Why do people attack Planned Parenthood so much? I know a lot of opponents are pro-choice, but abortions only count as about 3% of the services that Planned Parenthood offers.

Let’s hope that we can learn from our mistakes in the past. One big difference between 1914 and now is that we have the UN to potentially keep peace and deal with conflict diplomatically.

It’s sad to see our rights being restricted like this. Would there have been a different sort of response if say Occupy was instead some sort of movement headed by the Tea Party?

It seems like social media is a hugely convenient way for politicians to communicate with their constituents. It’s good to see Booker taking full advantage of twitter. It definitely helps us connect with other […]

Why can’t we have a system where everyone is issued a photo ID at age 18?

The cult of personality surrounding Kim Jong Il and the other members of his family is extremely bizarre. Apparently the people in North Korea believe Kim Jong Il invented the hamburger.

Bikes are a great means for transportation. It would be neat to see this expand nationwide. It would definitely help the environment and save people money on gas.

Why would the police act violently in the first place? Were they provoked by the protestors at all?

It’s sad that the two party system severely limits our choice for president. This is especially evident this election considering Obama and Romney have been shown to be similar in their political views. There was […]

While I don’t support their message Chick-Fil-A still has the right to express what they believe. If it’s such a huge problem people should just boycott the restaurant.

Free speech is a great thing. However you need to take the good with the bad.

While marijuana is decriminalized in some places, it’s still illegal on the federal level. The whole thing is a huge mess. I know it’s been said here plenty of times but it seems like the best solution is to just legalize it.

When people buy guns there should be a greater emphasis on assessing the customers mental health. I really don’t think banning guns in the US would work. Guns are just too ingrained into our culture.

One big problem I see with this is teenagers might not be interested in local politics.

It’s important to have a good amount of security at these events. While the Olympics does symbolize coming together peacefully as an international community there are going to be those who oppose those ideals of […]

It’s interesting to get a different perspective on this. It seems like a lot of people here sympathize with the rebels. Is it possible we’re being misled?

It would be better for the networks not to air campaign ads during the olympics. The olympics are about unity not demonstrating our political divide.

It’s interesting to see how technology has evolved in such a short amount of time. What will be the next major technological innovation to influence the olympics?

It would probably be better for Romney to release his tax returns. He claims he has nothing to hide, why not show everyone he has integrity?

It’s good to see a push for transparency in donations but is this the best way to go about it?

This is interesting I think since these candidates are both democrats it’ll cause voters to look beyond their party and more at their political views.

It’ll be interesting to see how prop 14 affects this election. Especially since two democrats are running against each other.

I agree, would it possible to publicly fund campaigns so everyone has an equal shot?

TV news is slowly becoming entertainment. It seems like most of it made to boost ratings instead of to inform.

It would be interesting if we could find a way to vote online. It would be difficult to pull off due to accurately counting votes and security concerns. But I would say it’s plausible.

It’s interesting, one key difference between Obamacare and Romneycare is that Romneycare has a program called Health Safety Net, which allows illegal immigrants without medical insurance to seek medical care at no cost.

With youtube you don’t have to go through the usual steps that news agencies go through. Just film something newsworthy and upload it. This often generates a feeling participation as opposed to often feeling […]

What about Daredevil?

Vermont is probably the worst place to put these things. Maybe they’d have less opposition in New Hampshire?

With politicians like Angus King and Bernie Sanders it seems like New England might be an upcoming hotbed of independent politicians.

Don’t forget xenophobia in X-men and in the Marvel Comics Civil War story arch from a few years back.

I wouldn’t say that it isn’t developing. It’s just focused in very specific areas. Pittsburgh was depressed for years, but now it’s coming back definitely a lot stronger than before. Also the Allentown area is […]

Rail transportation is huge in Europe and other parts of the world. There’s no reason we shouldn’t have it here either. It’s a nice alternative to driving or flying.

Student debt has gotten out of control but one problem is the high education costs. How can schools lower tuition?

PA is an interesting state. It’s hugely rural but contains two of the biggest cities in the US. This definitely makes it difficult to define it as either a red or blue state as you have the contrast between the […]

Could we possibly see a shift in the drug war soon? Especially since more officials are becoming outspoken in their opposition. Also don’t forget that Mexico could be taking a different stance when cleaning up their streets.

Getting rid of abortion clinics won’t get rid of abortion. As long as the demand is out there people will seek abortions in other unsafe ways.

I will definitely agree with you in regards to a rise in independent voters. I know I personally registered independent. Regardless of which party I agreed with more it felt a little weird to be labeled as having […]

I think with or without Ron Paul the internet will stay mostly unregulated. It’s user base is big enough that if there were any drastic changes made to regulate internet use the backlash would be so enormous that […]

Third Way actually did a study and found that registered independents rose 10% from 2008 while registered democrats and republicans stayed pretty much the same.

It’ll be interesting to see how this affects public transportation especially in Southern California.

I think one of the biggest problems here is the recording and movie industries and their refusal to adapt to the changing market. Instead of fighting against piracy they should be competing with it.

I’d say 21 is definitely too high for the drinking age especially since it’s possible to enlist in the military at 18. It’s a little unfair that someone can go serve their country but legally can’t drink alcohol…

It’s definitely important to remind ourselves of how far we’ve come as a nation and reflect on the actions that have gotten us to where we are (both good and bad). It’s also important to look to the future and see […]