Peruse Opposing Viewpoints or Explora's Current Events if you need to brainstorm ideas or try AllSides Bias Checker on popular media topics.
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Includes over 1300 journal subscriptions plus 6000 open access journals.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Non-partisan reports for members of Congress on a wide range of public policy issues.
Government Accountability Office (GAO): Provides evaluations and audits of government programs and policies.
iDebate hasn't been updated since 2020 but provides an outstanding framework on structuring persuasive arguments.
The Ethics Centre: A non-profit offering accessible articles, talks (podcasts and videos) on current ethical debates like Identity, AI, War and Capitalism.
ProCon.org: This site presents pros and cons on controversial issues, including Digital Addiction to Death Penalty making it easy to see both sides of the argument.
Philosophy Bites: A podcast featuring leading philosophers discussing a range of ethical issues, great for refining ideas and understanding complex theories.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Offers in-depth entries on topics like trust, ethics, biomedical and ethical frameworks such as utilitarianism, deontology, and rights-based theories.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP): Similar to the Stanford Encyclopedia. It covers moral theories and ethical issues in detail, useful for both understanding and constructing arguments.
BBC Ethics Guide: Offers overviews of various ethical issues, including euthanasia and forced marriage with arguments for and against each. It is no longer active but is archived.
