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This week in 1796, George Washington’s farewell address was published. The most inspirational presidential remarks in the years since

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
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FDR’s first inaugural address
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Kennedy’s inaugural address
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Reagan’s Brandenburg Gate speech
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Obama’s “a more perfect union” speech
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Total votes: 0
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What is the proper methodology to adjust military protocols to social change?

None: the laws of wars are unchanging and thus the military must remain immune from social transitions.
24%
The military can adopt slowly to social changes—but only without changing any traditional standards.
65%
The military is a fluid organization that can easily adjust past “standards” to reflect new social realities.
12%
The military is America’s first and best cutting-edge tool to force much needed race, class, and gender reform.
0%
The military must end all distinctions between civilian and military life and be like other gov’t institutions.
0%
Total votes: 17
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This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s signing amendments to the Social Security Act that established both Medicare and Medicaid. A half-century later

The nation should be grateful for what this has meant for elderly and low-income Americans
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The nation should be terrified by the runaway costs of such federal guarantees
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Lawmakers should use the anniversary to start the process of reforming Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
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Entitlement reform is too heavy a lift for this Congress and this White House
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Total votes: 0
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Congress has just begun its sixty-day review of the nuclear deal with Iran. It would be in the nation and the world’s best interest for House and Senate members to vote

In support of the deal, for a more secure Middle East
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Against the deal, as it will further destabilize the region
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Total votes: 0
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Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law requiring almost all California schoolchildren to be fully vaccinated to attend public or private school, regardless of their parents' personal or religious beliefs. In your opinion,

The science is clear: vaccines are necessary to protect children from disease
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The science isn’t clear; vaccines can have harmful side effects
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The state did what’s right for the public interest
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The state went too far by not including a personal belief exemption
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The public should settle this matter via a ballot referendum
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Total votes: 0
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With Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s entry into the race and Ohio governor John Kasich’s next week, the GOP presidential field will swell to sixteen candidates. In your opinion,

It’s good for Republicans—shows variety and depth
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It’s bad for Republicans—too many candidates making too much noise
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The sixteen will choose the high road with a hearty debate on the issues
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The sixteen will take the low road with a circular firing squad
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Total votes: 0
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Following a week in which the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare’s subsidies and struck down bans on same-sex marriage:

The Supreme Court is legislating from the bench and overstepping its bounds
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The majorities got it right — in either or both cases
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America is in for a new round of partisan and cultural wars
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A year from now, there will be scant discussion about these rulings
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Total votes: 0
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In the aftermath of the shooting in Charleston, SC, in which a lone gunman murdered nine churchgoers,

It is time to revisit gun control laws and proposals
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Lawmakers should focus instead on mental health issues
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Although tragic, this incident doesn’t necessarily reflect a policy failure
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A media waiting period should be imposed to make news coverage more thoughtful, less overreactive
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Total votes: 0
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With Father’s Day in mind, the best gift for America’s dads would be

Men striving to be better mentors, mates, and role models
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Fewer men abandoning the women who bear and raise their children
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Economic prosperity that spurs achievement and contentment
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Breakthroughs in medical research so more dads will live to be granddads
0%
Total votes: 0
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Will the present U.S. military radically change its profile in the next half-century?

No. Air, ground, and sea forces are timeless assets; war will still be fought mostly as it is today in all three theaters.
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Only Marginally. Carriers, fighters, and infantry will look the same, albeit with technological updates.
44%
Yes and No. The U.S. will keep vestigial conventional forces for some fights, and for others adopt new-age weapons.
44%
Yes. Carriers, fighters, and infantry are relics from a bygone era—too costly and ineffective for 21st-century warfare.
6%
Irrelevant. War between nation states and uniformed armies is passé, as terrorism and tribal fighting are the new norm.
6%
Total votes: 16
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