent Nuclear War
How to Prevent Nuclear War Preventing nuclear war is complicated since we are talking about a worldwide effort to curtail nuclear weapons...

Mark Shubert
Apr 20, 20213 min read
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American Military Personnel Abroad
American Military Personnel These numbers include active military personnel who are stationed in non-engagement operations. Combat areas...

Mark Shubert
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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Neutral Worldview in a World of Conflict
Why War? When a foreign nation attacks one of our own or even invades our home the appropriate response seems to be to fight back. When...

Mark Shubert
Apr 11, 20217 min read
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Amicitia Americae
Prelude: Amicitia Americae means friend of America and it is the name of the proposed foreign policy below. This policy follows the...

Mark Shubert
Apr 8, 20213 min read
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Potential Immigration Policy
Immigration Principles American rights are universal, however, America cannot universally defend these rights due to our respect for...

Mark Shubert
Apr 5, 20213 min read
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Pacificus
Pacificus Principles Foreign policy restraint: The United States currently does not have a codified set of foreign policy principles to...

Mark Shubert
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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US Foreign Policy Goals and their Issues
With a new Presidential Administration, many are wondering what kind of changes we should see in regards to US foreign policy and...

Mark Shubert
Jan 18, 20193 min read
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