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Political Gridlock:The Ongoing Threat to American Democracy
Get PDFMy paper answers the question: What are the origins of extreme political gridlock in the United States government and how can it be solved? I use quantitative research in order to measure the exact periods of split government and I note its effect on the probability of enacting legislation. The qualitative research highlights the key factors that leading to the increase of political gridlock from 1964-2016. From my case study, I argue political gridlock has increased because of ideological shifts in voters and politicians between 1980 and 1992, voting system imbalances, and critical political and economic events. I conclude with a comparative analysis of the US Congress and possible solutions that can be used to solve gridlock. Each solution is linked to one of the key issues established in the case study, and from them I find that through constitutional reforms of the political system political gridlock can be countered
The United States Love Affair with Maize: A National Security Issue?
Get PDFMaize is the most widely grown crop in the United States. The crop has a variety of applications being used for food, fuel, and in some industries. Maize is heavily integrated into the fabric of billions of lives across the world. The United States has encouraged the growth of a massive maize monoculture through the usage of government subsidies. However, this presents issues for the United States since it has created a large monoculture that is threatened by natural disasters, pest infestation, and bioterrorism attacks. Additionally, the cheap nature of the monoculture has additional externalities. Examples include decimated maize production in Mexico, Central America, and developing countries, which has led to dependence on the United States crop and decreasing international food security
Episode 03: The Breadth and Depth of Student Involvement with Ben Pontz ’20
No full textIn this episode of Conversations Beneath the Cupola, podcast host, Gettysburg College President Robert W. Iuliano, is joined by guest Benjamin Pontz ’20. Pontz is a political science and public policy double major, music minor, and a very involved student across campus. He serves as a drum major of the marching band, an Eisenhower Institute Fielding Fellow, and the Editor-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian, among many other pursuits.
Iuliano and Pontz begin the episode by acknowledging the turning of the tables. An active member of The Gettysburgian, Pontz is often the interviewer, not the interviewee. He has written more than 188 articles for The Gettysburgian, and of these, his beginning to end coverage of the College’s newly approved business major and the newspaper staff’s editorial endorsement of the College’s institutional philosophy on freedom of expression are among his favorites.
Beyond The Gettysburgian, the Eisenhower Institute, and the marching band, Pontz is the news director of the campus radio station and holds a host of campus jobs. Pontz attributes his ability to be so active on campus to the breadth and depth of opportunity that exits at Gettysburg College. Between academics and extracurriculars, Pontz has a lot on his plate, but his “secret” to making it all work is careful planning. He identifies several goals for himself each year and checks in on them every week to ensure he is making progress.
At the end of the interview Iuliano asks Pontz to reflect on what he would change about his Gettysburg College experience if he had the chance. Above all else, Pontz wishes he would have spent more time talking with his professors about their fields of expertise, though he admits he’s unsure what would have needed to go in his busy schedule to allow it
The Question of Morality in Relations Between the United States and Huerta\u27s Government
Get PDFThe presidency of General Victoriano Huerta was one of the darker times in the history of the Mexican Revolution. Often described as a ruthless dictator, Huerta went to extreme measures to maintain power, even going as far as to assassinate those who opposed his rule. Senator Belisario Dominguez was one of those men who opposed Huerta\u27s right to the presidency, and was assassinated after speaking out against the dictator. The series of events following the senator\u27s murder did not affect just Mexico; the repercussions of Huerta\u27s actions were felt in Europe and the United States. As a result of Huerta\u27s actions, the United States government was less apt to officially recognize Huerta\u27s regime in accordance with Woodrow Wilson\u27s moral stance of the law of recognition of foreign government. Contemporary American newspapers reflected their support for Wilson\u27s moralistic stance against Huerta in reporting on Huerta\u27s actions that defied Wilson\u27s standards concerning recognition
2019 Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Executive Summary
Get PDFWe’ve all heard stories of students struggling with textbook costs, but how do our students cope when the price gets too high? Modeled after the Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey conducted by Florida Virtual Campus, Musselman Library’s course materials survey sought to uncover how textbook costs impact the success of Gettysburg College students. Results give insight into participants’ perceptions of how much money they spend, the strategies they use to reduce costs, and the effects of the cost of course materials on their academic success.
The Executive Summary details our research questions, key findings, and main takeaways
07. Richard Richards is a Gay Scientist
Get PDFA little recognized and under-appreciated fact about the august Richard Richards is that he is a gay scientist. I know what you may be thinking—Richard’s never shagged dudes, and if he has, it’s shitty to out him in an essay that’s meant to honor him. That’s strictly his business. Or you may be thinking that that Richard identifies as a philosopher, not a physicist, biologist, or even (egads!) a psychologist. As far as I know, you would be right in both cases—and it would be terrible to call him out--despite the fact that this will hardly rise to the level of an essay.
No, what I mean is that Richard Richards practices the sort of approach to philosophy that Nietzsche prescribes in The Gay Science. Now, I won’t pretend to know fuckall about Nietzsche—but that’s okay because there are roughly 7,500 budding philosophy majors lurking in coffee shops, craft breweries, and organic grocery stores around the country who’ve got him figured out and would be delighted to expound on my ignorance. If you are genuinely curious about whether I’ve got Nietzsche right, ask one of them. Or read some Nietzsche. In any case, I’m not entirely convinced that getting philosophers “right” is the point; rather, good philosophers plunder brilliant ideas from better philosophers or scientists, looting those concepts for their own ends–just ask Schopenhauer—and I think Richard might agree with this (c.f., his devotion to Provine and incongruity theory). [excerpt
Episode 05: Remote Learning Amid COVID-19 with Jocelyn Swigger, Ryan Kerney, and Rod Tosten
No full textIn Episode 5 of Conversations Beneath the Cupola, podcast host, Gettysburg College President Robert W. Iuliano, is joined by three faculty members—Sunderman Conservatory of Music Prof. and Chair of the Faculty Council Jocelyn Swigger, Prof. of Biology Ryan Kerney, and VP of Information Technology and Prof. of Computer Science Rod Tosten. Iuliano leads them in a discussion about the College’s transition to remote learning amid the COVID-19 health situation.
The podcast begins with Iuliano asking Swigger and Kerney how faculty are reacting to the decision to move to remote instruction. Both agree that first and foremost their focus lies on the students and providing continuity in their lives. However, this change in format will present unavoidable challenges for faculty like Swigger and Kerney whose courses rely heavily on hands-on components like labs and instrument lessons, and they share their innovative ideas with Iuliano.
Continuing the conversation, Tosten talks about the technical side of remote learning and how IT has been supporting faculty and students. In addition to training sessions for faculty, he shares that 50 smartphones with hotspot capability are available for students who do not have internet access at home.
The episode concludes with an anecdotal “Slice of Life” told through the president’s perspective. Iuliano briefly talks about how the Gettysburg College community has come together to support each other during this challenging time. Some of the efforts include a group of students starting a Facebook group to help other students find emergency housing and the College’s alumni board has started an effort to raise money to replenish the Emergency Fund to help students deal with the unexpected
Advocacy Coalition Framework Lens on Pressing Healthcare Issues
Get PDFIn deciding how to interpret and understand public policy, many experts use theories and frameworks to justify their reasoning. One of the most common avenue of viewing policy involves the advocacy coalition framework based on its broad applicability. This popular framework consists of banding like-minded individuals together into a coalition to advance the narrative by creating acceptable policies for their group. These coalitions normally include a wide range of professional backgrounds from interest groups, elected officials, researchers in academia. These groups utilize special events to influence subfields consisting of actors who decide the solutions for policy problems. Subfields normally are made up of key players employed in government institutions and private industrial groups who willingly agree to work toward a compromise with the goal to create policy acceptable for both sides (Cairney 2014) These coalitions influence the subfield in different ways through capitalizing on their influential power or by ignoring the alliances and mergers of the groups. This paper shall explore how advocacy coalition framework works for three pressing issues facing the healthcare industry. These three policies focus on drug pricing, heath data privacy and opioid liability. This paper will explore the policy in depth, provide historical context and the major players while outlining how the specific proposals fit in the framework as well as identifying the framework’s limitations with the policy
Faculty Meeting Minutes - October 1, 2020.
No full textMinutes of the Gettysburg College Faculty Business Meeting, October 1, 2020