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One-Size Fits Most: Democracy

… References and FootnotesKavitha Davidson, "Democracy Index 2013: Global Democracy at a Standstill, The Economist Intelligence Unit's Annual Report Shows," The Huffington Post, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/democracy-index-2013-economist-intelligence-unit_n_2909619.html. ↩"Statistical Information about Casualties of the Vietnam War," National Archives and Records Administration, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html. ↩David H. Petraeus and James F. Amos, Counterinsurgency Field Manual, (Washington D.C: United States Marine Corps, 2006), 1-7 ↩Ibid, 8-10. ↩Ibid, 1-28. ↩John A. Nagl, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife," World Affairs 161.4, 1999, 195  ↩

Far-Right Terror

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A Balancing Act

… References and FootnotesDoris Kearns Goodwin, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, Simon and Schuster, 2013, Print. ↩"Robert Reich Explains How Globalization, Technology, and Natural Resources are Reshaping Global Economy," Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 4 2013, accessed August 27, 2015. ↩David Brooks, "The Democratic Tea Party," The New York Times,  June 15, 2015, accessed Aug. 25, 2015. ↩Sanders Bernie, "Senator Bernie Sanders: The Trans-Pacific Trade (TPP) Agreement Must Be Defeated,” Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Ian Bremmer, "Ian Bremmer on the Surprising Importance of the TPP," Time, Apr. 14, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Leo Gerard, "China Protects Its Workers; America Doesn't Bother," The Huffington Post, Aug. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Robert Reich, "Why Getting Tough With China Won't Solve Our Jobs Problem," Sept. 10 2010, accessed Aug. 26, 2015. ↩Leo Gerard, "China Protects Its Workers; America Doesn't Bother," The Huffington Post, Aug. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Robert Reich, "Why Getting Tough With China Won't Solve Our Jobs Problem," Sept. 10, 2010, accessed Aug. 26, 2015. ↩Leo Gerard, "China Protects Its Workers; America Doesn't Bother," The Huffington Post, Aug. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩

Choosing the Voters

In recent years, Congress has passed very few pieces of… References and FootnotesThomas Friedman, "Our Democracy Is at Stake," The New York Times, Oct. 1, 2013. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩

Displaced Judgement & Uncertainty (1)

 In March 2011, the…