Libertarians are conservatives minus the religious extremism. Libertarians are liberals minus the socialism.
I think you have the cause and effect backwards. They're poor mainly because they mismanage their money...for example, by playing the lottery. I...
1. Pardon every non-violent federal drug offender. 2. Commute every federal death sentence to life in prison with no parole. 3. Balance the...
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I wasn't really referring to the poverty line (as defined by the governments of those places), because that's relative. What I meant was that you...
I just mean America isn't particularly belligerent toward China and India and vice versa, despite significant sources of friction between the...
Maybe this has already been mentioned (I didn't bother to read the entire thread), but I think one needs to distinguish between equality under the...
I agree. I think it's also worth noting that some of the US states with the highest tax rates (New England) are the most stingy when it comes to...
I apologize, I assumed you were looking for a legitimate answer to your question rather than to try to provoke an argument for the sake of an...
I do my best. ;) "They" don't want that, only Castro and his cronies want that. With that being said, I'm 100% against the embargo on Cuba. Cuba...
I'm one of the least patriotic people you'll ever find; you can burn the flag and piss on it for all I care. I'm not particularly "proud" of this...
Sadly, there is no proof. But no society can guarantee that, whether it's libertarian or socialist. I think the best thing to do is look at the...
No it isn't. Capitalism is about the free market and allowing businesses to make a profit as long as they don't hurt anyone. Corporations and...
You're absolutely right that 45 years is a short-term trend in the grand scheme of things, but he also makes the following point: I agree that...
Forget it. I was interested in discussing the main point of the article, which is that war is on the decline. If you are going to challenge even...
Umm Virtually every demographic statistic would indicate otherwise.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/opinion/28tierney.html? A very interesting op-ed piece. The writer makes some excellent points, regarding...
Yep. I agree with you about drug legalization too.
The average death penalty case costs taxpayers millions of dollars, because there are so many appeals and because the defense attorneys insist on...
Mississippi CLEARLY has a lower income than any of those, according to that chart.
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