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Slavery And Abortion: The Paradox Of American Liberalism, Mark A. Ladd
Slavery And Abortion: The Paradox Of American Liberalism, Mark A. Ladd
Wayne State University Dissertations
Louis Hartz proposed that America possesses a liberal tradition that works toward a Lockean equality for all people. I argue that Hartzs' theory is still applicable to America even though illiberal institutions have and do exist. My contention is that it is the paradox of liberalism that allows for this. Slavery is the quintessential illiberal institution, yet liberal concepts allowed it to exist in America for over 200 years. It is my contention that abortion is another illiberal institution that is being promoted by the paradox of liberalism. With the use of John Rawls theory of distributive justice abortion can …
Approval Of George W. Bush: Economic And Media Impacts, Gino Tozzi Jr.
Approval Of George W. Bush: Economic And Media Impacts, Gino Tozzi Jr.
Wayne State University Dissertations
George W. Bush's approval rate had its shares of ups and downs. In this time series study I analyze the empirical evidence of the media's and economy's impact on his approval rate from 2001-2009. People tend to hold the president responsible for the country's economic performance and the media influences people's opinions of the president through agenda setting and priming. I operationalize the media influence on people into an independent variable. My economic independent variables are the monthly percent change in inflation rate, unemployment rate, and personal income. The dependent variable is the president's approval rate. This study seeks to …