Revisiting the ‘Reformed Objection’ to Natural Theology

In the present paper I address two significant and prevalent errors concerning to natural theology within the Reformed theological tradition. First, contrary to Alvin Plantinga, I argue that the idea of properly basic theistic belief has not motivated or otherwise grounded opposition to natural theology within the Reformed tradition. There is, in fact, a Reformed endorsement of natural theology grounded in the notion that theistic belief can be properly basic. Secondly, I argue that late nineteenth- and twentieth-century Reformed criticisms of natural theology do not constitute an objection to natural theology as such but rather an objection to natural theology construed in a particular way. I explore the nature of this objection and its compatibility with an alternative understanding of natural theology

Where the Wild Wind Blows: Genetically Altered Seed and Neighboring Farmers

In March 2001, agro-business giant Monsanto won a victory in Canadian Federal Court over Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser. This case sets international precedent for appropriated seed cases and illustrates the primary concerns American courts must face as they consider Monsanto\u27s prosecution of 22 cases against American farmers

\u3cem\u3eThe Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the Unversity of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalog\u3c/em\u3e

The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina was established in 1997 by Matthew J. and Arlyn Bruccoli and named for Professor Bruccoli\u27s father. It is an expansive research archive for the literary, historical, and cultural aspects of World War I from the vantages of many of the combatant nations, holding more than 4,000 items, including 3,400 print materials comprising military training manuals, illustrated wartime magazines, trench newspapers, novels and poetry of the war, letters, diaries, postcards, scrapbooks, photo albums, and glass slides. The collection also includes some 500 pieces of sheet music and more than 175 posters from the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, and Austria. This catalog is a descriptive and illustrated inventory of the collection, and provides a reference tool for the study of one of the great watershed moments in history on both sides of the Atlantic serving historians, researchers, and collectors. Excerpted from USC Press. Several hundred new items have been added to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Collection since the publication of this catalog in 2005. To search the current holdings of the Collection search University of South Carolina Columbia Rare Books & Special Collections

Russell County Sportsmen v. United States Forest Service

In a 2007 Travel Management Plan, the United States Forest Service limited roads and trails designated for motorized recreation use and implemented a dispersed camping rule. Alleging violations of the Montana Wilderness Study Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, groups in support of motorized recreation challenged the Service’s Plan. The trial court granted the recreational groups’ motion for summary judgment on both the Study Act and NEPA allegations; the Ninth Circuit reversed

City of Hugo v. Nichols

The City of Hugo, Oklahoma, entered into a contract with the City of Irving, Texas, for the sale of water. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board denied Hugo’s permit application to allocate water to Irving, basing its decision on Oklahoma law. Hugo sued the Board arguing that the dormant Commerce Clause trumped the Oklahoma law under the Supremacy Clause. The Tenth Circuit determined the dormant Commerce Clause did not convey a specific right to Hugo; therefore, Hugo lacked standing, as well as jurisdiction, to bring the claim in federal court

City of Hugo v. Nichols

The City of Hugo, Oklahoma, entered into a contract with the City of Irving, Texas, for the sale of water. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board denied Hugo’s permit application to allocate water to Irving, basing its decision on Oklahoma law. Hugo sued the Board arguing that the dormant Commerce Clause trumped the Oklahoma law under the Supremacy Clause. The Tenth Circuit determined the dormant Commerce Clause did not convey a specific right to Hugo; therefore, Hugo lacked standing, as well as jurisdiction, to bring the claim in federal court

Strategic logic of elite purges in dictatorships

Why do some leaders eliminate rivals from authoritarian regimes and therefore diminish elites' capabilities to remove them via coups, while others do not? By examining both dictators' incentives and opportunities to weaken regime elites, I show that dictators are more likely to eliminate rivals when elites' capabilities to oust dictators via coup is temporarily low. Thus, somewhat paradoxically, my theory predicts that dictators are more likely to weaken elites' capabilities as the threat of coup decreases rather than when coup risk is high. Furthermore, I argue that successful coups that put new dictators in power temporarily diminish elites' capabilities to remove dictators and, thus, provide a window of opportunity for the dictators to take steps to consolidate power. Empirical results using a new dataset on purges of militaries from 1969 to 2003 provide strong evidence for my hypotheses

\u3cem\u3eThe G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns: An Illustrated Catalog\u3c/em\u3e

Established in 1989, the G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns and Burnsiana at the University of South Carolina\u27s Thomas Cooper Library is one of the world\u27s foremost collections dedicated to the study of Scotland\u27s greatest poet. Of the approximately six thousand items described in this catalogue, the largest sections are works by Burns and items of Burnsiana. These include not only separate editions of the poet\u27s major works but also editions with distinctive bindings and variants. Among the notable highlights is one of only two known first-edition copies of The Merry Muses of Caledonia (1799) and the only one with a complete title page. Also detailed are landmark collections of Burns, including the exceptionally rare Kilmarnock edition (1786) and the 1787 Edinburgh edition. The collection includes as well Burns\u27s annotated copy of John Moore\u27s novel Zeluco and a copy of The World with more than sixty ascriptions and comments in Burns\u27s hand. The catalogued Burnsiana features almost every book-length study of the poet as well as numerous pamphlets and books with significant sections about Burns. Among the collection\u27s manuscripts described in the catalog is the song Lesley Bailie—A Scots Ballad (1792), the only known copy in Burns\u27s hand. And the most unique artifacts of realia seen here are Burns\u27s porridge bowl and horn spoon, inherited by Roy from his grandfather. This illustrated catalogue of the collection\u27s expansive holdings was published in 2009 on the occasion of Burns\u27s 250th birthday as a guide to the current collection for researchers and collectors alike. Several hundred new items have been added to the Roy Collection since the publication of this catalogue in 2009. To search the current holdings of the Collection search University of South Carolina Columbia Rare Books & Special Collections

Accounting Case Studies

This thesis is a collection of accounting case studies completed during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Each case was assigned and reviewed by Dr. Victoria Dickinson in her honors independent study class. There are twelve cases that comprise this thesis including A Tale of Two Cities, Asset Concepts, Presidential Debate, Excel Course, Taxodus – Playing The Global Tax Avoidance Game, Business Interview, Case Competition – Earnings, Stock Price, and Analysis, and Financial Crisis of 2008. These cases cover a wide variety of topics that allowed me to apply concepts learned in my studies in order to solve complex accounting issues as well as to evaluate real-world issues