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Political Philosophy Topics

Here are some political philosophy topics I want to highlight from the Philosophy Forums:

• Does Society Need Prisons?


• Should we obey government?


• Border Controls


• The Philosophy of Government Spending


• Legalizing Prostitution


• Would the founding fathers be anarchists?


• Mandatory Community Service


• Anarchism Discussion


• The Coercive Enforcement of Contracts


• Can government be fixed? Is reform a lost cost?


• The Flaws Of Democracy and Voting


• Are politicians inherently bad?

Join them at the Philosophy Forums!

Ron Paul Interview

This is an interesting interview with Ron Paul:

Part 1:



Part 2:

It is always refreshing to see a candidate that thinks for himself and tells you his own thoughts, rather than just work on behalf of wealthy special interest groups. Ron Paul makes a lot of great point, but of course I don't agree with him about everything. Namely, he gives too much value to supposed private property rights, whereas I would question any person's "right" to control more than their fair share of natural resources or more natural resources than they are using at any given time. Also, I think Ron Paul is too skeptical of the science behind global warming. The idea that mankind doesn't contribute to global warming is as fringe of a theory as the belief that HIV doesn't cause AIDS, that people are not born gay, or that the Earth is flat. What do you think?

The True Cost of Living

Check it out: The True Cost of Living

"As shockingly high as the official poverty rate appears, I think it still significantly underrates the problem."

You can discuss that post in this thread at the World Hunger and Poverty Forums. It's completely free, and all viewpoints are welcome.

Ron Paul Hip Hop

I don't know how I feel about Ron Paul yet. His views regarding religion and state are sketchy, in that he does not fully believe in the separation of religion and state. Anyway, this hip-hop video promoting Ron Paul is worth watching:

What do you think?

John Edwards: Just Another Hypocrite

Check out the following blog post: John Edwards' Hypocrisy: $400 Haircuts While Children Starve

John Edwards portrays himself as a champion of poverty, but he lives in a 28,000 square-foot mansion. He buys $400 haircuts!

You can discuss it at this thread in the Hunger & Poverty Forums.

Bush Makes Power Grab

The following was published at http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55824

President Bush, without so much as issuing a press statement, on May 9 signed a directive that granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the president in the event of a national emergency declared by the president.

The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive," with the dual designation of NSPD-51, as a National Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland Security Presidential Directive, establishes under the office of president a new National Continuity Coordinator.

That job, as the document describes, is to make plans for "National Essential Functions" of all federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as private sector organizations to continue functioning under the president's directives in the event of a national emergency.

The directive loosely defines "catastrophic emergency" as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions."