Occupy Wall Street Anniversary: One Year Later, the Movement Has Failed, With Only Itself to Blame
Akil Alleyne in Politics 8 months ago
Protesting in the streets rather than working through the political process has made the movement irrelevant.
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Ron Paul and Ayn Rand Should Not Have Collected Social Security
Akil Alleyne in Politics 9 months ago
Those who advocate curtailing or abolishing entitlement programs should not claim benefits under them.
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Chick Fil A Anti Gay Company: Why It Is Undemocratic For Business Not to Open in Boston, Chicago
Akil Alleyne in Politics 10 months ago
Excluding a company from doing business in a city because of its managers' opinions is unworthy of a free society.
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Obama Supreme Court Comments Reveal Misunderstandings About Judicial Activism
Akil Alleyne in Politics 1 year ago
Judicial activism can mean upholding a law just as much as striking it down.
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War in Afghanistan: Top 3 Lessons
Akil Alleyne in World 1 year ago
The big takeaways from the Afghan War? Only launch wars when national security is at stake, avoid fighting in unwinnable terrain, and avoid nation-building in undemocratic countries.
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Blunt Amendment Showdown Highlights Need to End Employer-Based Health Care Plans
Akil Alleyne in Politics 1 year ago
The government should phase out the current employer-based health care system gradually and empower Americans to purchase their own private health insurance directly in competitive markets.
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'The Help' Stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer Spark Debate at Oscars 2012 in Black Community About Race in Hollywood
Akil Alleyne in Politics 1 year ago
Davis’ and Spencer’s Oscar nominations have drawn criticism from some African-Americans, who say Black actors are being rewarded for depicting subjugated servants viewed through a Caucasian lens.
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If Mitt Romney Can't Best Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, How Will He Face Down Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
Akil Alleyne in Politics 1 year ago
Republicans must face an uncomfortable truth about the onetime “front-runner” for the GOP: Mitt Romney is just not that good at politicking.
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Liberals Twisted the Facts In Recent Birth Control Debate: The Catholic Church was Right on Contraception
Akil Alleyne in Politics 1 year ago
Religious freedom, not reproductive freedom, is the issue in the contraception debate.
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As Prop 8 Heads to Supreme Court, The Constitution Alone Won't Guarantee Marriage Equality
Akil Alleyne in Politics 1 year ago
Gay-rights advocates in America have hearts and minds to win — not just the courts, but also their own countrymen’s.
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Ron Paul Foreign Policy Would Cut Military Excess and Preserve Liberty
Akil Alleyne in World 1 year ago
Libertarian foreign policy would enhance international peace and harmony, not threaten it.
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