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The short answer, although the question is somewhat provocatively phrased, is yes. In fact, black babies in general fare far worse than any other racial demographic when it comes to abortion.... Society & Politics

Disagree. As Aristotle pointed out, politics is about answering the questions - which he dubbed the first questions of politics - "How ought we to live? What kind of a people do we wish to be?"... Society & Politics

Much like I feel about the recently enacted "Juneteen" "holiday." Mostly benign indifference. It is a holiday - and a month - targeted at specific groups and my hunch is that you could not swing a... Society & Politics

There is little doubt that the United States would win. However, you do the UK an injustice as by global standards it is not an inconsiderable force. The UK lacks the numbers that it once had,... Society & Politics

In brief, yes. A quick primer on the parties. In terms of racism, the African-American vote was overwhelmingly GOP. Lincoln, a Republican, freed the slaves after all. It then tipped, but... Society & Politics

The proposal to abolish the electoral college is the horrid, but depressingly predictable, symptom of a populist age. Populism is not a schematic philosophy but is rather an attitude toward... Society & Politics

Libertarianism is the reductio ad absurdum of political philosophy. It neglects both human nature and the complexities of society and thus government. It also absent the society from any... Society & Politics

Voted "No," but it is really stark indifference. It is a holiday targeted at specific groups and my hunch is that you could not swing a dead cat in a crowded city and hit anyone who was not... Society & Politics

Voted "No." The purpose of the law in general and the penal system in particular is first and foremost, to protect society, second to punish the guilty and third and least, to reform the criminal... Society & Politics

Yes, it was time for the United States to leave Afghanistan. The war was begun for a legitimate purpose and degenerated into what amounts to armed social work. At that point it became unwinnable... Society & Politics

First, what you are talking about is not really socialism. Socialism is a romantic reaction to the ideas of the Enlightenment. It says that man is nothing but a product of the forces of economics... Society & Politics

The British political philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke said, "The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please. We ought see what it will please them to do before we... Society & Politics

We accept, with any right, the potentiality that it may conduce to evil as much as it may conduce to good. The method by which a right is exercised is less consequential then the social context... Society & Politics

Well, these are actually still early days - and, truth in advertising, I speak here as a Republican who was not a Trump fan and did not vote for him in 2016, but did not support Mr. Biden.... Society & Politics

Given the actual history of socialism and its' one party variant - Communism - it is a more than fair question. However the appeal of the theory, whatever the practice, is broadly understandable.... Society & Politics

Well, these are actually still early days - and, truth in advertising, I speak here as a Republican who was not a Trump fan and did not vote for him in 2016, but did not support Mr. Biden.... Society & Politics

"Lunatic" is too strong. It is not that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has mental health issues. It is, ironically, rather worse. She is an impertinent child. A classic example of the up and coming... Society & Politics

Actually, it is well past time that everyone pay their "fair share." This given the fact that 47% of ALL Americans pay NO Federal income tax at all. Rather, they are content to rail against the... Society & Politics