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Is it wrong to carry a concealed firearm on property where the owner has forbidden doing so?
Dec 18 '15 at 00:34
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Should data about me be considered my personal property?
May 05 '15 at 12:59
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How is the government supposed to get money without taxes?
Dec 05 '14 at 15:54
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In a free society, would the poor have access to public legal aid?
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Would it be moral for Objectivists to overthrow the US government?
Sep 14 '14 at 03:13
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What should the penalty be for reproduction abusers?
Mar 16 '14 at 18:13
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Is open racism by private businesses acceptable under Objectivism?
Mar 16 '14 at 16:51
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Is government regulation of pollution and property both necessary and warranted in a mixed economy ?
Mar 07 '14 at 11:35
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Is the dynamiting of Cortlandt a form of vigilante justice?
Jan 05 '14 at 14:18
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Is a private road established merely by a man walking over land?
Nov 24 '13 at 09:34
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Are there some cases where health care is a right?
Nov 22 '13 at 15:35
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In a society of Objectivists, who has the authority to define crime?
Nov 20 '13 at 10:29
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Under what circumstances is the death penalty valid?
Oct 05 '13 at 02:46
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Should the exercise of religion get special treatment under the law?
Aug 28 '13 at 09:23
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How should the police prioritize cases and decide whether or not to continue them?
Jul 10 '13 at 00:22
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Is it possible to lose rights?
Jul 04 '13 at 00:33
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What is the Objectivist position on Edward Snowden and the government?
Jun 25 '13 at 21:25
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How would the admissability of scientific evidence be determined in a rational judiciary?
Apr 15 '13 at 01:45
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What is the Objectivist view of the Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision?
Mar 16 '13 at 17:07
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Are class actions lawsuits proper?
Mar 10 '13 at 10:56
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What is a just punishment for practicing slavery/forcible discrimination ?
Mar 09 '13 at 23:03
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What does Objectivism have to say about health laws, fire codes, and so on?
Mar 05 '13 at 00:43
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Are regulations necessarily different from laws?
Mar 04 '13 at 12:15
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At what point should a dangerous activity be deemed illegal?
Feb 10 '13 at 15:32
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Is proof of residency a rational requirement for immigration?
Feb 06 '13 at 21:07
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Should it be possible to prosecute a criminal despite the victim's desires?
Jan 22 '13 at 16:25
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Should illegally obtained evidence be admissible?
Jan 22 '13 at 10:31
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Should marriage exist in a free market society?
Jan 16 '13 at 22:38
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Should laws be codified or based on precedents?
Dec 30 '12 at 07:42
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Is "hacktivism" an initation of force?
Dec 21 '12 at 17:55
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Are "right-to-work" laws proper?
Dec 12 '12 at 10:21
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Are laws mandating the education of children proper?
Dec 11 '12 at 11:53
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Is mandatory parental consent for a minor's abortion proper?
Dec 08 '12 at 16:49
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Is it proper for a court to order alimony payments?
Dec 05 '12 at 20:58
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Are age of consent, smoking, and drinking laws moral?
Dec 05 '12 at 14:32
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What type of law system should we have?
Nov 20 '12 at 09:23
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Should victimless crimes ever be illegal?
Oct 28 '12 at 18:59
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Is drunk driving an initiation of force or preventative law?
Oct 26 '12 at 15:11
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Are statutory rape laws objective?
Oct 26 '12 at 09:40
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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
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Should non-compete agreements be enforceable?
Oct 21 '12 at 08:56
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Is it wrong to support vigilantism?
Jul 03 '12 at 21:31
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Is Prime Law theory the legal expression of the Trader Principle?
Jun 28 '12 at 23:33
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Is it immoral for a lawyer to make sure rights-violating laws are enforced?
Jun 27 '12 at 08:55
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Can it be legally justified to kill someone out of vengeance?
Jun 20 '12 at 18:55
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If a man is brain dead, who owns his body?
Apr 24 '12 at 23:04
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Should we have an activist Supreme Court?
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Discrimination on non-essentials may be stupid, but should it be illegal?
Mar 11 '12 at 17:15
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Should medical malpractice lawsuits be limited in any way ?
Feb 25 '12 at 00:46
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Should the war on drugs be stopped?
Feb 08 '12 at 17:38
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