Government Policy

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?

Arming pilots
Good idea?

Bridges, roads, waterways
Why the government gets a bad report card on America’s infrastructure.

Health care crisis
Most developed nations have universal health coverage. Why doesn’t the U.S., the wealthiest nation, have it?

Homeland Security
Are we safer since the creation of this department?

Immigration
Should illegal immigrants be made legal citizens?

Internet regulation
Should the federal government be allowed to regulate information on the Internet?

Iraq War
Is America winning or losing the war? What is the measurement of success? Have the benefits outweighed the costs?

Iraq War vets
Are they being cheated on medical benefits?

Lead poisoning
Should the U.S. stop importing Chinese-manufactured toys?

Marijuana legalization
Should the federal government legalize the use of marijuana?

Military
Should the U.S. have mandatory military conscription? For whom?

Moms
Should stay-at-home moms get a salary from the government?

Obesity and weight loss
Should thin people have to pay Medicare and other health costs for the health problems of obese people? Should obese people have higher premiums?

Prescription medicines
Should there be a national database to track controlled substances (i.e., oxycodone) or should it be a state issue?

Privacy
Should the government be allowed to wiretap without permission?

School lunches
Should government impose restrictions on what kinds of foods can be served in school cafeterias?

Sex offenders
Once they leave prison, are laws about where they may live and be employed unfair?

Smoking bans
Should the federal government pass a nationwide indoor smoking ban?