The Case For Trump by Victor Hanson talks about the 2016 election and what exactly lead to the election of Donald Trump. The election was very surprising to many, especially because Donald Trump did not have political experience, while Hilary Clinton had much of it. Furthermore, Donald Trump does not act like a typical politician. He is much more abrasive and less “classy”. … [Read more...]
Huntington Chapter 10 ERA
November 18, 2019 by · 2 Comments
In Chapter 10 of Who Are We? Huntington talks about how the collapse of the Soviet Union weakened American identity. He cited examples of how nations and states often need an enemy to survive. One example of this is the Roman Republic. This is reminiscent of the rally around the flag effect, in which the general public gathers around national leaders and throws support at them … [Read more...]
Short essay 6
November 13, 2019 by · 5 Comments
Regnerus’ argument, and the evidence he musters to support it, shows clearly that the current mating and dating culture/market is harmful to the interests of most women and just makes it easier for men to get the central good they want from women (sexual access) without any real exchange of other goods that women desire (e.g., emotional attachment, long-term monogamous … [Read more...]
Cheap Sex Chapter 2 ERA
November 4, 2019 by · Leave a Comment
In chapter 2 of Cheap Sex by Mark Regnerus, Regnerus gets into the basics of what he calls "cheap sex". Cheap sex is defined as sex that is easy to get, with little or no risk. This can happen through hookups, and also through easy to access porn, which is the cheapest sex. He argues that there has been a large increase in this ever since the invention and distribution of … [Read more...]
We Wanted Workers ERA
October 21, 2019 by · 3 Comments
After talking about looking at immigrants as people instead of just workers in his first chapter, among other things, Borjas dives into the economics of immigration. There is a popular economic theory stating that if countries had no borders the world would prosper economically. In theory, workers would move from places with lower GDPs to places with higher GDPs. Traditionally … [Read more...]
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