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This series of podcasts will focus on the historical development of personal freedoms and liberties under law in America. It will walk the listener back through the origins of social norms and how they evolved into the rule of law in a civic society. The series will discuss how sovereignty has been contested over whether the power of the strong arm of might is what makes the laws right verses the power of just laws over the powers of tyrants. These concepts will be applied to what has been happening in the America from the eye witness experiences of the author and concluded with remedies ...

Steven A. Cook charts the course of the United States' encounter with the Middle East from the mid-twentieth century through the present day. Looking back, Cook makes a bold claim: the US was—despite setbacks and moral costs—successful. That record of achievement began to unravel in the early 1990s when policymakers embarked upon a set of overly ambitious policies to remake the Middle East. Cook highlights that calls to withdraw from the region are rash given the important interests the US maintains in the region.

America the Beautiful is a penetrating look into the moral and philosophical foundations of our nation. A collection of inspired poetry and prose by one of the greatest philosophers of our time, this edition offers insightful, illumining and encouraging viewpoints on America's soul, America's future, and the global responsibility of Americans.

Gracias a sus características geográficas y climáticas, la riqueza espectacular de su cultura, y al encanto natural de sus gentes, Brasil es concebido como un auténtico paraíso sobre la tierra. Sin embargo, su historia debió atravesar toda suerte de momentos difíciles. En este audiolibro, le contamos los orígenes del país, hasta la llegada y asentamiento de los europeos.