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Fireworks in Quebec

Fireworks

Should Fireworks Be Banned?

Fruit desserts

Single-Use Plastics

Should Single-Use Plastics Be Banned?

A vegetarian meal

Should People Become Vegetarian?

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Cheerleaders run onto the football field prior to a game.

ProCon’s Cheerleading Quiz

Milk being poured into glass.

ProCon’s Milk Quiz

Pokemon Go is a new augmented reality game which lets you walk in the real world to catch the Pokemon.

ProCon’s Pokémon GO Quiz

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA - April 9, 2022: The American flag flies during the National Anthem before the annual Red-White Spring Game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

ProCon’s U.S. National Anthem Quiz

New Debates

A hand holds a smartphone displaying a glowing zodiac wheel with astrological symbols above the screen, surrounded by crystals on a table.

Astrology Is Astrology Useful?

Geothermal power

Geothermal Power Is Geothermal Power a Good Form of Energy?

Fireworks in Quebec

Fireworks Should Fireworks Be Banned?

Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Should We Celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Digital Life, Science, & Technology

Artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Artificial Intelligence Good for Society?

Binge-watching

Binge-Watching Is Binge-Watching Good for You?

Internet

Internet Is the Internet “Making Us Stupid”?

Internet

Net Neutrality Are Net Neutrality Laws Good for Society?

Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO Has Pokémon GO Been Good for Society?

Social Media Is Social Media Good for Society?

Space colonization

Space Colonization Should We Colonize Space?

TikTok Should TikTok Be Banned?

Violent video games

Video Games Should Kids and Teens Be Allowed to Play Violent Video Games?

Tablets

Tablets vs. Textbooks (archived) Should Tablets Replace Textbooks in K-12 Schools?

Government & Civics

Members of the Democratic Socialists of America, gathered on May Day, May 1, 2019, in New York City.

American Socialism Should the United States Become Socialist?

Congressional Term Limits Should the U.S. Congress Have Term Limits?

Puerto Rico flag

D.C. and Puerto Rico Statehood Should Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico Be U.S. States?

Filibuster

Filibuster Should the U.S. Senate Keep the Filibuster?

Impeachment: What is impeachment?

Impeachment Explainer What Is Impeachment?

Mandatory national service

Mandatory National Service Should the U.S. Enact Mandatory National Service?

A U S flag flies while the words to the national anthem appear on a scrolling sign. People stand in front of their seats.

National Anthem Explainer Is the U.S. National Anthem Racist?

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Should Packing the U.S. Supreme Court Ever Be Considered?

ACLU (archived) Is the American Civil Liberties Union Good for America?

U.S. Pledge of Allegiance

U.S. Pledge of Allegiance (archived) Should the Words “Under God” Be in the Pledge?

Education

Animal dissection

Animal Dissection Should Students Dissect Animals?

Book bans

Book Bans Should Parents or Other Adults Be Able to Ban Books From Schools and Libraries?

A girl on her cell phone in class

Cell Phones in Schools Should Cell Phones Be Banned in Schools?

Spelman College graduates

College Education Is a College Education Worth It?

A worried student sits in a classroom.

Corporal Punishment Should Corporal Punishment Be Used in K-12 Schools?

Graduation Day

Free College Should Public College Be Tuition-free?

Homework

Homework Is Homework Beneficial?

School uniforms

School Uniforms Should Students Wear Uniforms?

Standardized Tests

Standardized Tests Do Standardized Tests Improve Education?

Student loan debt

Student Loan Debt Should Student Loan Debt Be Eliminated via Forgiveness or Bankruptcy?

School vouchers

School Vouchers (archived) Should States Have School Voucher Programs?

Tenure

Teacher Tenure (archived) Should Teachers Get Tenure?

Health & Medicine

A pink highlighter pen marks the word "abortion" in a close-up of a dictionary page.

Abortion Should Abortion Be Legal?

Birth control

Birth Control Should Birth Control Pills Be Available Over the Counter?

Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)

MAID: Medical Aid in Dying Should MAID Be Legal?

Medical marijuana

Medical Marijuana Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal?

Milk

Milk Should Humans Consume Dairy Milk?

Obesity

Obesity Should Obesity Be Treated as a Disease?

Prescription drug costs

Prescription Drug Costs Should the U.S. Government Regulate Prescription Drug Prices?

School vaccine mandates

School Vaccine Mandates Should Vaccines Be Required for School Attendance?

Universal health care

Universal Health Care Should the U.S. Government Provide Universal Health Care?

Vaping

Vaping Is Vaping Safer than Smoking Cigarettes?

Born Gay (archived) Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?

COVID-19 vaccine

Employer Vaccine Mandates (archived) Should Employers Be Able to Mandate Vaccinations?

Obamacare

Obamacare (archived) Is Obamacare Good for America?

Environment & Animal Rights

Solar panel installation

Alternative Energy Can Alternative Energies Replace Fossil Fuels?

Animal Testing

Animal Testing Should Animal Testing be Allowed?

Is CBD good for pets?

Cannabidiol (CBD) for Pets Is CBD Good for Pets?

Electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles Is Driving an Electric Vehicle Good?

Fracking

Fracking Should the United States Continue Fracking?

Animal-rights protest in Seoul.

Fur Clothing Bans Should Fur Clothing Be Banned?

A head of butter lettuce with a non GMO Project label.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Should GMOs be Grown?

Geothermal power

Geothermal Power Is Geothermal Power a Good Form of Energy?

A nuclear power plant

Nuclear Power Is Nuclear Power a Good Form of Energy?

American Pit Bull Terrier.

Pit Bull Bans Should Breed-Specific Legislation (“Pit Bull Bans”) Be Enacted?

Fruit desserts

Single-Use Plastics Should Single-Use Plastics Be Banned?

A vegetarian meal

Vegetarianism Should People Become Vegetarian?

Wind turbines in a field

Wind Power Is Wind Power a Good Form of Energy?

Caged orangutan

Zoos Should Zoos Exist?

A polar bear stands on a small piece of ice floating in the water.

Climate Change (archived) Are Humans Mainly the Cause of Climate Change?

Pipeline protest

Dakota Access Pipeline (archived) Should the Dakota Access Pipeline Be Completed?

Elections & Presidents

U.S. voting

Election Day Should Election Day Be a National Holiday?

Electoral votes by U.S. state

Electoral College Should the Electoral College Continue to Be Used in U.S. Presidential Elections?

A ranked-choice ballot

Ranked-Choice Voting Is Ranked-Choice Voting the Best Method of Voting?

Voting Age Should the U.S. Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?

Electronic voting

Voting Machines Are Electronic Voting Machines the Best Method for Voting?

Handcuffs on an American flag

Voting with Felony Convictions Should People With Felony Convictions Have Their Voting Rights Restored?

2024 Presidential Election

2024 Presidential Election (archived) The candidates and the outcome

2020 Presidential Election

2020 Presidential Election (archived) The candidates and the outcome

2016 Presidential Election

2016 Presidential Election (archived) The candidates and the outcome

2012 Presidential Election

2012 Presidential Election (archived) The candidates and the outcome

2008 Presidential Election

2008 Presidential Election (archived) The candidates and the outcome

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton (archived) Was Bill Clinton a Good President?

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan (archived) Was Ronald Reagan a Good U.S. President?

Society

A hand holds a smartphone displaying a glowing zodiac wheel with astrological symbols above the screen, surrounded by crystals on a table.

Astrology Is Astrology Useful?

Concept art depicting cancel culture.

Cancel Culture Is Cancel Culture Good for Society?

Business dress codes

Dress Codes Should Dress Codes Be Implemented and Enforced?

Confederate monument dismantled

Historic Statue Removal Should Historic Statues Be Taken Down?

Homelessness

Homelessness Are Housing First Policies the Best Solution for Homelessness?

Marijuana

Recreational Marijuana Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?

Reparations for slavery.

Reparations for Slavery Should Reparations Be Paid to the Descendants of Slavery?

Gay Marriage (archived) Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?

Sports

Cheerleading

Cheerleading Is Cheerleading a Sport?

Fighting in hockey

Fighting in Hockey Should Fighting Be Allowed in Hockey?

Injuries and football

Football Should Kids and Teens Be Allowed to Play Tackle Football?

Golf

Golf Is Golf a Sport?

Kneeling during the national anthem

National Anthem Protest Is Kneeling During the U.S. National Anthem an Appropriate Form of Protest?

Olympics Is Hosting the Olympics Worth the Cost?

Sports and drugs

Sports and Drugs Should Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Technologies Be Allowed in Sports?

Detail of a football.

College Football Playoffs (archived) Should College Football Have a Playoff System?

Paying college athletes

Paying College Athletes (archived) Should College Athletes Be Paid?

Law & Order

Body camera

Body Cameras Should Law Enforcement Agents Wear Body Cameras?

The Second Amendment

Constitutional Carry of Guns Should Permitless, “Constitutional Carry” of Guns Be Legal?

The death penalty

Death Penalty Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?

Defund the police

Defund the Police Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished?

Beer varieties

Drinking Age Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21?

Gun Control Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?

Prison corridor

Private Prisons Should Prisons Be Privatized?

Drug use

D.A.R.E. (archived) Is D.A.R.E. Good for Kids?

Prostitution

Prostitution (archived) Should Prostitution Be Legal?

Money & Work

Corporate tax form

Corporate Tax Rate Should the Federal Corporate Income Tax Rate Be Raised?

Should a Four-Day Workweek Be Adopted?

The Four-Day Workweek Should a Four-Day Workweek Be Adopted?

A delivery driver riding a motorcycle

Gig Economy Is the Gig Economy Good for Us?

A stack of gold bars.

Gold Standard Should the United States Return to a Gold Standard?

Minimum wage

Minimum Wage Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?

Ridesharing

Ridesharing Has Ridesharing Been Good for Society?

Social Security

Social Security Should Social Security Be Privatized?

Universal basic income.

Universal Basic Income (UBI) Should the U.S. Implement a Universal Basic Income?

Auto industry

Big Three Auto (archived) Should the Big Three Car Manufacturers Be Bailed Out?

Churches and taxes

Churches and Taxes (archived) Should Religious Institutions Remain Tax-Exempt?

Insider trading

Insider Trading by Congress (archived) Should Insider Trading by Congress Be Allowed?

One cent

U.S. Penny (archived) Should the U.S. Penny Stay in Circulation?

Holidays

Daylight Saving Time Should the U.S. Keep Daylight Saving Time?

Fireworks in Quebec

Fireworks Should Fireworks Be Banned?

Halloween

Halloween Should Halloween be Moved to Saturdays?

Are New Year's resolutions helpful?

New Year’s Resolutions Are New Year’s Resolutions Helpful?

Santa Claus

Santa Claus Is There Really a Santa Claus?

Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Should We Celebrate Valentine’s Day?

Immigration & International Scene

Havanna, Cuba

Cuba Embargo Should the U.S. Maintain Its Embargo Against Cuba?

U.S. immigration

Immigration Should the U.S. Offer a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants?

Middle East Conflict

Middle East Conflict Explainer Background Resources

Sanctuary cities

Sanctuary Cities Are Sanctuary Cities Good for the United States?

Military drone

Drones (archived) Should the U.S. Military Continue Drone Strikes?

Israel and Palestinian flags

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (archived) Top 10 Pro & Con Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

U.S. Drone Shot Down by Iran (archived) Was the U.S. Drone Shot down by Iran over International Waters?

Iraq War

U.S.-Iraq War (archived) Should the U.S. Have Attacked Iraq?

World Trade Center

WTC Muslim Center (archived) Should a Mosque Be Built Near “Ground Zero”?