Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture What Americans are most proud of

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Patriotism has turned into a clich. "God bless America" ... "We shall never forget" So much has been said, both by those who were thankful and by those who were simply acting out an obligation to speak in honor, of those who have come before us. The irony is that so much has been said about our veterans that... the words lose... More..

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Comparing natural law and natural rights thinking

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Autonomy is, in and of itself, a physical "good", considering it allows greater potential for all. For example, one has the potential to do/be what one wants, rather than everyone being roughly the same. (for the hypothetical opposite, look at Cambodia in the 70s, or 1984... :-p)Governments can only morally do what other indi... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Why government and morality should be divorced

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The State is under the same moral laws as the individual, for the government is comprised of individuals. To suppose that governments differ in the realm of morality from individuals is to suppose the absurd.For every law which the government created and enforced there is a law that individual men have created and enforced. A... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Arguments for abolishing minimum wages

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I just received a raise. Before you congratulate me, let me say that I didn't want it. At least not the way I received it.The state of Arkansas just increased the minimum wage by about a dollar. The reasoning was to economically "help" the lower class people of my state. This seems to be a general attitude about the minimum w... More..

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Assessing the theories of human rights

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In a political sense, persons in society usually only have a limited autonomy. Few times is a man ever able to truly do as he wishes... generally at that point, if such a point were hypothetically possible, another mans autonomy would be destroyed considering the very nature (sinful and harmful) of man. The purpose of the sta... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law The right to own guns in America: Safeguarding Constitutional rights

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It is war in its most detestable form. It is the closest thing to Hell that we can possibly imagine. Some experienced it in Vietnam. They haven't forgotten it. Some are experiencing it now in Iraq. They won't forget it, either.It is guerrilla warfare[see footnote 1]. Where a man can live the life of a civilian for a week, mon... More..

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