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American Exceptionalism and American International Security Policy (After September 11)

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

This paper is not to judge exceptionalism and to find whether it is good or not; rather it is to survey exceptionalism as Americans’ difference with others.
The question raised is whether American international security policy after September 11 could be taken as an example of exceptionalism?
American exceptionalism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocquevelle […]

Proportional Representation: More Conservatives Or More Confusion?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

For several years the Liberal Democrats have been calling for proportional representation in the British parliament. As Britain’s third largest party they would have the most to gain, leaving people to ask whether first past the post is really the fairest voting system?
Proportional representation looks at the total amount of votes cast per party, rather […]