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	Check out our blog!!! Trout Replies: 0 \| Views: 548	Posted: May 27th 2008 @ 10:02 AM by Trout
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	How is the State different from a gang of bandits? joel Replies: 129 \| Views: 1,238 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	Posted: Yesterday @ 11:18 PM by joel
or What is the difference between taxes and theft/robbery? This question has come up in other threads and somewhat derailed them. I thought it would be interesting to have a thread devoted entirely to this question. I searched and could not find one already existing. If there is, please direct me. Now, this is a (if not "the") fundamental question of political philosophy. It seems everything else rests on the answer to this question. Why is it okay for the State to do things that are...
	Romney 2012? benny Replies: 43 \| Views: 562 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: Yesterday @ 02:01 PM by supton
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/08/30/the_long_distance_runner/ I'd vote for him.
	FOX News...Is it A Trustworthy News Source? RCNicholas Replies: 56 \| Views: 1,015 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4	Posted: November 19th 2009 @ 12:24 PM by odis
The FOX News Network is frequently accused of being a faulty, untrustworthy, biased news source, a mouthpiece of the Republican Party, etc. Do you agree/disagree with any of these accusations? Substantiate your position with evidence, please. :smile:
	Dear Obama supporters Philosophickle Replies: 1 \| Views: 70	Posted: November 15th 2009 @ 12:06 AM by gharfish
Does this bother you?
	One of the most irrational things about politics... Truth be Told Replies: 7 \| Views: 190	Posted: November 1st 2009 @ 03:48 PM by Traveller
Is the automatic respect we are expected to uphold in reference to the President. Seriously? Why does winning the presidency earn you respect? If anybody can be president, then why does the person who wins the office become an object for admiration? Our current president had a background of 4 years in the Senate with some community service hours. Really people?
	A Lesson in Socialism decoski Replies: 26 \| Views: 723 \| Pages: 1 2	Posted: October 22nd 2009 @ 06:35 AM by robertb
A Lesson In Socialism: An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. The class had insisted that socialism worked & that no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, “Ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.” All grades would be averaged & everyone would receive the same grade. So no one would fail & no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged &...
	Anarcho-Socialism is Facism in disguise Timothy Leary Replies: 14 \| Views: 1,013	Posted: September 23rd 2009 @ 10:01 PM by Mentieth
Anarcho-Socialists are the most deceptive group of Facists in existence. They pretend to abhore govt, but they support it as long as it will do what they want. They aren't anarchists, they very much believe in forcing their opinions on others by means of violence. Every Anarcho-Socialist "revolution" has been marked by violence and bloodshed on levels comparable to the violence in the worst parts of Iraq. There is no such thing as Anarcho-Socialism. It is facism, pure and simple facism as...
	Obama, Stephanopoulos Spar Over Definition of 'Tax' Bill the Cat Replies: 7 \| Views: 157	Posted: September 21st 2009 @ 04:42 PM by Darth Executor
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/20/obama-stephanopoulos-spar-definition-tax/ In the interview airing Sunday, Stephanopoulos pressed the president on his plan to require people to purchase health insurance. "I don't think I'm making it up. Merriam-Webster's dictionary: 'Tax, a charge, usually of money, imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes,'" he said.
	Fees for not buying health insurance? D. Medvedev Fan Replies: 10 \| Views: 235	Posted: September 17th 2009 @ 05:05 PM by D. Medvedev Fan
Do you think this will pass? How likely is it that a bill that includes this will pass? Will low-income people really be able to afford it if they don't already have insurance?
	Pakistan or Iran Next? seanD Replies: 34 \| Views: 846 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: September 16th 2009 @ 11:48 AM by seanD
If you've been keeping up with what's going on in the Middle East (and I don't mean just mainstream local news and newspapers), you know that since things are getting worse in Afghanistan and now Pakistan tension and insurgence of the Taliban, Obama increasing troops in Afghanistan, the terrorist extremist scare tactics being raised by the Obama administration and the American media (parroted much like the Bush administration in the days before Iraq) against these countries, the U.S. is gearing...
	Question: Gov't as Divine Instrument Duder Replies: 4 \| Views: 161	Posted: September 8th 2009 @ 11:06 PM by NeilUnreal
. It is beyond dispute among Christians that the state of our nation ought to be pleasing to God. We do dispute, however, whether or not and to what degree the government should play a role in fostering national righteousness. Among the four main divisions of political thought, only two offer a clear and consistent answer to that question. Those two groups, authoritarians and libertarians, represent a minority of American Christians. Most of us are either conservatives or liberals, and...
	Far Left vs. Far Right Slave to God Replies: 45 \| Views: 776 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: August 31st 2009 @ 08:00 PM by joel
Whether it's National Syndicalism or Nationalized Synods, new and improved radical political ideals seem to be becoming more vocal with the Obama administration, both from the opposition and from wishful idealists within his support base. I've heard everything from Neo-Nazi plots to harm the Commander-in-Chief to voices loudly advocating his policies and in fact demanding that they go one step further and advocate total "Euro-Socialism". Obviously, I believe any extremist ideology is crazy, but...
	Socialism vs. Liberalism Patroclus Replies: 107 \| Views: 6,449 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Posted: August 29th 2009 @ 06:28 PM by odis
Once again, it was suggested that I am with the "liberal" crowd. One reason why it is so irritating to me to discuss American politics, these days, is that so many people tend to believe that there are two types of people in this world, "liberals" and "conservatives." I agree with Chesterton that the political distinction does a great injustice to those two words which could just as easily mean "generous" and "thrifty," two important virtues. Nevertheless, I think that it is important for...
	Public goods: Fallacy or not? Also, production of security Augustine2004 Replies: 613 \| Views: 17,207 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Last Page	Posted: August 27th 2009 @ 08:22 PM by Augustine2004
Ryokan and I got in a snit over whether public goods are real or not. He says yes; I say no. I challenged him to prove Hoppe wrong. This is Hoppe's argument: http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/9_1/9_1_2.pdf Here's Ryokan's opening salvo: Lets go more generally, and practically. I ignore Hoppe's sophistry or confusion regarding the difference between public and private goods with large externalities and our obvious disagreement in regards to market efficiency and why markets are good. Rather...
	The American Patriot's Bible Taran Wanderer Replies: 3 \| Views: 179	Posted: August 14th 2009 @ 02:44 PM by Philosophickle
Thomas Nelson has come out with an American Patriot's Bible: http://www.amazon.com/American-Patriots-Bible-Shaping-America/dp/1418541532/ What do you think? Here's one review by Richard Gamble that's making it's way around Twitter: http://amconmag.com/article/2009/sep/01/00040/
	libertarianism vs totalitarianism Darth Executor Replies: 38 \| Views: 562 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: August 12th 2009 @ 06:05 PM by Traveller
I've been frequently told by libertarians that too much centralized power results in more evil than mostly decentralized power. Can one of you explain how that works?
	a psychological assessment of liberalism jeffs Replies: 54 \| Views: 678 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4	Posted: August 6th 2009 @ 12:12 AM by joel
I’ve always been interested in why people behave as they do. When I went to a hospital to remove my Obsessive Compulsive tendencies, I needed to become very introspective to find out why I behave a specific way. I since have taken a great interest in trying to understand why other people behave as they do. So I’ve taken up a pet project of understanding why liberals think the way they do. Now, liberals as a group are not easily defined just as conservatives are not because not all of them...
	Sino-Indian war is impending. Christians! Beware of soul-killing hate-campaign. stephen goswami Replies: 4 \| Views: 321	Posted: July 27th 2009 @ 08:13 AM by stephen goswami
Sino-Indian war is impending. Christians! Beware of soul-killing hate-campaign. It will be a very catastrophic war even if they avert atomic weapons. In the previous war, china advanced deep into India unopposed, as India was unprepared. But the world outcry forced china to retreat. They still occupy vast Indian districts up on the Himalayas. But now India is fully prepared. But what concerns me that hate campaign in the guise of patriotism will engulf the population including the Christians...
	Resources on the US political process Bartholomew Replies: 0 \| Views: 101	Posted: July 26th 2009 @ 10:08 PM by Bartholomew
While I have a sufficient knowledge of the US political process to follow major policy debates, I have no formal training in this field. This results in the occasional situation where I do not understand the mechanics or motivation behind a particular legislative action. The other problem with piecemeal knowledge garnered over the years is that it's difficult to know the full extent of your ignorance. Therefore, I am looking for someone to recommend resources that cover the legislative...
	America the Pudgy ASquared Replies: 4 \| Views: 155	Posted: July 26th 2009 @ 07:18 AM by ASquared
ok, I was given inspiration to write this via a thread on the current healthcare bill/crisis. and this is my first thread, so please, be kind!:blush: A fundamental shift in the attitude of Americans has taken place, one that I don't believe anyone who participated in the founding of this nation anticipated. We, as a people, have become pudgy, if not downright obese. Whatever your thoughts on America's history, what can't be denied is that the people involved were people of conviction, hard...
	Libertarian and Conservatism: What are the Differences? decoski Replies: 96 \| Views: 1,760 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Posted: July 20th 2009 @ 08:58 PM by Timothy Leary
It seems to me that they are the same. Are there any differences, and, if so, what? Help me out here.
	Libertarians and Pollution: An Inquiry Bartholomew Replies: 55 \| Views: 929 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4	Posted: July 14th 2009 @ 04:30 PM by Augustine2004
I have a question for the Libertarians here: how would you have society address the problem of pollution? Some kinds of pollution are eliminated through the incentives of market forces, but for others it is not so obvious. What do you propose for curbing pollution of the oceans or the atmosphere? Or how about fresh water sources, such as rivers, lakes or reservoirs? How should we handle space debris, especially the kind with deteriorating orbits that won't burn up on reentry? I realize in...
	Your real political identity flaja Replies: 3 \| Views: 222	Posted: July 14th 2009 @ 12:21 AM by Hweila
We are all familiar with the various political ideology placement tests that are available on the internet. I have yet to find one that is totally accurate for me- likely because the test designers do not adequately understand the various available political ideologies or the tests are too vague to take into consideration a person’s motive for answering a certain way. For example most public schools where I live are mediocre to bad and supporting school vouchers is taken as a conservative...
	It’s In The Constitution, Right? Teallaura Replies: 8 \| Views: 686	Posted: June 30th 2009 @ 06:15 PM by joel
Let's test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. Answer true or false to the questions below: These things are in the Constitution: 1) The phrase ‘separation of church and state’. 2) The Equal Rights Amendment.
	Marijuana RCNicholas Replies: 88 \| Views: 1,393 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6	Posted: June 30th 2009 @ 02:25 PM by joel
Should it be legalized (for other than medicinal purposes) or not?
	Those crazy right wingers.... YIF2 Replies: 2 \| Views: 195	Posted: June 22nd 2009 @ 09:31 AM by dizzle
There's this forum that has a bunch of right wingers that just really get on my nerves. I'm incredibly outnumbered and I'm not a good debater to begin with. I just want to see these guys get owned once by somebody who knows what they're talking about. Anytime someone tries to stand up to them, they just jump down their throut and that's that. Please, guys, show them what's up. They absolutely hate Obama and bash him at any chance. Making a thread on global warming would be perfect. Here's the...
	Penn on Censorship Seasanctuary Replies: 0 \| Views: 196	Posted: May 29th 2009 @ 05:20 AM by Seasanctuary
I really liked Penn's comments on the censorship of fictional sexual violence.
	Poverty as an attitude? Sheepdog Replies: 44 \| Views: 1,173 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: May 24th 2009 @ 02:33 PM by Country Preacher
Just an anecdotal idea I'm tossing out for discussion. I'm not prepared to really research this notion, but I wanted to see what others think. I've been pondering lately that poverty is, in general, not the result of circumstances or even, to an extent, willingness to do whatever hard work is necessary; but the attitude the individual takes about money and life in general. In other words, people do things that actually cripple themselves, whether they realize it or not. Again, this is a...
	Obama Strawman fiddlin-john Replies: 4 \| Views: 237	Posted: May 24th 2009 @ 07:43 AM by decoski
Karl Rove is keeping track of Obama's straw man arguments. It's funny, when you hear Obama, it is so difficult to disagree with him (:ahem: well maybe not so difficult). But when you read him, his charm and style doesn't cover up the puny logic.
	Demographics Analysis and Optimism Seasanctuary Replies: 5 \| Views: 192	Posted: May 23rd 2009 @ 06:51 PM by Michelle
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html I can't believe this is almost twenty minutes long. It's just that interesting. EDIT - Oops, meant to post this in Political Sci. Not that people distinguish between the two.
	The Future of Medicine grmorton Replies: 6 \| Views: 281	Posted: May 21st 2009 @ 09:36 AM by TyRockwell
I probably won't stay on this forum to deal with responses, as I prefer to spend my time on the Natural Science forum. It is clear that the US is about to follow Europe and Canada into the abyss of nationalized medicine. I fear this for my kids and grandkids. I have good reason to hate nationalized medicine--it will eventually kill me. I lived in the UK from 2000-2003. Nationalized medicine seems so nice when you can walk into a chemist's shop (a Pharmacy for us Americans) and get any...
	Are you really a Democrat or Republican? Binkster Replies: 45 \| Views: 1,450 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: May 15th 2009 @ 02:00 PM by themuzicman
(I am aware that many of the people on here are neither-its just a title...) This is a quiz that shows what political party your views line up with most. Its pretty cool. http://www.3pc.net/matchmaker/quiz.html
	Poll: Is it the purpose of taxation to punish wealth? Sheepdog Replies: 29 \| Views: 599 \| Pages: 1 2	Posted: April 7th 2009 @ 09:04 PM by technomage
^-- poll
	Poll: Poll: How Big of a Role does Religious Background Play in Your Opinion of Presidents and Presidential Candidates? TolkienFan Replies: 25 \| Views: 1,581 \| Pages: 1 2	Posted: April 7th 2009 @ 12:14 PM by Seasanctuary
As I've seen plenty of discussion about Barack Obama and his religious background, it made me wonder about something. To you, how big of a role does religious background (or lack thereof) play in your opinion of a President (historically) or a presidential candidate (more recently)?
	Great Quotes on Economic Stimulus... fiddlin-john Replies: 1 \| Views: 268	Posted: March 27th 2009 @ 10:45 PM by Sheepdog
1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. -- John Adams 2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain 3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain 4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to...
	The Second Bush Depression Adam Replies: 139 \| Views: 4,694 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	Posted: March 23rd 2009 @ 09:35 PM by Ex Nihilo
This thread is to discuss what is a depression and what are the political interests in labelling an economic crisis as merely a recession or as not even a recession. The thread title is not intended as a statement of fact that the current mortgage meltdown, credit crunch at banks, lay-offs and announcements of huge future lay-offs, and massive write-offs of billions of dollars in losses, is itself a depression. It does take for granted that this is a least a recession, but opens a discussion...
	An Op Ed piece in the Richmond Times Dispatch Bill the Cat Replies: 5 \| Views: 377	Posted: March 15th 2009 @ 09:50 AM by Bill the Cat
... AND YET MORE damaging to Obama's image than all the hypocrisies in the appointment process is his signature bill: the stimulus package. He inexplicably delegated the writing to Nancy Pelosi and the barons of the House. The product, which inevitably carries Obama's name, was not just bad, not just flawed, but a legislative abomination. It's not just pages and pages of special-interest tax breaks, giveaways, and protections, one of which would set off a ruinous Smoot-Hawley trade war. It's...
	Plan to steal the election moose7237 Replies: 54 \| Views: 1,760 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4	Posted: March 9th 2009 @ 12:14 PM by Jimmy Higgins
Hello and Peace be to all, I think its rather important for all american citizens to research election fraud. I, for one, believe that the 2000 and 2004 United States Presidental Elections were stolen by the neocons. Stephen Spoonamore believes that the next election will in fact be stolen as well. Spoonamore is a Republican computer data security expert. Here is a clip of Spoonamore believing that the next election will be stolen for Mccain/Palin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrFkRHrRDI
	Christianity and Marxism aardvarkcore Replies: 82 \| Views: 4,641 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6	Posted: February 26th 2009 @ 03:19 PM by Daniel Keeran
So many people are totally opposed to the idea. Karl Marx had some pretty 'onto it' ideas (including his statement "Religion is the opium of the people" which is so often taken out of context). Why is Christian socialism and Liberation theology often denounced because of its ties with Marxism? Karl Marx was looking to better a world run by exploitation of the working class ... which still happens in developing countries (ie. sweatshops; where alot of our clothes come from).
	Poll: Is the purpose of the US Federal Government to make life fair to everyone? Sheepdog Replies: 45 \| Views: 1,191 \| Pages: 1 2 3	Posted: February 4th 2009 @ 07:04 PM by Gabby
This is a public poll, if you don't want your name associated with your view, don't vote. It's a binary question. True or false. caveats, maybe, and I don't know answers are to be disregarded. If you believe the purpose of the government is to make everyone equal in all things, vote true. If you believe the purpose of the government is to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, vote false. if you believe in class warfare, vote true. if you think that envy is at least an equal...
	Obama's religion D. Medvedev Fan Replies: 127 \| Views: 6,778 \| Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Posted: January 30th 2009 @ 10:58 PM by laffer
I've heard that Obama was a Muslim and also that he goes to a somewhat racially biased pro-African American Christian church. Has he said himself what religion he is?
	3rd Party Success and/or Failure RCNicholas Replies: 11 \| Views: 543	Posted: January 28th 2009 @ 01:10 AM by Hweila
Why do you think the Libertarian, Green, or any of the other 3rd parties have been unsuccessful in gaining more members or getting more than a few percentage points at the polls here in the US? What are the Democratic and Republican Parties doing (or what have they done, in the past) to garner so much support and last for so long? Should the third parties change their strategy? What would it take for a 3rd party candidate to win a presidential election, or for a 3rd party to have equal...
	We "need" a woman/black president = sexist/racist? Lightknight Replies: 26 \| Views: 1,445 \| Pages: 1 2	Posted: January 21st 2009 @ 03:11 PM by Zero Tolerance
I keep hearing people say that we need a black or asian or female president, but those statements never sat well with me. Not because I think any race or gender is superior, but because I don't. We don't "need" any kind of anything for the president but whomever is the best choice at the time. I don't care if the president ends up being a white male every election for now until eternity as long as he is the best of the bunch. By contrast, I believe the same thing given any combination of race...
	Poll: Why do Liberals Oppose Nuclear Power????? Preterist264 Replies: 9 \| Views: 475	Posted: January 21st 2009 @ 12:33 PM by Stabbytheclown
O.k. so the question is "why do liberals oppose nuclear power?". I have noticed in my own country (namely Canada) that the liberal party has been big on Kyoto for the past few years yet has discouraged nuclear development. Considering that nuclear power is kind of a Canadian staple (it provides approximately 25% of our power) why do Liberals oppose it given that it is also one of the cleaner forms of energy? This is stumping me! :ahem: Would love to get some responses on this one (I am...
	Libertarianism By The Sun? shadowmaster Replies: 5 \| Views: 423	Posted: January 15th 2009 @ 07:08 PM by Ninjalan
"Nature" may indeed support libertarianism. A new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm. Damage to power grids and other communications systems could be catastrophic, the scientists conclude, with effects leading to a potential loss of governmental control of the situation ..... The race is on for better forecasting abilities, as the next peak in solar activity is expected to come around 2012. ..... The...
	Is the Poverty Line a valid measure of poverty? Sheepdog Replies: 2 \| Views: 433	Posted: December 21st 2008 @ 02:13 AM by Sheepdog
I heard an interview of Nicholas Eberstadt, author of the book The Poverty of the Poverty Rate. He is critical of the poverty rate, because in the last 30 years or so, he argues, although more people fall below the poverty line in the US, the "impoverished" actually have progressively more purchasing power. Hence, the health problem for the impoverished at one point was hunger, but today it isn't: the overwhelming health problem is obesity....
	Blue and Red: The Geopolitics of Rural vs. Urban Voters decoski Replies: 19 \| Views: 733 \| Pages: 1 2	Posted: December 8th 2008 @ 02:05 AM by autumnknight
Could some of you guys can help me out here? Why is it that the rural areas largely vote for the Republicans and the urban areas the Democrats? You can check out the most recent election map that has the results color coded by county and you can see that the nation votes this way in general, although there are many blue counties that are mostly rural as well. I can understand that many of the urban area votes go to the Democrats due to the fact that many minorities live in the inner cities...
	The Mike Lee show Bill the Cat Replies: 1 \| Views: 367	Posted: November 17th 2008 @ 02:28 PM by Bill the Cat
This guy is a local cable talk host. He's a black man with an attitude and speaks directly to the black population of Richmond. I sit and laugh constantly at him and the common sense things he says. * Warning* I do not vouch for the content of the web site, as it may have certain comments on it that stretch decorum. www.themikeleeshow.com
	So who does the military want for its commander in chief? Bill the Cat Replies: 15 \| Views: 495	Posted: November 17th 2008 @ 10:00 AM by Jaltus
http://www.militarytimes.com/static/projects/pages/081003_ep_2pp.pdf Interesting that this has not been on the news media outlets...
	How do First World countries get rid of corruption? srvfan Replies: 13 \| Views: 611	Posted: November 17th 2008 @ 01:25 AM by Sheepdog
I'm very very very annoyed in my country's politics. The Philippines is the first democracy in Asia yet the government is not afraid of the people. Our present government is so blatantly corrupt compared to those who took office twenty years ago. Would you believe in public schools they spend $4000/unit for a low grade amd desktop computer that should cost less than $400/unit? Worse, the students aren't using them because even the teachers do not know how to operate the machines! Funds for...

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