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Was Ronald Reagan a Good President?
7/10/2017 -

Read quotes from radio host Glenn Beck (pro), Reverend Jesse Jackson (con), President Reagans former speechwriter Peggy Noonan (pro), former Wall Street Journal correspondent Jane M. Mayer (con), and more.

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Is Obesity a Disease?
6/27/2017 -

Find quotes from experts and organizations such as Chairperson of the Rush University Medical Center Department of Surgery Alfonso Torquati (pro), former Shadow Minister of Health in the United Kingdom Ian McColl (con), Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland Pamela M. Peeke (pro), Founding Director of the Yale Prevention Research Center at the Yale University School of Medicine David L. Katz (con), the American Medical Association (pro), and psychiatrist Keith Ablow (con).

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Mexico Legalizes Medical Marijuana
6/23/2017 -

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed a decree on June 19, 2017 that calls on the Ministry of Health to implement medical marijuana.

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Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?
6/19/2017 -

Investigate both sides of this debate with quotes from Vice President Al Gore (Pro), former Director of Energy Research at the US Department of Energy Dr. William Happer (Con), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Pro), and the International Climate Science Coalition (Con), among many other experts and organizations.

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President Trump Announces New Cuba Policy
6/16/2017 -

Trump announced that he was canceling previous policies that relaxed restrictions on travel and trade with the island nation, but said the US embassy in Cuba would remain open as the United States enforced the Cuba embargo.

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Should Teachers Get Tenure?
6/6/2017 -

– This interesting debate features pro and con quotes from the President of the National Education Association Lily Eskelsen Garcia (Pro), former Chancellor of DC public schools Michelle Rhee (Con), the California Federation of Teachers (Pro), the Partnership for Educational Justice (Con), and many other experts and organizations.

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President Trump Withdraws United States from Paris Agreement
6/2/2017 -

President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The 2015 agreement between 195 countries was designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Is Raw Milk More Healthful Than Pasteurized Milk?
5/31/2017 -

Examine both sides of the debate with quotes from the Organic Consumers Association (Pro), the US Food and Drug Administration (Con), osteopathic physician Joseph Mercola (Pro), and registered dietitian and nutritionist Karen Ansel (Con), along with many other experts and organizations.

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Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?
5/31/2017 -

Examine the pros and cons of legalizing same-sex marriage with quotes from Minister in the Church of Scotland Scott Rennie (pro), the National Association of Evangelicals (con), Presidents Barack Obama (pro) and George W. Bush (con), Vice President Dick Cheney (pro), and former Governor Mike Huckabee (con), among other organizations and experts.

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Illegal Immigration, Population Estimates in the United States, 1969-2016
5/31/2017 -

The undocumented immigrant population in the United States grew from 540,000 in 1969 to 11.78 million in 2007 (the peak) to 11.3 million in 2016. See graphs, charts, reports, and sources about the roughly 3.5% of the total US population who live here illegally.

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Should Social Security Be Privatized?
5/25/2017 -

Read about the pros and cons of this debate with quotes from President George W. Bush (Pro), President Barack Obama (Con), the Project on Social Security Choice (Pro), and the AARP (Con), among others.

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Should Abortion Be Legal?
5/17/2017 -

Delve into this controversial issue with pro and con quotes from Hillary Clinton (Pro), 43rd US President George W. Bush (Con), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Pro), and Democrats for Life of America (Con), among many other experts and organizations.

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Bermuda Legalizes Same Sex Marriage
5/12/2017 -

On May 5, 2017, a Bermuda court struck down the ban on gay marriage, calling it a “discriminatory violation of human rights.” The Bermudan government has indicated it will not appeal.

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Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?
5/10/2017 -

We are proud to announce 23 pro and 23 con arguments about social media in our newly updated website. Did you know that Americans spend more than 120 billion minutes on social media each month? Did you know that 10% of people under 25 check social media during sex?

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Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?
5/10/2017 -

Take a look at both sides of this debate with quotes from President Donald Trump (Pro), The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Con), Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (Pro), and US Senator Robert Menendez (Con), among other experts and organizations.

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