Since old-age programmes mitigate life-course risks that are relevant to individuals across socio-economic groups in ageing societies, all parties have a political incentive support these initiatives. Nevertheless, pre-existing partisan commitments bind the policy instruments use. Cabinet-level analyses of OECD economies demonstrate left incumbency relies more on public expenditure than right-w...

Attitudes about abortion have been studied in relation to many variables. This study seeks to discover the relationship between abortion attitudes and cognitive complexity. Cognitive complexity is a measure of an individual’s ability to see situations as multifaceted. Sixty-three unmarried and childless undergraduate females were given an attitude about abortion scale which included ten items a...

New South Democrats didn’t usually assassinate opposing congressional candidates, especially white ones. Such outmoded, Reconstruction-era tactics were generally unnecessary. By controlling the polls, the respectable upper class could simply count out the parties of the lesser orders. en, through poll taxes, gerrymandering, switching to at-large elections, and similar schemes, Democrats could ...

Reviewer Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz writes that Democratic Collapse is an "engaging and succinct work," in which "Lauren N. Haumesser complicates our understanding of the unraveling two-party system 1850s, shedding new light on coming Civil War through a careful examination gendered rhetoric Republicans, Democrats, and, ultimately, Constitutional Unionists."

Although considerable research has investigated the role of emotions in learning and problem solving, there is a paucity of research on the emotional and social aspects of academic writing. As an initial step in this direction, we conducted a study where 42 participants wrote two essays on two opposing stances about abortion (pro-choice and pro-life). Participants’ affective states (14 emotions...

This article reports the survey results from attendees at a large US health-care conference. Conference attendees were polled on a number of healthcare reform issues along with some basic demographic information. Few signifi cant differences were found based on respondents ’ gender, or surprisingly even whether they were employed in the health-care industry. Rather, the most striking difference...

The 2008 presidential election brought the partisan divide between U.S. Republicans and Democrats to the forefront. In such contested situations, people who identify with the parties and their candidates experience pressure to adhere to their group’s core beliefs and behaviors. This research hypothesized that providing individuals a chance to affirm their self-integrity would relieve some of th...

I estimate the influence of political parties on state Tax Burdens over a 40-year period (1960– 2000). Holding constant a large number of state and voter characteristic variables, I find that: (i) Tax Burdens are higher when Democrats control the state legislature compared to when Republicans are in control. (ii) The political party of the governor has little effect after controlling for partis...

In this article, the author analyzed changes made to US budget bill for 2022–2031, which reflect increased spending on programs that are foundation of Joe Biden’s economic policy. As a result study, comes conclusion delivering electoral promises current President, does not stimulate economy during crisis period, but inflates deficit and increasingly drives United States into bad debts. Such pol...

The argument that acceptance of assisted suicide is an outgrowth of respect for personal autonomy departs from the traditional American value that holds life more basic than freedom and serves freedom by discouraging rather than assisting self-destruction. The sociological argument that removal of the taboo against assisted suicide will lead to the destructive expansion of the right to kill th...