Read Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty” Section I (pp.122-131), and then answer the following two questions: What does Berlin mean by “negative liberty”, and what does he think threatens or un

Read Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty”  Section I (pp.122-131), and then answer the following two questions: What does Berlin mean by “negative liberty”, and what does he think threatens or undermines liberty in this “negative” sense?  Use examples (his or your

Read Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty” Section I (pp.122-131), and then answer the following two questions: What does Berlin mean by “negative liberty”, and what does he think threatens or

Read Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty”  Section I (pp.122-131), and then answer the following two questions: What does Berlin mean by “negative liberty”, and what does he think threatens or undermines liberty in this “negative” sense?  Use examples (his or your

All written assignments will be submitted electronically via Brightspace and will include: 1. 1” margins 2. 12 Font (Times New Roman or Garamond) 3. Double spacing 4. numbered pages (do not number

All written assignments will be submitted electronically via Brightspace and will include: 1. 1” margins 2. 12 Font (Times New Roman or Garamond) 3. Double spacing 4. numbered pages (do not number the cover page) 5. Citations and bibliography as appropriate (depending on assignment).   A.

All written assignments will be submitted electronically via Brightspace and will include: 1. 1” margins 2. 12 Font (Times New Roman or Garamond) 3. Double spacing 4. numbered pages (do not number

All written assignments will be submitted electronically via Brightspace and will include: 1. 1” margins 2. 12 Font (Times New Roman or Garamond) 3. Double spacing 4. numbered pages (do not number the cover page) 5. Citations and bibliography as appropriate (depending on assignment).   A.

Congress

write up to 300 words to justify the case for one side of the following debate. Pro:  Governance in the USA would be substantially improved by permanently eliminating filibusters in the U.S. Senate. No other established democracy has a legislative

interest group

write up to 300 words to justify the case for one side of the following debate Pro:  The power of Political Action Committees (PACs) needs to be curtailed in US politics. Too many rich interest groups are able to buy

The Media

The background information is:Pro:  Ever since the Fairness Doctrine was repealed in 1987 the coverage of politics on television has seriously deteriorated. Cable TV news has become nothing but an outlet for outrageous slanted opinions; serious discussion of the issues

Essay

This weeks reading covers the debate over the application of the term apartheid in the Israeli-Palestine context (Tapper & Sucharov, 2019). Apartheid means “apartness” in Afrikaans and is used to describe the institutionalized system of racial segregation and discrimination in