The 1960's was a special decade, not just emotionally but musically as well as politically. The early 1960's there was a slow beginning of protest songs but the escalating war in Vietnam made more musicians write songs with a message. It was a time of war, sex, drugs, rock and roll and m...

Throughout history, the music of the era has oftentimes reflected political ideology and trends. In American culture, arguably the first notable instance of musical politics surfaced in the Vietnam era, where songs such as Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon...

Loss of Freedom Through Apathy We do have freedom in this country but we simply choose to ignore it. We live in a democracy, the most just kind of government, where the people hold supreme power. It is an institution that is a culmination of revolutions, wars, philosophies and heroes. It is the g...