Past and Present 2021

Allan Hansen

Jenna Cholowinski

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ilana Krug

Department Chair: Dr. John Altman

Acknowledgements

Editors Introduction

Table of Contents

Rational Choice Implications Regarding Physician Approval of Socialized Medicine

Tony Nelo

Studying the Relationship between Military Spending and Economic Prosperity

Max Vargo

To be a Pawn in an Impossible Chess Game

Josie Gardner

Trade Liberalization as a Catalyst or an Obstacle to Economic Growth

Audrey Copello

Disasters, the Media, and Outcomes: an Analysis through Australian Bushfires: Black Friday (1939) and Black Saturday (2009)

Kirby Hocking

The Impact of Eugenic Sterilization, 1916-1949

Danielle Gemperline

MR. HANNAH GOES TO WASHINGTON: The Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, Space Services Incorporated of America, and the Conestoga 1

Jim Murphy