Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Dec 25th, 2016, 05:10 PM
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE
The debate has started again as to whether the US Constitution should be amended in order to change the presidential election process. Some promote
eliminating the Electoral College in favor of a...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Mar 16th, 2008, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 12,434
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Feb 10th, 2008, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 12,434
Abortion
On this 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, I would like to share my views on the issue of abortion.
Life begins at the point of conception. No one can deny that after a human being is...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Dec 22nd, 2007, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,491
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Nov 3rd, 2007, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,491
Mortgage Meltdown
Until recently I was an underwriter for a sub-prime mortgage company that is about to close. It seems that most media outlets and government officials fain ignorance about the real underlying cause...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Sep 23rd, 2007, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,097
Recycling
According to Wikipedia {the free encyclopedia} "recycling is the reprocessing of materials into new products. Recycling generally prevents the waste of potentially useful materials, reduces the...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Jul 10th, 2006, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,346
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Jun 6th, 2006, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,346
Energy Part 2
In response to the article appearing in most major newspapers across the country concerning the $8.4 billion profit reported by Exxon. Concern over profits by this oil company has brought about...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Apr 29th, 2006, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,766
SAME
only a Jew finds the truth anti-semitic
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Apr 6th, 2006, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,766
Israel
In a recent publication of U.S. News and World Report, David Gergen wrote an editorial titled "An Unfair Attack". In the article he issues a rebuttal to an article written by John Mearsheimer...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Feb 25th, 2006, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,252
SAME
Once again, thanks for illustrating the point of placing too much emphasis on the method and very little on the significance...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Feb 6th, 2006, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,252
JFK Assassination
Perhaps known as one of the greatest murder mysteries of all time, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has for years intrigued scholars, authors and the average American citizen. The...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Oct 31st, 2005, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,246
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Oct 4th, 2005, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,246
Education Part ll
This is the second part to an earlier writing about education in the United States. As you may recall, I advocated for the privatization of all schools from kindergarten to graduate studies. This...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Sep 1st, 2005, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,334
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Aug 1st, 2005, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,334
Elective Office
One of the ambitious proposals put forth by former Vice-President Al Gore was the "re-invention" of government. While the Clinton Administration may have made some progress towards promoting...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Jul 1st, 2005, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,588
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Jun 13th, 2005, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,588
Reform or Revolution?
I had the opportunity the other day to watch a most enlightening program broadcast by UCTV. The one-hour program was called "How Unequal Can America Get Before We Snap?" presented by President...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
May 10th, 2005, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,515
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
May 9th, 2005, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,515
Energy
As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the growing uncertainty with the situation in the Middle East, South America and Europe, the United States is now forced to re-think...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Mar 8th, 2005, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,887
response
"The only way to get people off hard drugs is to make their lives actually worth living without them." Ok Zhukov, and how do we do that?
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Mar 7th, 2005, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,887
War On Drugs
According to the State Department's annual drug-trafficking report, a federal law took effect in 1985 authorizing the United States to penalize countries that do not control illicit narcotics...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Feb 7th, 2005, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,657
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Feb 6th, 2005, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,657
Medical Malpractice
On May 7, 2001, my mother, Eileen Bialek {age 72} underwent elective surgery for correction of a prolapsed uterus and cystocle. The surgeon in the department of Urology at a major medical facility in...
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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News
Jan 11th, 2005, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,583
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