1. Can higher tariffs convince Mexico to do more to keep migrants from entering the United States?
2. How should the U.S. fight the next economic downturn?
3. Should Kamala Harris embrace her centrist credentials?
4. Who should the U.S. support in the Libyan civil war?
5. Which Democratic presidential underdog is best positioned for the Iowa caucuses?
6. Will growing divisions over Israel cause the Democratic Party to lose Jewish voters?
7. Should the U.S. embrace nuclear power?
8. Is Google a monopoly?
9. Should Facebook users enjoy a reasonable protection of privacy?
10. Is Texas heading for a major water crisis?
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1. Should the FEC increase regulations on social media outlets?
2. Will the College Board’s SAT adversity score hurt disadvantaged students more than it will help them?
3. Should John Brennan’s security clearance be revoked?
4. Is the U.S. in the midst of a constitutional crisis?
5. Should the U.S. designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization?
6. Was President Trump’s decision to declassify documents related to the 2016 election investigation a shrewd political move?
7. Is Pete Buttigieg’s ceiling a cabinet post in a new Democratic administration?
8. If Democrats win the Kentucky gubernatorial election would that be a major blow to President Trump’s re-election hopes?
9. Is the Julian Assange indictment an attack on the freedom of the press?
10. Are a majority of Americans benefiting from the current state of the U.S. economy?
1. Could higher tariffs help the U.S. create a budget surplus?
2. Can Joe Biden sustain his lead in the Democratic presidential primary?
3. Is big tech eroding American concerns about personal privacy?
4. Will a new infrastructure bill require a tax increase?
5. Should Washington enact a state income tax?
6. Does any abortion bill challenging Roe v. Wade need exceptions to pass muster with the Supreme Court?
7. Can workers do anything to resist automation?
8. Should lawmakers enact restrictions on sex robots?
9. Does Kamala Harris’s campaign need to put a higher priority on outreach to the Asian American community?
10. Should colleges eliminate the use of admissions tests?
1. Is the U.S. edging closer to a military confrontation with Iran?
2. Can expanded sports gambling bring significant assistance to state economies?
3. Is President Trump trying to goad the House into impeaching him?
4. Should local governments ban the use of facial recognition technology?
5. Is Florida the key state that President Trump must win in 2020?
6. Will higher gas prices dampen U.S. economic performance in the second quarter?
7. Is the United States headed for a debt crisis?
8. Could the U.S. assemble a multinational military force to unseat Maduro?
9. Can there be a “grand bargain” between the U.S. and China on trade?
10. Has Beto O’Rourke’s presidential bid fizzled out?
1. Is Clarence Thomas’s influence on the Supreme Court growing?
2. How can U.S. healthcare best prepare itself to deal with an aging population?
3. Should the Trump administration pursue anti-monopoly litigation against Big Tech?
4. Has the Internet destroyed traditional news outlets?
5. Is Mark Morgan a smart choice to head ICE?
6. Will the economy be Trump’s “trump card” in 2020?
7. Should Barr be held in contempt?
8. Does the Democratic nominee need a tough position on China to win working class voters in 2020?
9. Where should the withdrawal of American forces in the Middle East stop?
10. What would a GOP climate change policy look like?
1. Does the U.S. need a revamped “Good Neighbor Policy” with Latin America?
2. Should Catherine Pugh resign?
3. Is greater restraint in American foreign policy a negative thing?
4. Should the federal government forgive student loan debt?
5. Are American students under too much pressure to perform?
6. Is it in the Democratic Party’s best interest to avoid a brokered convention?
7. Do new GDP growth numbers indicate that the U.S. economy will not go into recession in 2019?
8. Are state attorney generals offices becoming too politicized?
9. Is anti-Semitism growing in the United States?
10. Should President Obama endorse someone in the Democratic presidential primary?
1. Will the Democratic presidential primary be too disive to mount an effective challenge to President Trump?
2. Should the national smoking age be raised to twenty-one?
3. Are the capabilities of U.S. intelligence agencies falling behind their counterparts across the globe?
4. Should Democratic presidential candidates refuse to go on FOX News programs?
5. Do U.S. schools need to embrace project based learning?
6. Does the U.S. have a national homelessness crisis?
7. Why is U.S. inflation so low?
8. Should Mitt Romney continue criticizng the Trump administration?
9. Is illegal immigration putting a strain on the U.S. public education system?
10. Should fentanyl be considered as a weapon of mass destruction?
1. Does the arrest of Julian Assange create new legal problems for the Trump administration?
2. Should the U.S. pay slave reparations?
3. If President Trump is able to reach an agreement with congressional Democrats on infrastructure spending, would that bolster his re-election chances?
4. Should President Trump send migrants to sanctuary cities?
5. Are heartbeat abortion bills constitutional?
6. Should more U.S. states introduce ranked-choice voting?
7. Is the Treasury Department legally required to give House Democrats President Trump’s tax returns?
8. Should American journalists cheer the arrest of Julian Assange?
9. Can the U.S. beat China in the race for 5G technology?
10. Does Bernie Sanders personal wealth hurt his presidential bid?
1. Should felons in prison get the right to vote?
2. Has Joe Biden waited too long to announce if he is going to run for president?
3. How important is the white male voting demographic for the 2020 presidential election?
4. Should presidential candidates be legally required to submit their tax returns?
5. Would a shutdown of the U.S.-Mexican border plunge the U.S. economy into a recession?
6. How can the U.S. persuade its NATO allies to increase their levels of defense spending?
7. What reforms need to be made to America’s prisons?
8. Has Attorney General Barr mishandled the Mueller Report?
9. Is the California primary the most significant contest in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary?
10. What steps can Tim Ryan take to become a 2020 presidential contender?
1. Will the winner of the Iowa caucus win the Democratic presidential nomination?
2. Is growing student loan debt becoming a national economic emergency?
3. Should there be a second independent counsel investigation into the 2016 presidential election?
4. Is President Trump making an electoral miscalculation in supporting legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act?
5. Should the U.S. close the Mexican border?
6. Are heartbeat abortion bills constitutional?
7. Should the Justice Department release the full Mueller report?
8. Is it time for the United States to begin treating as Russia as an ally rather than an enemy?
9. Should the U.S. encourage Great Britain to stay in the European Union?
10. How can Pete Buttigieg become a presidential contender?
1. Should the U.S. help Saudi Arabia purchase nuclear technology?
2. Is the U.S. doing enough to protect its strategic interests in the Pacific?
3. Should the U.S. view Iraq as an outpost against Iran?
4. Would the nomination of a white male candidate hinder Democratic turnout in the 2020 presidential election?
5. Is the U.S. military prepared for future, non-conventional conflicts?
6. Does Google’s cooperation with China hinder American national security?
7. Will the Mueller Report squash attempts to impeach President Trump?
8. Should colleges abolish legacy admissions?
9. Are urban efforts to encourage recycling succeeding?
10. Can high carbon taxes fix the climate crisis?
1. Can state passage of rent control laws help to bring down rising housing costs?
2. Does the Federal Reserve need to update its inflation models?
3. Should corporate America aim to be “woke”?
4. Will more states follow New Jersey’s lead in mandating that presidential candidates release their tax returns?
5. What will be the most contested Senate race of 2020?
6. Should states allow transgender athletes to participate in high school sports?
7. Can the U.S. end new HIV infections by 2030?
8. Is the Internet broken?
9. What adjustments does Boeing need to make to the Boeing 737 Max?
10. Should the U.S. make it a goal to return to the moon by the end of the next decade?
1. Would taxes on sugary drinks help the U.S. reduce its obesity rate?
2. Is political correctness hurting American efforts to win its fight against terrorism?
3. Should more states legalize online gambling?
4. Are social justice movements making a big change in the U.S. or are they just a trendy cultural phenomenon?
5. Should the DNC allow Fox News to host a presidential primary debate?
6. Is MS-13 becoming a growing problem for law enforcement?
7. Will President Trump win Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania in 2020?
8. Does the Republican Party need fresh ideas to combat rising interest in Democratic socialism?
9. Does the size of the U.S. budget deficit matter?
10. Do states have the legal right to reduce teacher pensions?
1. Should the U.S. legalize prostitution?
2. Will an influx of far-left candidates hinder Bernie Sanders efforts to win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination?
3. Does President Trump need a major foreign policy success to win a second term?
4. Has President Trump killed the Atlantic alliance?
5. Will legal challenges to President Trump’s emergency declaration succeed?
6. Should colleges be legislatively be required to support free speech?
7. How will Amazon’s plans to open grocery stores impact that sector of the economy?
8. Was the North Korea summit a failure?
9. Should evangelical Christians retreat from their engagement in U.S. politics?
10. Is Mike Pompeo an effective Secretary of State?
1. What should be done about immigration in the Age of Trump?
2. If Democrats win the presidency in 2020, should they declare a national emergency over gun violence?
3. Should there be more significant criminal penalties for faking a hate crime?
4. Has John Roberts become the new swing vote on the U.S. Supreme Court?
5. Should more localities refuse to give Amazon tax incentives?
6. Will William Barr prove to be a more effective attorney general than Jeff Sessions?
7. Have U.S. police forces improved their relationships with marginalized communities?
8. Does Mike Pence warrant a place on President Trump’s re-election ticket in 2020?
9. What steps can the Republican Party take to best protect its Senate majority for 2020?
10. Is President Trump vulnerable to a primary challenge?