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Conservatism is a difficult word to define. As I use it, conservatism is the political school of philosophy established by Edmund Burke in the 1800s that has been moderately adapted through the centuries. As I see it, conservatism is identifiable by four pillars: laissez-faire economics, focus on family and community, institutional trust, and justice and order. Within my definition, a conservative would believe the following statements: the economy works best when the government does not intervene with the free market except to protect individuals and ensure free trade, a key role of the government is to protect families and communities since these are the foundation of a functional society, well-made institutions can be trusted and must be trusted for a successful nation, and society works best when the law is predictable, the legislature is sober-minded, and the people are civil.
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In the 1900s, the now largely abandoned dependency theory ruled the study of international relations. It claimed that developing nations were economically dependent on developed (mostly European) nations that benefited off of that dependency. As such, it was in the interest of developed nations to control and limit the development of poorer countries and the interest of those poorer nations to become independent from the developed world. Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) is an economic policy that many developing nations applied during these years to overcome their dependence on the developed world. ISI meant, as the name suggests, substituting importation of secondary goods from the developed world with domestic industrialization and emphasized state support of specific industries. Some countries in Latin America (such as Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico) and Eastern Asia (such as Japan, South Korea, and China) implemented the policy. Notably, while in Latin America this policy made little difference, the countries in Eastern Asia that applied ISI have become world powers and significant global trade partners. Why?
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I liked the movie Barbie. I thought it had a good plot with fun characters. What more could one person want? Barbie has been mildly controversial though because of its relationship with feminism. Here I address what I think Barbie does well and what I think Barbie could have done better.
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It’s Christmas time and I’ve been thinking a lot about faith, charity, and international development. In the spirit of the season, I hope to explain why faith is not only an element of but essential to sustainable development abroad and at home.
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In the New York Times article “The Failure of Progressive Movements,” Senior Writer David Leonhardt explains that some recent progressive movements—#MeToo, BLM, and Occupy Wall Street, specifically—have all fallen short of systemic change. Why? It’s easy to compare the hierarchical structure of the Civil Rights movement, dutifully commanded by MLK, to the anarchal BLM administration hodgepodge; the specific grievances of the Stonewall Riots to the imprecise, uncoordinated interests of Occupy Wall Street; or the coordination of Women’s Suffrage to the internal schisms [1] of the #MeToo movement that never really left the internet. These are all useful comparisons that contrast the flailing strategies of modern progressive movements to the efficacy of past movements. I believe there is one more critical comparison needed to highlight where contemporary progressivism fails: The American Revolution versus The French Revolution.
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When considering humanity’s future with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), most people imagine a dystopia where machine overlords reduce humans—by force or by economics—into oblivion. This fear is unfounded. There are genuine concerns we should have regarding AI but these are more procedural than theatrical. AI users, policy makers, and AI researchers should focus their efforts on helping AI overcome issues of transparency, fairness, and accountability through practical legislation that promotes innovation, protects privacy, and ensures AI development is ethical.
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