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  1. Why on earth are switchblades still illegal?
  2. Horrible Chinese
  3. Why is it racist to believe that people from the same racial group look alike?
  4. Do Plants Feel Pain?
  5. Korea's "I'm a Gomsu"
  6. Conservative Dopers convince me with your best-case plans
  7. Shared Sacrifice
  8. No more phoning while driving
  9. Chris Langan, the Smartest Man in America = Crackpot?
  10. Is income inequality bad for a society?
  11. FL School Board Member Can't Answer Any Math Questions on FCAT
  12. Do democrats want illegal alien votes?
  13. If Israel had been destroyed pre-1967: fate of territory?
  14. The Euro appears to be in a death spiral: what are the likely outcomes?
  15. Methane as an energy source
  16. Laws should be written to be followed, not to 'send messages.'
  17. Christopher Hitchens just died
  18. Democracy Index
  19. What’s the hullabaloo over Carrier IQ?
  20. I'm an evil bastard. Can I get into Heaven?
  21. Real alien spacecraft observed- what would happen?
  22. The insidious lie of American Exceptionalism
  23. Please explain what's wrong, in general, about flip-flopping on issues
  24. Former lovers of undercover officers sue police over deceit (UK)
  25. Anarchists: anyof you care to explain your philosophy to me? (Well, us.)
  26. Intelligence Limited by Environment
  27. At what point is income inequality too unequal?
  28. Arab Spring and OWS
  29. Republican "Wilderness years"
  30. End of Iraq War, lessons?
  31. What conditions allow socialism to be effective?
  32. Kim Jong-il Is Dead
  33. Newt Gingrich's latest entry in the shoot-off-your-mouth contest [re: judges]
  34. No! Vaclev Havel goes into the Great Beyond
  35. With $1-2 trillion in excess bank reserves, why don't we have inflation?
  36. What do you think about Japan's historic brutality?
  37. Warren Buffet on the deficit
  38. Panetta: Iran will not be allowed nukes
  39. Should Credit Ratings Agencies (S&P, Moody) continue to have legal immunity?
  40. Should Republicans restrict fake candidates from participating in the debates/primary ballots?
  41. Would Holodeck Crimes be Immoral?
  42. What is North Korea's future under Kim Jong-Un?
  43. U.S. Exports more oil than it imports. Why OPEC oil?
  44. Iraq Pres. Maliki demands Kurdish-region officials hand over fugitive Kurdish VP
  45. Progressives Unhappy With Politifact's Biggest Lie of 2011
  46. Does the world depend on the United States for security?
  47. Iran: Ahmadinejad vs. the Mullahcracy?
  48. Are You a Good Person? Documentary that discusses this subject and Abortion.
  49. Christians, Muslims, & Jews: do adherents of the other faiths worship the same God that you do?
  50. The Keystone XL fails; Legalize pot for jobs instead
  51. Arab Spring for Dummies ...
  52. Contagion in Hibernia: Could Ireland be sealed off?
  53. Americans: the most generous people in the world.
  54. Specific abortion debate: when moms become pregnant at a later, better time.
  55. If you're unsure - God exists is the safe answer [continued]
  56. Coal is dead. Long live ... what?
  57. Are nuts and peanut butter healthy foods to eat?
  58. Does Ron Paul's example refute libertarianism?
  59. Help me out here: the House Republicans voted in favour of raising payroll taxes?
  60. Does the US foreign policy operate on Hobbesian theory?
  61. Economist - "Claims that US 'poor are getting poorer' is largely a myth" - Is he correct?
  62. My take on God, if anybody cares.
  63. It is not necessary to reject a Creator in order to accept evolution
  64. Ndaa s1867
  65. Facts cannot compete with lies
  66. When was the peak of Soviet Military Power? (Cold War)
  67. Should the TSA have to be "consistent"?
  68. Racism denial getting ridiculous
  69. Cruelty to animals is actually more taboo than cruelty to people
  70. Why is the Israeli party system so fractured?
  71. Born & Raised & Living in the USA: If you DESPISED the USA, How would you destroy it?
  72. What will Obamas second term be like?
  73. What would Jesus think about all the adulation?
  74. Who would you choose as benevolent dictator or philosopher king today?
  75. How conservative are the conservatives?
  76. Who balanced the budget? Clinton, Gingrich or Reagan
  77. Common Misconceptions about Science
  78. Iran: If our oil exports are sanctioned, we'll allow NO oil to pass the Straits of Hormuz
  79. Where Would Mr Nixon Be In Today's Republican Party
  80. Match-Evil! Machiavelli / The Prince
  81. Bill Maher stirs controversy with Tim Tebow tweet
  82. The post-newspaper world?
  83. Did I say Iraq? I meant Iran!
  84. Is Tim Tebow a hypocrite?
  85. Cod fishery closing?
  86. How do the inner circles of dictatorships eventually fall and crumble
  87. Is the world still moving towards democratic societies?
  88. Social issues (family values) and the health of the economy are interrelated.
  89. armegeddon
  90. Majority atheist world: How far away are we?
  91. Is the history of 20th Century American conservatism outlined in this article correct?
  92. Scripture debates - Satan, omnipotence, etc. [split from 'Majority atheist world' thread]
  93. How would you SAVE America?
  94. Bloggers are not journalists
  95. What's the Straight Dope on Sedevacantism?
  96. Is this the best of all Federal Reserve conspiracy theories?
  97. Sectoral balances approach to national accounting - are government deficits good?
  98. When Is a Godwin Appropriate
  99. USA: What do you think the GOP/right-wing platform really is?
  100. Ron Paul attacks the 1964 Civil Rights Act; Ron Paul doesn't get America
  101. Results of Arab Spring one year from now?
  102. Is It Time For the Senate to Go?
  103. Would victory be the worse thing ever for North Korea's leadership
  104. Is there a good site for comparing political candidates and their views?
  105. What if Andrew Luster hadn't absconded?
  106. Is there a website with a "freedom" index?
  107. Can we please, please go back to using the word "men" in its gender-inclusive sense?
  108. The USA's worst prosecutor awards 2011! One day left to vote!
  109. Should we have bailed out the homeowners instead of the banks?
  110. What would a united democratic Korea be like?
  111. Average Total Taxes?
  112. Should visual effects and motion graphics be used in documentaries?
  113. Recess appointment of Consumer Agency head
  114. Obama's New Defence Budget-Effects?
  115. Jesus Could Not Rise If He Was Dead
  116. In hindsight: was the US' Iraq invasion a positive thing?
  117. Why did Judas commit suicide?
  118. Asexual? Or just projecting?
  119. First Nation authority to banish its own members?
  120. Eamonn Fingleton saids that Japan's "lost decade" idea is a LIE! (perpetuated by Jews!)
  121. I am the 1% and chances are so are you
  122. Why are Dems helping with the Senate's "We're not recessed" charade?
  123. Santorum and the Slippery Slope
  124. Acceptance of Homosexuality leads to the Collapse of Civilization?
  125. How much long-distance force-projection capacity does American actually need?
  126. Atheists and climate change
  127. A one-house legislature is better than a two-house legislature
  128. What happens when the robots (peacefully) take over?
  129. Why do great businessmen think they would make great politicians?
  130. Converting foreclosed GSE houses into privately owned rentals - good idea?
  131. Confederate sympathizers
  132. What US federal anti-porn laws are not being enforced?
  133. Romney is an ignoramus on health care...
  134. America: NOW are you ready for proportional representation?
  135. Roberts, Scalia oppose the invisible hand of the market
  136. What if we had to restart technology from scratch, but with all the knowledge we have?
  137. "War Crime" Question I Dare Anyone to Answer
  138. Suggestion: Poll for political leanings
  139. The Big Bang's Trinity?
  140. Premiss: "Atheism" is for people who can't handle "Religion".
  141. Why was the US so nice in World War II?
  142. Faith is not an admirable thing
  143. Promoting vegetarianism or veganism is a lousy way to reduce animal cruelty
  144. Would Lech Walesa be welcome in today's Republican Party?
  145. Why is prostitution illegal?
  146. DHS Monitors Drudge, NYT, HuffPo, et al
  147. Is blind faith admirable?
  148. Was there any chance of Trotsky buddy-buddying Stalin in the long run?
  149. Should reporters challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about?
  150. Should the government become more fragmented and specialized?
  151. Prejudices: Learned or hardwired?
  152. Is man a meat-eater or a vegetarian by nature?
  153. God's Tebow-bias
  154. Revisiting: Mandatory Sunset Clauses
  155. Is guilt a productive force...
  156. Yet another thread on gay marriage (spinoff from abortion thread)
  157. Strategically defaulting on a mortgage: Does the homeowner have a moral obligation to stay??
  158. "What will happen to Catholics and others . . . ?"
  159. Guardian and the Falklands
  160. GOP's Trend Toward Right Is Not a Big Concern
  161. The Future and Fate
  162. Resolved: Complementarianism is still Sexist
  163. What is the evidence for the big bang.
  164. Making Work Pay Tax Credit
  165. Anti-abortion group's TV Ads
  166. Near death experiences
  167. When you google "Santorum"
  168. What could the U.S. do to make the PRC government lose face so hard it is in danger?
  169. People who Say the Moon Landing was Faked
  170. Ayn Rand - liberal or conservative?
  171. How did the US avoid reverting to pre-Prohibition levels of drunkeness?
  172. Young People More Likely To Favor Socialism Than Capitalism: Pew 12/29/11
  173. Equality of Opportunity
  174. How long to settle a virgin planet?
  175. Would a MLK Jr figure survive scrutiny today?
  176. Did Mallory and Irvine make it?
  177. DETERMINISM OR RANDOM? Physics related
  178. Telepathy and Others - True or False?
  179. Why is health care reform unconstitutional?
  180. What If Worlds #1: Super-Earth
  181. Because he's black of course!
  182. Do the two Genesis stories contradict each other?
  183. Creationism
  184. Gingrich: I would ignore supreme court as president
  185. Keystone XL cancelled
  186. Geohot and the cracking of the PS3. Fair to hack your own system?
  187. Could Disney copyright the Brothers Grimm?
  188. Aren't laws based on Christian faith un-christian?
  189. The “anti-Semitism” smear campaign against CAP and Media Matters rolls on
  190. A Defeat For States' Rights....
  191. Why does religion hate gays?
  192. Tax Rates for the Superwealthy
  193. Do you think suicide is coward's way out?
  194. Why are hashish and marijuana illegal in so many countries
  195. Is child pornography just "pixels on a screen?"
  196. "Rate of abortion is highest in countries where practice is banned"
  197. Why Raising Taxes on the Wealthy Will Not Work
  198. Did Obama add 6 trillion to the deficit?
  199. Was Benjamin Franklin a socialist?
  200. Dems Salivated Over Reagan?
  201. Will the United Kingdom break up?
  202. I was Wrong About the GPS, but ...
  203. Flags at half-staff for child-molestation enabler? I don't get it.
  204. Stanley cup winner snubs President for political reasons
  205. Abolition of the British Monarchy
  206. What would happen if we gave Iran nuclear weapons?
  207. Necessity vs. Ideology [Gun ownership for felons]
  208. The concept of "hate" is meaningless and has no place in intelligent discourse
  209. Newt gaming fundies? Fundies gaming everyone else?
  210. Ryburn v. Huff
  211. What's so great about the Christian heaven?
  212. What should the definition of homelessness be?
  213. Cynthia Nixon states she's "gay by choice". Does this harm the LGBT community?
  214. George Soros predicts depression, police state, class war in
  215. What's the point to pursuing nuclear weapon programs nowadays?
  216. I Heard My Father's 'Ghost' Yesterday.
  217. What's the Deal with the Falkland Islands?
  218. Slap on wrist for last Haditha massacre defendant?
  219. Is there a fact checker for the State of the Union and GOP response?
  220. Question for Climate Skeptics
  221. Interest on public debt
  222. No more Terrorism?
  223. What if Argentina & Chile were British?
  224. Can we establish a permanent lunar base by 2020?
  225. Congratulate me -- I Just Won the Lottery (A Tax Policy Debate)
  226. Churches - who should own what?
  227. What type of tax reform do we need?
  228. Alabama’s unemployment rate continues to plummet
  229. What is the tax rate for the average American?
  230. Would you support a war with Iran?
  231. What if Trotsky had beat Stalin?
  232. Do you want China to prosper or fail?
  233. Is there any real use for the Moon in interplanetary travel/shipping?
  234. "lost" da vinci drawing: real? fake? misattributed?
  235. 5th Amendment self-incrimination and encrypted computer files or electronic storage device
  236. If there is so much oil in the US, why are we sifting Canadian sand and pulverizing rock to get it?
  237. Was World War I avoidable?
  238. Is "right to work" the opposite of "right to organize"?
  239. Is multiple levels of citizenship in a democratic society workable and/or desirable
  240. Lottery Winnings - Annuities vs Lump Sum
  241. Is Wikipedia biased?
  242. How would Space War work with today's technology?
  243. Let another generation dream (space exploration)
  244. Science Shows Stupid Conservatives Likely To Be Prejudiced
  245. What do you think of my answer to this "theist anthem"?
  246. Why isn't convicted felon Tom DeLay in prison?
  247. What percentage does the average American pay in all taxes?
  248. Political pardons - why?
  249. Should elections bar candidates that can't speak English?
  250. Global Warming for Dummies