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ARTS AND CULTURE
American Culture: Should it Be Feared?
Art Subsidies, Abolition of
Censorship of the Arts
Cultural Treasures, Return of
Hollywood’s Influence
Internet Censorship
Minority Languages
Private Lives of Public Figures, Revealing
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Adoption of Children by Same Sex Couples
Child Curfews
Child Offenders, Stricter Punishment for
Corporal Punishment (for Children)
Drug-Testing in Schools
National Testing
School Vouchers
CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Capital Punishment
Chemical Castration
Child Curfews
Corporal Punishment (for Adults)
DNA Database
Mandatory Sentencing: Three Strikes
Marijuana, Legalization of
Sex Offenders: Naming
Zero Tolerance Policing
DEVELOPING WORLD
AIDS Drugs for Developing Countries
African Affairs, Outside Intervention in
African Languages in African Schools
American Culture: Should it Be Feared?
Corruption, Benefits of
Developing-World Debt, Cancellation of
Economic Development vs. Environment
Economic Sanctions vs. Engagement
Environmentally Linked Aid
Globalization: Marginalization of the Poor?
Immigration, Restrictions on
Ivory Trading
Minority Languages
Nation-States
Overpopulation and Contraception
Overseas Manufacturing
ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Animal Rights
Biodiversity and Endangered Species
Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Economic Development vs. Environment
Nuclear vs. Renewable Energy
Environmentally Linked Aid
Global Warming: Is More Action Needed?
Greenhouse Gases: Trading of Quotas
Ivory Trading
Water Resources: A Commodity?
Whaling, Lifting the Ban On
ECONOMICS
Developing-World Debt, Cancellation of
Economic Development vs. Environment
Economic Sanctions vs. Environment
Environmentally Linked Aid
Free Trade
Flat Tax
Globalization: Marginalization of the Poor?
Immigration, Restrictions on
Overseas Manufacturing
EDUCATION
African Languages in African Schools
Corporal Punishment (for Children)
Creationism in Public Schools
Drug-Testing in Schools
Hate Speech on Campus
Minority Languages
National Testing
Same-sex Schools
School Uniforms
School Vouchers
Sex Education in Schools
EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
American Culture: Should it Be Feared?
European Defense Force
European Federalization
Immigration, Restrictions on
Nation-States
FAMILY
Adoption of Children by Same Sex Couples
Covenant Marriage
Gay Marriages
Human Cloning
Overpopulation and Contraception
Surrogate Mothers
GAY ISSUES
Adoption of Children by Same Sex Couples
Gay Marriages
Gays in the Military
Ordination of Gay Clergy
Outing Gay Celebrities
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
AIDS Drugs for Developing Countries
Assisted Suicide
Gene Patenting
Genetic Screening
Health Care, Universal
Human Cloning
Human Organs, Sale of
Marijuana, Legalization of
Smoking
Stem Cell Research
Tobacco Regulation: Addictive Drug?
Vegetarianism
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Afghanistan, Invasion of
China, Fear of
Cuba, Dropping of US Sanctions on
Economic Sanctions vs. Engagement
Environmentally Linked Aid
Ethical Foreign Policy
Human Rights: Existence of
Human Rights: Imposition by Force?
Immigration, Restrictions on
International Criminal Court
Iraq, Invasion of
Middle Eastern Policy, U.S.
Nation-States
Nazi War Criminals, Prosecution off
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapons Testing
Overpopulation and Contraception
Russian-American Cooperation: Temporary or Long-term
Single Superpower: Beneficial?
Terrorism
UN Security Council Veto, Abolition of
War Crimes Tribunals, Should They be Used?
MILITARY
Afghanistan, Invasion of
Gays in the Military
Iraq, Invasion of
Nuclear Weapons
POLITICS AND POLITICAL THEORY
Assassination of a Dictator
Anarchism
Campaign Finance Reform
Civil Disobedience
Compulsory Voting
Conscription
Corruption, Benefits of
Electoral College, Abolition of
Ethical Foreign Policy
Extremist Political Parties, Banning of
Flat Tax
Monarchy, Abolition of
Nation-States
Pacifism
Politicians and Special Interests
Referenda
Self-Determination and Nationalism
Term Limits for Elected Representatives
Voting, Compulsory
RELIGION AND MORALITY
Abortion on Demand
Assisted Suicide
Covenant Marriage
Gay Marriages
Ordination of Gay Clergy
Does God Exist?
Human Cloning
Human Organs, Sale of
Pornography, Banning of
Priestly Celibacy, Abolition of
Religion: Source of Conflict or Peace?
Religious Belief: Rational or Irrational?
Reparations for Slavery
Sex Education in Schools
Stem Cell Research
Vegetarianism
RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
Animal Rights
Censorship of the Arts
Drug-testing in Schools
Extremist Political Parties, Banning of
Freedom of Speech, Restrictions on
Hate Speech on Campus
Human Rights: Existence of
Human Rights: Imposition by Force?
Internet Censorship
Pornography, Banning of
Privacy vs. Security
Security vs. Liberty
Self-Determination and Nationalism
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Calendar Reform
Nuclear vs. Renewable Energy
Gene Patenting
Genetic Screening
Human Cloning
Science: A Threat to Society?
Space Exploration
Stem Cell Research
SOCIAL ISSUES
Abortion on Demand
Assisted Suicide
Adoption of Children by Same Sex Couples
Affirmative Action
Alcohol
Capital Punishment
Cell Phones, Banning of Use in Cars
Covenant Marriage
Gay Marriages
Gun Control
Marijuana: Legalization of
Overseas Manufacturing
Pornography, Banning of
Private Lives of Public Figures, Revealing
Prostitution, Legalization of
Reparations for Slavery
Smoking, Further Restrictions on
Surrogate Mothers
Tobacco Regulation: Addictive Drug?
Workfare
SPORTS
Drug in Sports
Olympic Dream, Death of the
Topical index
UNITED NATIONS
International Criminal Court
UN Security Council Veto, Abolition of
UN Standing Army
War Crimes Tribunals, Should They be Used?
UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD
Afghanistan, Invasion of
American Culture: Should it be Feared?
Cuba, Dropping of US Sanctions on
Hollywood’s Influence
Middle Eastern Policy, U.S.
Nuclear Weapons
Overseas Manufacturing
Russian-American Cooperation: Temporary or Long-term
Single Superpower: Beneficial?
Terrorism
War Crimes Tribunals, Should They be Used?