2023 Wrap-Up

As we move through the last weeks of 2023, let’s take a look back at what ProCon brought our wonderful readers this year.

ProCon published three brand new topics:

• Is cheerleading a sport?
• Should TikTok be banned?
• Should fur clothing be banned?

The 2024 election topic was also launched, filled with biographies of candidates, historical resources, and voting information. To date, 20 questions have been published, capturing the candidates’ opinions on a range of debated issues. This work will continue until the 2024 election on Nov. 5, 2024.

We completely revamped three older topics into our newer format, adding our signature pro/con columns of arguments and narrative histories: 

• Should performance-enhancing drugs and technologies be allowed in sports?
• Should felons regain the right to vote?
• Should the death penalty be legal?

We updated many of our other topics, including extensive re-writes of:

• Should packing the U.S. Supreme Court ever be considered?
• Should the United States have mandatory national service?
• Is golf a sport and are golfers athletes?

48 headline articles were published, including a pair of student essays from ProCon’s partnership with JSA.

Our top five most popular topics this year were: 

• Should students have to wear school uniforms?
• Should more gun control laws be enacted?
• Should abortion be legal?
• Should animals be used for scientific or commercial testing?
• Should the death penalty be legal?

Discussion Question

What new topics would you like ProCon to explore in 2024? Let us know in our survey.