TOPICS 4 ANOTHER DAY
Where We Talk About Tomorrow’s Issues Today
The Question of Abortion
Murry N. Rothbard’s argument in favor of legal abortion in a free society challenged me and bumped against my strong religious foundation. I believe in property rights, of which self-ownership is key, but acquiescing to such a posture left me uncomfortable and unsettled. How can one reconcile one’s belief in the protection of the unborn child’s life, while maintaining a woman’s freewill over her own body?
Fall Into the Wage Gap
The argument of women getting paid less than men as a result of discrimination is a common theme amongst social justice and equality activist these days, however, such claims do not stand under scrutiny. Suppose women made 75% for every man’s 100%. A given business could hire less women, at the lower rate, with an equal level of output as men at the higher rate, or that business could hire more women at the lower rate for a greater level of output.