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November 13, 2013 12:56 AM

Should we embrace the free movement of labor?

“If we value a free market in goods and free movement of capital, should we embrace the free movement of labor? Reciprocal treaties would allow citizens of the U.S. and other countries to work legally across borders. Would the elimination of barriers in the labor market depress wages and flood the marketplace with workers? Or Read more →

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November 12, 2013 1:01 AM

Should hazing be accepted as part of pro football?

Photo by Jayel Aheram via Flickr “Playing football is a man’s job, and if there’s any weak link, it gets weeded out. It’s the leaders’ job on the team to take care of it,” writes former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Lydon Murtha. Murtha recently waded into the questions of bullying and hazing in the NFL. Read more →

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November 11, 2013 1:33 AM

Should the U.S. and Canada merge?

It’s been nearly two decades since the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement. President Bill Clinton officially signed NAFTA into law in 1993, opening trade barriers between the United States, Mexico and Canada in 1994. In her new book, “Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country,” Diane Francis Read more →

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November 8, 2013 12:52 AM

Should the Redskins change their name?

In anticipation of Thursday’s Vikings game, a classmate of 7-year-old Roman Vizenor at Hale School in Minneapolis drew the Washington Redskins’ logo during class. Roman, whose mother, Lynette, is enrolled in the Oneida Nation, explained to the student why he opposed the word “redskin” as a Native American: “The name ‘Redskins’ hurts,” writes MPR News Read more →

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November 7, 2013 12:59 AM

Should public prayers be allowed during government functions?

Image: Supreme Court by Envios via Flickr “The U.S. Supreme Court delved into a subject Wednesday that has bedeviled it for decades: how to reconcile a tradition of public prayers with the Constitution’s ban on establishment of religion. At issue were almost exclusively Christian prayers that took place at town board meetings in Greece, N.Y.,” Read more →

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November 6, 2013 1:01 AM

Are you willing to swap passwords for biometric data?

Image: Wavesforms by Mikael Altemark via Flickr “At the Tech Crunch Disrupt conference in September, Google’s top security executive, Heather Adkins, declared that passwords are dead. And that’s straight from a founding member of the security team at Google, home to 425 million email accounts,” reports NPR News. Adkins says startups tying their future to Read more →

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November 5, 2013 1:10 AM

Should the House vote on nondiscrimination legislation?

U.S. Capitol by Victoria Pickering via Flickr “A measure that would outlaw workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity overcame a significant obstacle in the Senate on Monday as seven Republicans crossed party lines and voted to begin debate on the bill,” reports the New York Times. The 61-30 vote marks the first Read more →

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November 4, 2013 1:11 AM

Should the U.S. government reconsider clemency for Edward Snowden?

Image: screen capture of Guardian video interview with Snowden. “‘Speaking the truth is not a crime,’ Mr Snowden wrote. He claimed that the US government was persecuting him by charging him with espionage,” reports the BBC. “Mr Snowden violated US law. He should return to the US and face justice,” said White House adviser Dan Read more →

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November 1, 2013 1:47 AM

Are fringe candidates a distraction?

“One dresses like a pirate, while another runs with the Pirate Party. Ten are running as DFLers, but none with the party’s endorsement,” writes MPR News intern Cody Nelson. An eclectic pool of 35 candidates is vying to be Minneapolis’ next mayor, but only eight are waging the most active campaigns — spending money and…

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October 31, 2013 2:14 AM

Does voting support a broken political system?

While dysfunction in the Republican Party is getting a fair amount of attention in the U.S., the British are engaging in a debate on the left between Sociatlists and Labour supporters. “I have never voted. Like most people I am utterly disenchanted by politics. Like most people I regard politicians as frauds and liars and…

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