A Liberal Nation-State
Since the French and American Revolutions the promise of the liberal nation-state has been held out as the model for a political society. This idea of a liberal nation-state is a policy held together by the rule of law, by a monopoly vested in government rather then the legitimate use of force, by ....
Getting Prepared with a Liberal Education
Getting Prepared With a Liberal Education
Throughout high school I had to taken several courses I felt wasted my time. I had to take two years of foreign language that I thought for sure I was never going to speak; I took sciences including, Introduction to Physics and an earth science. These co....
More beds in public hospital (Victoria)
1. Introduction
There is an urgent need to address the high shortage of beds in the Victoria's public hospital system and the Liberal Party has proposed a policy to boost the number of hospital beds. However, with the past records of Labor Partys broken election promises from year 20021, the su....
Uses of a Liberal Education
Mark Edmundson is a college professor at the University of Virginia, who writes several pieces on literacy and culture. In his essay, On the Uses of a Liberal Education, he worries about students and how they value education. Students today arent being educated to retain knowledge that will help t....