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Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies What you'd do if you were president: 6 of 64
What I would do if I were president:Privatize social security, allowing individuals to control their own retirement funds.Restrict trade and interaction with the nation of Iran.Put sufficient troops in the nation of Iraq to make it impossible for the enemy to outnumber them.Train Iraqi security forces off-site and prepare the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Archives A new (true?) conservative Republican candidate for the 2008 US presidential election: Fred Dalton Thompson: 1 of 9
Add to the mix of presidential contenders the looming potential of a true conservative emerging from beyond even the second-tier of the second-guessers.Former Senator and current well-known actor, Fred Dalton Thompson told FoxNews' Chris Wallace this weekend that he is, as recent whispers have indicated, mulling a 2008 White ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Why there is so much war, famine, hatred, and evil in the world: 10 of 59
The war, hatred, and evil in the world is a result of sin. The reason there is so much of it is because human beings are the most stubborn creatures on the planet, continuously believing they can perfect things on their own, without the redemption of God. Unfortunately, the heart is wicked above all things, so even the best i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The case for civil rights for minors: 3 of 15
While I appreciate the interest of the young in important issues like civil rights, I must argue here the case against children.To begin with, forgive me if my comments don't quite fit the United Kingdom model, as I am from the US. However, I highly doubt that thousands of years of research and parenting differ from one natio... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels What do you think about the Denmark cartoons?: 2 of 9
I find the Denmark cartoon controversy very enlightening.Because there is a religious objection to the depiction of the Prophet Muhammed, there is no doubt that it was extremely rude and insensitive of the paper to publish the cartoons, just as it was inappropriate and insulting for taxpayers to have to fund blasphemous art i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Should child offenders be put to death?: 15 of 47
This is rather an odd question, that could be taken two ways, so I will respond to both possibilities.If the actual question is meant to be "should children who commit crimes be put to death," I would have to say that it depends on the crime and on the child. (I am going to assume throughout this article that we are talking a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration If Cheney's heath forces him to step down, Condoleeza Rice might step higher: 1 of 1
The discovery of a blood clot in Vice-president Cheney's leg could bring with it some very serious political consequences. According to doctors, the clot is of the type that could, if left untreated, cause a pulmonary embolism which could be fatal. But, due to the physical demands of his position, treating his condition could... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The harms of drugs versus the harms of the 'War on Drugs': 25 of 44
Claiming that the "war on drugs" costs more than legalizing them is like saying that we should leave our position in Iraq because our enemies are evil.Isn't it the evil itself that justifies the fight against it?Illegal drug trafficking causes untold harm to individuals and families-in financial terms, in lives, in broken fam... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Deciding on more severe punishments for sex offenders and child abusers: 30 of 41
While I believe we need more severe punishments for sex offenders and child abusers, I'm not sure our culture has the right to make such a demand.The Supreme Court has declared that prior to birth an unborn child is a negotiable commodity-a fetus to be aborted if it's unwanted, a baby called a secondary victim of homicide (un... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Assessing the future of the American religious right: 7 of 9
The future of what is called the "religious right" may well not lie in the Republican party. There are a number of issues on which the religiously devout and the just-plain conservative party company, and this is largely a function of the encroachment of libertarianism into the Republican party.It is something less than comfo... More..