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Should I use an altruistic argument to convince a government entity to limit regulation?

Apr 23 at 23:31 Ideas for Life ♦3622

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How would the admissability of scientific evidence be determined in a rational judiciary?

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Is it irrational dogmatism to strive to refuse all government services?

Apr 07 at 09:27 anthony101

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Is it moral to make future tax payers pay for national debt acquired today?

Apr 03 at 11:32 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127

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What is the Objectivist view of the Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision?

Mar 16 at 17:07 anthony101

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Are public defenders and witness protection legitimate government programs?

Mar 15 at 13:20 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127

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Are regulations necessarily different from laws?

Mar 04 at 12:15 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127

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Would it be proper for the government to regulate high-level CO2 emissions if man-made climate change is proven correct?

Feb 19 at 17:52 anthony101

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Is it proper for government to regulate the use of toxic materials in workplaces?

Feb 06 at 14:34 Greg Perkins ♦♦1002127

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Does government hold a monopoly on the legal threat of retaliatory force?

Jan 09 at 20:17 Collin1183

retaliation guns force anarchy government

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Is alternative dispute resolution a form of anarcho-capitalism?

Dec 31 '12 at 16:54 anthony101

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Is military funding of new technology in private enterprise good or bad?

Dec 23 '12 at 13:33 Ideas for Life ♦3622

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How is the government supposed to get money without taxes?

Dec 21 '12 at 17:46 Kyle Haight ♦1280

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Is gun registration a proper function of government?

Dec 18 '12 at 10:00 c_andrew ♦384

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Is foreign aid justified for distressed economic partners?

Dec 09 '12 at 17:39 El Manantial60

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Is public nudity an exercise of free speech?

Dec 03 '12 at 07:46 Juan Diego dAnconia100

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What type of law system should we have?

Nov 20 '12 at 09:23 anthony101

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Should government encourage people to reproduce?

Nov 15 '12 at 08:03 John Paquette ♦1002817

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Should victimless crimes ever be illegal?

Oct 28 '12 at 18:59 anthony101

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Is polycentric law a viable alternative to today's legal system in the U.S.?

Oct 23 '12 at 09:17 John Paquette ♦1002817

justice law anarchism objectivity government

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Where should the line be drawn between an individual's religious beliefs and his involvement in government?

Oct 05 '12 at 22:28 mdegges59

religion government

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Does the government have a role in protecting the property rights of its citizens who own property in foreign countries?

Oct 02 '12 at 13:25 Humbug508

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Why can't the free market, instead of government, provide "agencies of defense?"

Sep 21 '12 at 09:53 anthony101

anarchy government

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Does the government have a legitimite role in mandating nutritional/safety food labeling?

Aug 28 '12 at 12:46 orb8575090

health government safety consumer rights

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Who would build our nation's infrastructure in an Objectivist culture?

Jun 19 '12 at 20:42 la_phil ♦260

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How do Objectivists see exploitative child labor?

Jun 10 '12 at 18:42 ericmaughan43 ♦764

labor capitalism children government

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Should government employees get a retirement pension?

May 23 '12 at 00:25 PhilosoScience50

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Why should I as an Objectivist support the Modern Day Republican Party

Apr 24 '12 at 19:27 Kyle Haight ♦1280

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Discrimination on non-essentials may be stupid, but should it be illegal?

Mar 11 '12 at 17:15 anthony101

politics discrimination rights law government

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When does private security become illegitimate force?

Feb 26 '12 at 23:29 ericmaughan43 ♦764

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Should I use an altruistic argument to convince a government entity to limit regulation?

How would the admissability of scientific evidence be determined in a rational judiciary?

Is it irrational dogmatism to strive to refuse all government services?

Is it moral to make future tax payers pay for national debt acquired today?

What is the Objectivist view of the Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision?

Are public defenders and witness protection legitimate government programs?

Are regulations necessarily different from laws?

Would it be proper for the government to regulate high-level CO2 emissions if man-made climate change is proven correct?

Is it proper for government to regulate the use of toxic materials in workplaces?

Does government hold a monopoly on the legal threat of retaliatory force?

Is alternative dispute resolution a form of anarcho-capitalism?

Is military funding of new technology in private enterprise good or bad?

How is the government supposed to get money without taxes?

Is gun registration a proper function of government?

Is foreign aid justified for distressed economic partners?

Is public nudity an exercise of free speech?

What type of law system should we have?

Should government encourage people to reproduce?

Should victimless crimes ever be illegal?

Is polycentric law a viable alternative to today's legal system in the U.S.?

Where should the line be drawn between an individual's religious beliefs and his involvement in government?

Does the government have a role in protecting the property rights of its citizens who own property in foreign countries?

Why can't the free market, instead of government, provide "agencies of defense?"

Does the government have a legitimite role in mandating nutritional/safety food labeling?

Who would build our nation's infrastructure in an Objectivist culture?

How do Objectivists see exploitative child labor?

Should government employees get a retirement pension?

Why should I as an Objectivist support the Modern Day Republican Party

Discrimination on non-essentials may be stupid, but should it be illegal?

When does private security become illegitimate force?

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