Category Archives: Politics

Gun Ownership and Crime: Honest Stats Reveal No Connection

Note: The following is a post written by Debate.org member Ore_Ele. Over the past few years, numerous high-profile shootings have brought gun control back to the forefront of our national discussion, right up there with immigration, national debt, and even … Continue reading

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Job Growth Will Increase Regardless of the President Elect

Whether you support Romney, Obama, or another candidate, job growth in the U.S. is destined to increase, even without drastic administrative changes.  Over the past several months, the number of jobs added to the private sector has not been that … Continue reading

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Causes of Middle Eastern Protests Misidentified and Misconstrued

Recently, an obscure YouTube film has been tied to numerous and wide-ranging violent protests throughout the Middle East. Lebanon and Pakistan are merely a few of the centers of protest. The real story, however, isn’t what the protesters are doing, … Continue reading

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The 1% vs. 47% on Welfare

Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has made (even more) headlines recently after a video surfaced showing him making rather interesting remarks at a fundraiser last May. His statement said something to the effect of how 47% of Americans are not paying … Continue reading

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Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Comment Proves He’s Out of Touch With the American Middle Class

Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney is scrambling to make amends with the American public Tuesday, just hours after nonprofit investigative news magazine “Mother Jones” leaked a video of him at a private Florida fundraiser last May openly expressing his resentment … Continue reading

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The DNC and the RNC: More Obsolete Now Than Ever Before

This week, we find ourselves on the far side of the National Conventions sponsored by the Republicans, then later the Democrats.  Perhaps you had the opportunity to sit down and listen to a few speeches.  Perhaps you only heard reviews … Continue reading

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Rape/Abortion Issue Distracts From Important Similarities Between Obama and Romney

As everyone has probably heard by now, Missouri Representative Todd Akin recently gave Democracts and Obama supporters something to talk about besides Obama’s economic and foreign policy disasters. In an interview with a Missouri TV station, Akin was asked about … Continue reading

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The ‘Right to Life:’ Akin, Romney, the GOP and Abortion

Well, you know, people always want to try to make that as one of those things, well how do you—how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question. First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s … Continue reading

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Todd Akin and ‘Legitimate Rape:’ The Controversy in Quotes

By now, most everyone has heard Missouri Congressman Todd Akin’s highly-publicized remarks on abortion and “legitimate rape.” The comments, delivered on local Fox news show “The Jaco Report,” have incurred a wrath of negative backlash from liberals and conservatives alike. … Continue reading

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A Quest for Truth: A List of the Top 8 Unbiased News Sources

For anyone interested in things like politics, society, religion, etc., it is often difficult to accept that the information we are receiving might be coming from biased sources. We all like to hold faith in the idea that the journalists … Continue reading

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