What Should U.S. Immigration Policy Be?
Immigration policy has become something of a political football. Some are proposing more open pathways to citizenship. While others have been more con...
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What Has 2020 Taught Us about Democracy?
What has the election revealed about the country? And what does this say about who Americans really are, what they want and where we are headed? In th...
What Would Meaningful Police Reform Look Like?
Police are supposed to preserve and protect, but problems in policing have begun to dominate the national debate. And what will the resulting policy c...
Are Americans Talking about the Most Important Issues This Election Cycle?
Some say in this election the very soul of the country is at stake. Others want to make law and order the primary issue. But what about debt, spending...
How Should We Solve Income Inequality in the U.S.?
How concerned should we be with wealth or income inequality in the United States? Are there other concerns (like burdensome regulations) that ought to...
What is the Proper Role of Government in College Affordability?
The federal government already provides a great number of programs to help people attend college. Are the rising costs of higher education due, in par...
Should the United States Mandate Paid Family Leave?
As families try to balance work and childcare, a popular answer is to have government mandate paid family leave. Will mandating paid leave help famili...
Does the President Have the Power to Start a War?
War has long been the subject of vigorous debate. The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and appoints the president as...
Should Drug Prohibition Be Ended Nationwide?
America’s drug war has been a part of our lives for more than 100 years. With legalization and decriminalization of marijuana in an increasing number ...
Should the U.S. Supreme Court Overturn More Laws?
In general, are most laws and regulations constitutional? Should the courts do more to enforce constitutional limits, or should they defer to the poli...