Tag: American Liberalism
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Introduction to the Prison Industrial Complex
“Between 1990 and 2005, a new prison opened in the United States every ten days. Prison growth and the resulting ‘prison-industrial complex’—the business interests that capitalize on prison construction—made imprisonment so profitable that millions of dollars were spent lobbying state legislators to keep expanding the use of incarceration to respond to just about any problem.…
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Why does America feel it needs to be so involved in the affairs of foreign nations?
A preliminary update on my work regarding the impact American Liberalism had on the US’ ascent to, and current fall from, global power
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Research Ideas
One of my primary objectives in establishing this blog was not only to provide a platform for my papers but also to create a space where I can document the process of crafting each research project. Today, I find myself concluding one of the initial steps in my research process: jotting down my paper ideas.…
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The Ideological Battlefield: Unraveling the Genesis and Escalation of the Cold War
While my long-term intention for this page is to showcase my independent research papers— created outside of class assignments—I am starting out with a paper that originated from the History 375 class at UW-Madison. This course, taught by Alfred W. McCoy on the complexities of the Cold War significantly influenced my historical perspectives and approach…
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