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Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq is a terrible mistake: 2 of 80
Setting a timetable for troop withdrawals from Iraq is exactly what we need to do. The longer our forces are in Iraq, the more people we will lose, which would be fine if we had a good reason for them to be there, but we don't.The reasons we've gone through for going into Iraq and staying in have been: to search for weapons o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Undocumented and illegal immigrants should have a roadmap to US citizenship: 3 of 84
To say that allowing illegal immigrants citizenship is a bad idea is to say that either they don't deserve citizenship or that we can't afford to give it to them. From a historical standpoint, neither is the case.Historically speaking, most groups to immigrate to the modern United States from Europe, Asia, Africa, or Latin Am... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Is the war in Iraq bad for the US economy?: 3 of 21
The answer to this question is a very simple: yes, the war is bad for our economy. The explanation why is also very simple, but before I give it I want to emphasize that I don't think people taking the other side of this debate are stupid; there are many who don't see things the way I do; while I am stating the obvious, it is... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should lobbyists disclose the names of lawmakers, staff and executive branch officials they meet?: 3 of 9
It's a foolish idea to try to make lobbyists divulge whom they meet with because if they wish to hide their movements from public knowledge, then they could arrange informal meetings with congressmen and discuss business there. Who are we to say whether Bob and Ernie met at the park intentionally or by coincidence? Tracking a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Terrorism: An American Frankenstein?: 1 of 3
Frankenstein made a monster, but "the terrorists" to us are ghosts. They can hurt us psychological if we let them, but otherwise don't do much. For the most part, America's ideas of these people are fabrications from TV dramas like 24. We can't fight against terrorism because terrorism isn't an enemy, it's a mode of attack. F... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Can deregulation and free markets lower the cost of health care in the US?: 4 of 11
Can it lower costs? Yes. Will it? No.Here's the deal: when you have an unregulated market, profit takes precedence over everything else, so you will probably end up with lower costs at the expense of service which means that lots of people won't get the treatment they need and will become a larger burden for the society as ch... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Does history repeat itself: 19 of 40
History, as the study of the past, often seeks cause and effect relationships between events. While historians write for their own reason-some want to understand where their people came from while others simply want a professorship-anyone can use the cause and effect relationships to repeat someone else's success. Hence, hist... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should America pay reparations to all countries in which they do battle?: 7 of 14
Of course not, as these reparations would not go to the people harmed, but rather to whichever junta ended up controlling the country after the war. (If you think that it's possible to give money, food, medicine, and other resources to unarmed civilians and to avoid having the evil people with guns take it somewhere along the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 178 of 313
It should be legal for anyone to smoke in public spaces for the simple reason that public spaces are public, not private. If the spaces are public, then they are property of all the country's citizens, including citizens who smoke. We do not fine people for smoking in their homes, so we shouldn't fine them for smoking in publ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security War and the role of the US National Guard: 4 of 6
The official role of the US National Guard is to stop an invasion of the United States or to provide assistance to cops and emergency crews in times of crisis. They aren't normally supposed to go into foreign wars, so they often aren't as well trained as the regular Army or Marines. That said, guardsmen can hold their own in ... More..