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The Republican Virus in the Body Politic: How to Reboot America
Walter C. Clemens
Clemens
2020
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A political virus as well as the coronavirus is sickening America's body politic. The disease is due not only to President Donald Trump, but also to Republican politicians who now wrap themselves inside his cloak of racism, religiosity, and the Big Lie. Republicans have created a kakistocracy-rule by the incompetent, the morally depraved, and grifters who are determined to profit by robbing the common good. If they get their way, our flawed democracy could become an autocracy-the absolute rule of one man and his entourage. The Republican virus has undermined the nation's health, education, economy, and justice system as well as America's place in the world. Other nations may fear the United States but few now respect a land once symbolized by the Statue of Liberty and its welcome to the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Political historian Walter Clemens shows us what has gone wrong and what needs to be done to reboot America. Transforming a way of life based on "me-first" to a quest for mutual gain is a job for every individual and institution. We need to replace leaders who think only of themselves with a team that is both farsighted and compassionate.
This is a comprehensive survey of the Old Testament which offers an introduction to each book of the Old Testament. It includes contributions from Walter Brueggemann and Carol A. Newsom and covers essential historical, sociocultural, literary and theological issues.
What has changed in international relations after 9/11 and what remains much as before? This second edition of "Dynamics of International Relations" remains grounded in theory and history - three basic perspectives on international relations are tested against recurrent cases of conflict and cooperation issues in world affairs. It uses this framework to put in perspective the confrontation between two new actors on the world scene, the George W. Bush administration and the al-Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, each determined to destroy the other in a global struggle. Student-friendly and professor-endorsed, this work is an introductory level core text. It compares realist and idealist theories and the paradigm of interdependence against case studies of recurrent problems - why wage war, how to make peace, how to transcend conflict, when and where to mediate, how to increase GDP but also quality of life, and how to organize for peace and promote human rights. Calling upon students to look at the world through policymakers' lenses, "Dynamics of International Relations" asks whether actors are better advised to seek unilateral or mutual gain. Since "win-win" is not guaranteed, Clemens shows students how "conditional cooperation" may be the most productive path in negotiating everything from environmental safeguards to the war on terrorism. Along the way, the author provides detailed case studies, broad empirical surveys and role-playing simulations to develop a first-hand grasp of the dangers and opportunities inherent in interdependence.
Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices
Walter C. Labys
Ashgate Publishing Limited
2006
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Recent economic growth in China and other Asian countries has led to increased commodity demand which has caused price rises and accompanying price fluctuations not only for crude oil but also for the many other raw materials. Such trends mean that world commodity markets are once again under intense scrutiny. This book provides new insights into the modeling and forecasting of primary commodity prices by featuring comprehensive applications of the most recent methods of statistical time series analysis. The latter utilize econometric methods concerned with structural breaks, unobserved components, chaotic discovery, long memory, heteroskedasticity, wavelet estimation and fractional integration. Relevant tests employed include neural networks, correlation dimensions, Lyapunov exponents, fractional integration and rescaled range. The price forecasting involves structural time series trend plus cycle and cyclical trend models. Practical applications focus on the price behaviour of more than twenty international commodity markets.
Visions of an Enduring People
Walter C. Fleming; John G. Watts
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
2009
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Visions of an Enduring People is a reader in Native American Studies that was developed to address the critical issues of Indian Country today, such as preservation of culture, religious freedom, gaming, sovereignty, language stabilization, health, the environment, and the use and misuse of Native ceremonies. These contemporary issues are placed in both historical and cultural context. The title of this text reflects the reality that Native peoples have survived, and their cultures are flourishing today.
