100 Topics
Abstinence programs
Do they work?
Advertising
Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol, cigarettes, prescription meds, etc…?
Africa
Why so many wars? What’s the solution?
Airplane accidents
Who is responsible? Should families of victims be entitled to compensation?
Airport security
Should the government use invasive pat-downs and body scans to ensure passenger safety or are there better methods?
Al Qaida
Has U.S. policy actually spread terrorism rather than contain it? Will it get better or worse? Why and how?
Alcohol
Should the U.S. lower the drinking age to 18?
Animal rights
Should it be illegal to use animals for sports and entertainment?
Arming pilots
Good idea?
Art
A few years ago, an artist was criticized for depicting the Virgin Mary with elephant dung. When is art not really art?
Athletes in high schools
Should shoe companies be able to give away free shoes and equipment to high school athletes?
Beauty contests
Do they serve any purpose in society?
Bridges, roads, waterways
Why the government gets a bad report card on America’s infrastructure.
Bullying laws
Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent bullying?
Cell phones
How have they changed us socially?
Censorship
Should parents censor textbooks and other literature for children in schools?
Cheap labor
U.S. companies that move factories to undeveloped nations barely pay employees enough to live on. Is it unethical to pay cheap wages or are companies doing those workers a favor?
Child soldiers
Why and how children are used for war
Church arson
Hate crime?
Civil disobedience
Is breaking the law for a cause justifiable?
Civil unions
If civil couples have the same rights/privileges of married people, why get married?
Climate change
Is global warming a hoax? Is it being exaggerated?
Coal
Should the use of coal be subjected to stricter environmental regulations than other fuels?
College
Do they work?
Advertising
Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol, cigarettes, prescription meds, etc…?
Africa
Why so many wars? What’s the solution?
Airplane accidents
Who is responsible? Should families of victims be entitled to compensation?
Airport security
Should the government use invasive pat-downs and body scans to ensure passenger safety or are there better methods?
Al Qaida
Has U.S. policy actually spread terrorism rather than contain it? Will it get better or worse? Why and how?
Alcohol
Should the U.S. lower the drinking age to 18?
Animal rights
Should it be illegal to use animals for sports and entertainment?
Arming pilots
Good idea?
Art
A few years ago, an artist was criticized for depicting the Virgin Mary with elephant dung. When is art not really art?
Athletes in high schools
Should shoe companies be able to give away free shoes and equipment to high school athletes?
Beauty contests
Do they serve any purpose in society?
Bridges, roads, waterways
Why the government gets a bad report card on America’s infrastructure.
Bullying laws
Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent bullying?
Cell phones
How have they changed us socially?
Censorship
Should parents censor textbooks and other literature for children in schools?
Cheap labor
U.S. companies that move factories to undeveloped nations barely pay employees enough to live on. Is it unethical to pay cheap wages or are companies doing those workers a favor?
Child soldiers
Why and how children are used for war
Church arson
Hate crime?
Civil disobedience
Is breaking the law for a cause justifiable?
Civil unions
If civil couples have the same rights/privileges of married people, why get married?
Climate change
Is global warming a hoax? Is it being exaggerated?
Coal
Should the use of coal be subjected to stricter environmental regulations than other fuels?
College