Government: Lesson 95

Q: How did the Age of Discovery provide an opportunity for Spanish thinkers to reflect on the idea of rights? A: The Spaniards were mistreating the Native Americans as if the land was rightfully theirs, though it was the natives were there first. This behavior sparked debates about whether or not it was moral for …

English Lesson 155: Three Major Problems with this Socialist Novel

Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy was one of the most ridiculous books I have ever read. It was written in 1887, and the majority of the story (if something with no plot can even be called that) takes place in the year 2000. However, it is not the year 2000 we remember today, but …

Business 1: Lesson 100

Would it be moral to grade exams so that all students get C's? If not, is it moral for the state to redistribute incomes? Think about it. What do you think would happen to the students' performance if, no matter what, they would pass the class with the same grade as everyone else? Most of …

History Week 26: The Korean War

In 1910, Japanese forces took over Korea and its government, putting its own government over the people. 35 years later, when the Japanese were defeated and World War II was over, Korea's old government could not be restored. As both Russia and the United States helped in defeating the Axis Powers, the Korean peninsula was …

The Government

The whole purpose of the government is to serve and protect the people. More specifically, its job is to serve and protect the country as a whole. This is not too different from how the police serve and protect, though they do so on a much smaller scale, in individual cities. If the government is not kept in check, and if they begin doing things that are not beneficial for the people as a whole, then what is the point of even having that government? If enough people want socialism, then the government should try its best to give those people socialism. However, the government should not force it on those who want otherwise. If people want real freedom, then the government should move out of the way and give them that. I think that most people, if they understood what socialism really was, would not want to live in a country run this way.