Political Science: Comparative Politics 
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Libertarianism vs. Conservatism
America's Future Foundation and Students For Liberty co-hosted a debate at the Cato Institute between interns from libertarian and conservative organizations, addressing the question, "is libertarianism or conservatism a more desirable political philosophy?"
Time for Question Time?
By Gene Healy: "Left to their own devices, presidents can isolate themselves in a cocoon of sycophants, even putting protesters in 'Free-Speech Zones,' where their signs can't offend the liege. The regal atmosphere of the office shields POTUS from necessary feedback. As accidental president Gerald Ford put it in his autobiography, 'Few people, with the possible exception of his wife, will ever tell a president that he is a fool.'"
Done right, Question Time could force presidents off script, puncture their air of majesty and force them to listen.
Neoconservative Radicalism Has Reshaped Our Political Spectrum
By Glenn Greenwald: "Brooks admits what has been crystal clear for some time -- namely, that so-called "conservatives" (meaning the contemporary political "Right") no longer believe (if they ever did) that government power should be restrained in order to maximize freedom."
lib•er•tar•ian
n. 1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the freedom of the will 2. a person who believes in full individual freedom of thought, expression and action 3. a freewheeling rebel who hates wiretaps, loves Ron Paul and is redirecting politics By Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
Private Education is Good for the Poor
by James Tooley and Pauline Dixon: "Our findings from a two-year in-depth study in India, Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya suggest that these conclusions are unwarranted. Private schools, we argue, can play—indeed, already are playing—an important, if unsung, role in reaching the poor and satisfying their educational needs."
Infidel: My Journey from Somalia to the West
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali: "I am sad that women who have inherited this social order, this civilization called the West, with its values of human rights, curiosity, trust, and integrity, might stand by and watch its decline."
Community-Run Fisheries: Avoiding the "Tragedy of the Commons"
By Donald R. Leal: "Community-Run Fisheries: Avoiding the "Tragedy of the Commons" presents case after case of communities that have effectively protected their fishing territories and preserved fish for the future."