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Excerpt from Defence of a Liberal Construction of the Powers of Congress as Regards Internal Improvement, Etc: With a Complete Refutation of the Ultra Doctrines Respecting Consolidation and State Sovereignty "Ambitious men, of inferior talents, finding they have no hone to be distinguished in the councils of the general government, naturally wish to increase the power and consequence of (he state governments, the theatres in which they expect to acquire distinction. It is not, therefore, a regard for the rights of the people, and a real apprehension that those rights are in danger, that have caused so much to be said on the subject of prostrate state sovereignties, and consolidated empire." - One of the People. By George M'Duffie, Esq. The United States exhibit at present, a most extraordinary spectacle to the world. We are stunned with the most impassioned declamations in favour of "state rights" - and the danger they are in from the usurpations, and ambition, and despotic views of the general government, which is preparing to devour them, and labouring to produce the so-styled, most abominable of all governments, consolidation, whereby the lives, liberties, and property, of all our citizens, from Maine ta Florida, will be inevitably annihilated. To guard against this conglomeration of evils, preparations are making "to renew" the bloody "scenes of the revolutionary war." A spectator remote from the fervid atmosphere of South Carolina who could view the state of the country with the calm eye of a dispassionate philosopher, would pronounce that this alarming prospect was not only without foundation, but that the dangers of the nation were in a totally opposite direction. "The lion" of the United States government "is bearded in his den" - and by second or third rate members of the confederacy. He would pronounce, with Mr. M'Duffie, [see postea 13] that "we have more cause of apprehension from the states than from the general government, or, in other words, that there is in our system, a greater tendency to disunion than to consolidation." Treaties entered into with all the solemn sanctions that bind civilized nations, are set aside without consulting either of the high contracting parties - and the dreaded monster, the United States, is powerless to enforce the observance of them, or to protect the suffering party. Maine appears disposed to be somewhat troublesome, about the decision of the boundary line. None of us has forgotten the difficulties the United States' government experienced during the late war, from the seditious opposition of individual states. To crown the whole, South Carolina, with a population of 280,000 white inhabitants, and 260,000 slaves, appears, so far as can be collected from the proceedings of the nullifiers, to be preparing to annul, and it appears from the operations of her executive, that he is preparing, vi et armis, to resist the operation of, laws enacted in due form by the entire confederacy of twenty-four states. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

This book develops the idea that since decolonisation, regional patterns of security have become more prominent in international politics. The authors combine an operational theory of regional security with an empirical application across the whole of the international system. Individual chapters cover Africa, the Balkans, CIS Europe, East Asia, EU Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, and South Asia. The main focus is on the post-Cold War period, but the history of each regional security complex is traced back to its beginnings. By relating the regional dynamics of security to current debates about the global power structure, the authors unfold a distinctive interpretation of post-Cold War international security, avoiding both the extreme oversimplifications of the unipolar view, and the extreme deterritorialisations of many globalist visions of a new world disorder. Their framework brings out the radical diversity of security dynamics in different parts of the world.

This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation’s expansion into the Great West was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualism forged at the juncture between civilization and wilderness, which – for better or worse – lies at the heart of American identity today. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.