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This week marked “Equal Pay Day,” and Congress celebrated by considering and rejecting the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have addressed the so-called gender wage gap–the difference in average pay between men and women. Is the gender wage gap due to bias against women, or are there other explanations?
President Obama also took action on the gender pay gap, signing two executive orders, one of which bars federal contractors from punishing employees who discuss their pay with each other. Now, apart from the gender pay issue, is it smart to let workers discuss compensation with each other? Could it lead to discord in the workplace?
Also this week, former Florida governor and possible Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush caused controversy by calling illegal immigration an “act of love” on the part of the immigrants trying to support their families. Border hawks criticized the remark, saying that breaking immigration law is not an act of love. Is Bush right or wrong?
Finally, we witnessed this week yet another instance of mass violence in America when a teenager went on a stabbing rampage in a Pennsylvania high school. It came less than a week after a soldier opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas. This kind of scene has become all too familiar in the United States. Why are such incidents more common here in America, and what, if anything, can be done about them?
Democratic consultant Mathews Pierson, conservative activist Fredrick Mckinley, and Nick Brana (formerly of the Terry McAuliffe campaign) debate these issues.




