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Today's Question Blog

How do you see the role of satire in our political discourse?

The Comedy Central satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are making news in this political season. Stewart has a super PAC, and Colbert is mimicking a run for office. Today’s Question: How do you see the role of satire in our political discourse? The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor…
by Eric Ringham

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Under what circumstances would you vote for a third-party candidate?

An influential Republican pundit suggested Tuesday that the GOP would be better off if Ron Paul left to mount a third-party challenge for the presidency. Today’s Question: Under what circumstances would you vote for a third-party candidate?
by Eric Ringham

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Where do you stand on the Stop Online Piracy Act?

Wikipedia is going dark today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Google and other big Internet companies also oppose the legislation, which would compel service providers to block access to overseas websites that violate U.S. copyright laws. Today’s Question: Where do you stand on the Stop Online Piracy Act?
by Eric Ringham

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If there are billions of planets in the Milky Way, how would your view of life on earth change?

An international team of astronomers now believes each star in the Milky Way has at least one planet around it. That adds up to billions of planets. Today’s Question: If there are billions of planets in the Milky Way, how would your view of life on earth change?
by Jon Gordon

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What sorts of action to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons would be justifiable?

Some in Iran are blaming Israel and the United States for the assassination Wednesday of an Iranian nuclear scientist. The United States has denied any involvement, but some Western observers believe Americans are involved in a covert campaign to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Today’s Question: What sorts of action to prevent Iran…
by Eric Ringham

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What professional experience best prepares someone for the presidency?

The candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination have experience in politics, business, diplomacy, medicine and other fields. Today’s Question: What professional experience best prepares someone for the presidency?
by Eric Ringham

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What do you think of the role super PACs are playing in the campaign?

The primary campaign for the GOP presidential nomination is becoming a battle of super PACs. Groups with names like “Winning our future” and “Restore Our Future” are devoting millions of dollars to attack ads, free of the spending limits that would apply to them if they directly coordinated their efforts with the campaigns they support.…
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