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Is Alan Greenspan an Objectivist?
Aug 03 '11 at 06:36
Rick ♦
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Is a government ban on a male minor's circumcision proper?
Jun 20 '11 at 19:28
anthony
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[closed] Why are there so few Objectivists in the "9/11 Truth Movement"?
Nov 10 '10 at 09:18
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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epistemology
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How could government be funded under laissez-faire?
Sep 25 '10 at 10:19
Earl3d ♦
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Why is any government needed at all?
Nov 29 '10 at 15:53
Mike Hinchey
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What did Rand mean when she said: "Civilization is setting man free from other men"?
Oct 13 '10 at 13:38
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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When is the use of torture proper?
Nov 15 '10 at 17:21
capitalistswine ♦
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Is it wrong to accept government handouts?
Sep 17 '10 at 16:53
Robert Nasir ♦
238
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Is a representative government the same thing as a republic?
Jan 26 '11 at 20:03
Andrew Miner ♦
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Why would America's industrial workers embrace global capitalism when it is likely to eliminate their jobs or slash their wages?
Oct 09 '11 at 14:50
Justice
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capitalism
business
government
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Is "eminent domain" valid?
Oct 04 '10 at 00:40
jasoncrawford ♦
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rights
eminent-domain
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collectivism
government
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What is the proper role of Government?
Sep 17 '10 at 18:26
Martin Gasser ♦
442
politics
government
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What's wrong with having the government helping the less fortunate?
Sep 23 '10 at 03:42
jasoncrawford ♦
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What is the moral standing of someone who works in an industry that exists only, or mainly, because the government mandates that others use your product?
Sep 09 '11 at 17:51
Donovan
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morality
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How many of the federal agencies should be abolished?
Jan 27 '11 at 09:30
la_phil ♦
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government
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Is it moral to make future tax payers pay for national debt acquired today?
Apr 03 '13 at 11:32
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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finance
government
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Should a proper government codify the use of certain languages?
Aug 13 '15 at 17:21
ericmaughan43 ♦
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language
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Is minarchy a correct term to use?
Feb 01 '11 at 22:02
Andrew Dalton ♦
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epistemology
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Does the government have a role in protecting the property rights of its citizens who own property in foreign countries?
Jul 28 '13 at 17:27
Ideas for Life ♦
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Are there some cases where health care is a right?
Nov 22 '13 at 15:35
MarcMercier ♦
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Is the concept of a right-of-way legitimate?
Oct 21 '10 at 11:26
anthony
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In an Objectivist society, when would the State be justified in using force against parents while raising their children?
Jul 23 '11 at 12:01
ethwc ♦
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children
government
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Is it proper for a government to collect private data?
Jun 20 '13 at 12:55
anthony
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security
privacy
government
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What do you think about the short-term success of China's authoritarian "capitalism"?
Sep 03 '11 at 21:16
Danneskjold_repo
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Is it moral to use a library?
Feb 10 '11 at 09:03
John Hoffman ♦
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How much should a domestic company care about working conditions in foreign suppliers' factories?
Jan 26 '12 at 18:07
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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Was the establishment of Israel morally justifiable?
Oct 08 '14 at 11:52
ericmaughan43 ♦
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Is public nudity an exercise of free speech?
Dec 03 '12 at 07:46
Juan Diego dAnconia
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Where do Objectivists stand on zoning laws?
Sep 23 '14 at 15:59
ericmaughan43 ♦
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Why don't Objectivists imitate the Randian hero Ragnar Danneskjöld?
Dec 19 '13 at 19:08
anthony
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justice
atlas-shrugged
vigilante
government
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Why shouldn't the government provide basic and reasonable healthcare?
Nov 17 '10 at 07:07
stellavision ♦
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rights
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What do you do if the entire globe turns into Communist/Fascist dictatorships?
Aug 13 '11 at 22:58
Rick ♦
539
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government
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How is the government supposed to get money without taxes?
Dec 05 '14 at 15:54
Curi
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How is privatized infrastructure practical?
Apr 20 '11 at 11:58
Andrew Miner ♦
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government
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If the government can run the post office just fine, why couldn't it do the same for health care?
Oct 04 '13 at 01:15
Ideas for Life ♦
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government
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Is Laissez-faire capitalism a utopian fairy tale?
Feb 19 '14 at 17:59
anthony
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How and why does government get the "right" to retaliate against individuals?
Jun 13 '11 at 10:18
Andrew Dalton ♦
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What is "rent seeking"?
May 03 '11 at 16:24
Kyle Haight ♦
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Who would build our nation's infrastructure in an Objectivist culture?
Jun 19 '12 at 20:42
la_phil ♦
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freedom
government
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Is it proper for government to regulate the use of toxic materials in workplaces?
Feb 06 '13 at 14:34
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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Shouldn't some scientific research be funded by government?
Oct 17 '13 at 10:54
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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Would the Objectivist political view of Minarchism lead to suffering?
Feb 23 '14 at 15:01
Greg Perkins ♦♦
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criticism
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government
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How can I really live in a Galt's Gulch kind of place?
Apr 09 '15 at 09:02
anthony
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society
government
fiction
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Is it moral to send money to poor nations?
Dec 10 '10 at 17:23
Mindy Newton ♦
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government
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Since Objectivists will take student loans, shouldn't they also be proponents of welfare?
Jan 28 '11 at 10:27
nicholascloud
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government
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Did government intervention bring about the current flood crisis?
May 21 '11 at 17:19
dream_weaver ♦
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causality
government
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Does the government have a legitimite role in mandating nutritional/safety food labeling?
Aug 28 '12 at 12:46
orb85750
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safety
consumer
rights
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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 '13 at 17:52
anthony
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energy
government
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What is the evidence for the idea that "the moral is the practical?"
Oct 09 '13 at 21:55
Ideas for Life ♦
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principles
government
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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
Danneskjold_repo
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