liberal and conservative are generalized blanket words used to describe political leanings. Generally, the term conservative refers to the desire to preserve existing social norms and values; whereas liberals are defined by openness to change and diversity. In politics, though, the division between liberal and conservative can assume more specific meanings. Identification with specific political stances on certain issues can be determined by one's status as being liberal or

Liberal Arts Education Should College Students be required to take Courses Outside of Their Major Field of Study? An education that lacks of a world view may be more harmful than meets the eye. One could reasonably argue that the question of whether diversified educational background has value is highly dependent on what you value. There are a multitude of monetary reasons for an incoming freshman to concentrate on a specific field

Conservatives and liberals differ on the subject of affirmative action too. Conservatives feel that everyone should get to respective positions on merits and reserve discrimination is the not solution. Liberals on the other hand maintain that with so many discriminatory practices it is only obvious why we need quotas. They feel that people of color may never be able to get ahead if there was no affirmative action. Conservatives and

But though the distaste might be the same on both sides, the degree and vehemence with which the two sides are opposed to these two ills are quite different. Both the ACLU and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom appear to be against the practice of prostitution. Especially in areas where it is illegal (i.e. most of the country, but they also protest against police crackdowns on suspected prostitution

Black Conservatives in Liberal America Do you feel, as Malcolm X did, that the black middle class was the bane of the African-American people in forcing artificial conformity and assimilation into the dominant culture? Do you feel that the black middle class is at the heart of the conservative trends in the African-American community? Or do you feel that the black middle class is a positive affirmation of how African-Americans can

Conservatism in America Intellectually, it is indeed correct that post-World War II can be divided into two periods of conservatism: the period which emerged directly after the war (1945-1990) and the period from 1990 onwards. Traditionally as Ball explained, conservatism in America were opposed to rapid development and industrialization in the early 20th century: "From their point-of-view, this new mass society posed the same threat that democracy had always posed