Well, the United States was never conceived as a democracy. Women, natives, slaves and the poor gained nothing in the American Revolution, which only benefited the elites and, to an extent, the middle class. Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, believed that the government must al...
It is, indeed, difficult to compare the financial statements of companies in different countries, which apply their national rules. With the interconnection of national economies and the growth of large financial markets at the end of the last century,...
aFive days from now,the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradition dating back to our founding ,the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you ,the American people.Standing on the steps of the Capital will be a man whose history reflects the enduring ...
aThe United States is expressing concern over Egypt's decision to put 43 people on trail including some Americans over charges of illegal founding of pro-democracy groups. A judicial source in Cairo said Sunday the cases of the 43 suspects have been transferred to the Cairo criminal court. ...
doi:10.1080/01916599.2020.1864590Lucia RubinelliHistory of European Ideas
Died on the 4th of July: Fisher Ames, Founding Father and Arch-Foe of DemocracyI told a friend of mine I was going to write a profile on Fisher Ames.Tippins, Stephen B., Jr
Novak, Bruce Jeffrey.The University of Chicago.Novak, B. (2002a). Humanism and Freedom: Matthew Arnold's Call for the Founding of a Great-Souled, Educative Democracy, and its Bearing on the Crisis of our Times. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Chicago....
The “minority” interests the Founding Fathers intended the Electoral College to protect were those of enslavers and states with legal slavery. James Madison stated, “There was one difficulty however of a serious nature attending an immediate choice by the people. The right of suffrage was much...