1. Should the provisions of the 14th Amendment prevent Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election this November?
2. Is a criminal indictment of former President Trump likely by the end of the year?
3. If Republicans take control of the House this November, who will be the next Speaker of the House?
4. How should the Biden administration prepare for a possible Republican takeover of Congress?
5. Should states pass legislation restricting the ability of investor groups to purchase homes?
6. Will Florida’s legislative efforts against Disney survive constitutional challenge?
7. If there is a new vacancy on the Supreme Court before the end of his term, who should Biden nominate?
8. How should Netflix respond to its latest earnings report?
9. Should the Biden administration roll back Title 42?
10. What role should the U.S. play in organizing legislative elections in Haiti?
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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers state legislative battles over critical race theory (CRT). The early months of 2022 have seen conservative states such as Texas, Florida, and Kentucky, among others, pass bills to counteract the alleged teaching of CRT in classrooms and universities. Florida recently rejected more than 40 mathematics textbooks for K-12 students because their alleged CRT content. Critics argue that the bills constitute an assault on the teaching profession, hinder the viewpoints that students can receive or argue in the classroom, and that anti-CRT forces are misinterpreting the theory and its application to score political points.
Anti-CRT laws want to ban texts about systemic racism. What about the US constitution? | Steve Phillips https://t.co/BgfasxnHVA
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 14, 2022
Analysis: DeSantis takes an anti-CRT victory lap without showing his math https://t.co/ooJevaVaGq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 18, 2022
Florida has rejected 42 of 132 math textbooks proposed for use in public school classrooms including social-emotional learning and critical race theory, according to the state’s Department of Education.
From the New York Times. https://t.co/x3rQOzCrKv
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) April 19, 2022
1. Has Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court?
2. Does the U.S. need a better relationship with Saudi Arabia?
3. To what degree are U.S. inflation problems created by corporate conglomerates?
4. If President Biden’s approval ratings do not improve, will he face a progressive primary challenger in 2024?
5. How will New York City’s recent subway shooting affect Mayor Eric Adams policing policies?
6. If there is an economic recession, will the housing market be the first sign of trouble?
7. Should President Biden declare a climate emergency?
8. How can the U.S. counter China’s rising influence in Latin America?
9. Is Stacey Abrams political career over if she fails to win Georgia’s gubernatorial election?
10. How will anti-CRT education policies on the state level affect education in those states?
1. Will more Amazon warehouse workers follow Staten Island’s lead and unionize?
2. Is Mitt Romney posturing for a future presidential run?
3. Should U.S. newspapers bar their reporters from having personal social media accounts?
4. Will Elon Mask make significant changes to Twitter’s operations?
5. Has the Republican Party outflanked Democrats in the culture wars?
6. Does the U.S. need a better diplomatic relationship with Pakistan?
7. Should the U.S. join the International Criminal Court?
8. What is the next big tech platform after the smartphone?
9. How can the U.S. best reduce the number of children in poverty?
10. Should the U.S. adopt a four-day workweek?
1. Should Congress adopt President Biden’s budget proposal?
2. Will President Biden’s use of the strategic oil reserve bring major benefits to consumers?
3. When is comes to the January 6 investigation, is the Department of Justice moving too slowly?
4. How will new fuel economy requirements affect the U.S. automotive industry?
5. Will Sarah Palin win Alaska’s House race?
6. Should the Oscars revoke Will Smith’s Academy Award?
7. Is Eric Adams taking the right approach to fix New York City’s homeless problem?
8. Should the Biden administration lifts its transportation mask mandate?
9. What kind of “out” can the United States offer Russia so that it stops its war in Ukraine?
10. Should there be national education standards?
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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers President Biden’s latest budget proposal. Earlier this week the Biden administration released its yearly budget request, a package totaling $5.8 trillion. The package proposes increases in domestic spending by 7% and defense spending by 10%. It was met with anger by more progressive Democrats, upset by the growth in defense spending, police spending, and the lack of funding for school lunch programs for all students. Analysts argue that the budget proposal shows a pivot to the center by the President, who has seen more ambitious proposals such as Build Back Better fall apart in Congress.
The Biden administration’s defense budget request reveals a flawed strategy, @KoriSchake writes:https://t.co/HMJDpCW91C
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 29, 2022
Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.: Biden’s budget reflects the challenges Democrats face https://t.co/mHLnEC5mh8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 31, 2022
Biden’s huge new defense budget has almost nothing to do with countering the threat from Russia. https://t.co/kzM9AM6cON
— Slate (@Slate) March 31, 2022
1. Should Justice Clarence Thomas resign?
2. Will the U.S. see food shortages because of Russia’s fighting in Ukraine?
3. Does the U.S. education system need more rigor?
4. Will state budgets face a massive crunch in 2023?
5. Why did the Black News Channel fail?
6. Is it unwise for President Biden to argue publicly that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power?
7. Should the federal government issue a new wave of stimulus checks to offset high gas prices?
8. Will the Federal Reserve’s anti-inflation strategy plunge the U.S. economy into recession?
9. How would the unionization of Amazon’s workforce alter the company’s operations?
10. Are the Oscars still relevant?
1. Should Dr. Oz renounce his Turkish citizenship?
2. What steps does the U.S. need to take to achieve energy independence?
3. Is America’s naval power declining at a dangerous rate?
4. Are criminal investigations into Hunter Biden becoming a headache for the Biden administration?
5. Does the U.S. need to invest more in hypersonic weapons technology?
6. How long will it take U.S. schools to recover from the disruptions produced by the COVID-19 pandemic?
7. Should the U.S. end economic sanctions against Venezuela?
8. What impact will the BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19 have on the United States?
9. Should the U.S. fast-track the admission of Ukrainian refugees?
10. Was the end of the MLB lockout a win for the players?
1. Should there be a federal gas tax holiday?
2. Will 2022 see a growing wave of teacher strikes in America?
3. How can public health institutions regain the trust of the American people?
4. What impact will Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill have on the state’s education system?
5. With the benefit of hindsight two years later, were America’s COVID-19 lockdowns a bad idea?
6. Was the prosecution of Jussie Smollett necessary?
7. Should state courts have the constitutional power to rewrite gerrymandered election maps?
8. What domestic and/or foreign policy challenges should the Biden administration prioritize as it aims to help Democrats in the 2022 midterms?
9. Should federal authorities prosecute Carolyn Bryant Donham?
10. Is the U.S. right to deny Poland’s request to provide Ukraine with fighter jets?
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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers high gas prices. Gas prices in the United States reached a new record high on Tuesday, prompting calls for a response by the Biden administration. Higher prices could exacerbate the country’s inflation problem, providing greater hardship for working class Americans. Experts expect that gas prices will remain near or above $4 a gallon until the end of the year.
Gas prices are soaring across the U.S.
How high could gas prices go?
Analysts say it’s not hard to see fuel costs reaching $5 a gallon on averageRead more at https://t.co/e0RhSGDAQ2
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 10, 2022
Breaking News: U.S. prices rose 7.9% in the year through February, a new 40-year high for inflation, as gas, food and rent all grew more expensive.https://t.co/9aEmlwgbbC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 10, 2022
A growing number of governors and state lawmakers across the U.S. are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists from record high prices. https://t.co/DUAQW3J41w
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) March 10, 2022
1. Should presidents continue to give the State of the Union in person?
2. What impact will higher gas prices have on the 2022 midterm elections?
3. To what extent will Beto O’Rourke’s failed presidential bid be used against him in the Texas gubernatorial election?
4. What should President Biden do if Russia launches massive cyberwarfare attacks on the United States?
5. Should President Biden seek out a new Secretary of Energy?
6. Do more states need to mirror Florida’s example and create an Election Crimes Agency?
7. Should the Biden administration lift its moratorium on federal executions?
8. Will complications with California’s reparations efforts scuttle a larger, national effort?
9. Is it too late for President Biden to salvage his domestic agenda?
10. Will Jessica Cisneros win her runoff election with Representative Henry Cuellar?
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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers President Biden’s nomination of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Justice Brown, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is currently on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. If confirmed, she would be the first African-American woman to serve on the Court. The Senate is expected to confirm Brown, who’s nomination cannot be filibustered as per Senate rules.
The Senate Judiciary Committee announced it will hold four days of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. https://t.co/rr9at04i3o
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) March 3, 2022
“One of the nation’s top legal minds, who will continue Justice Breyer’s legacy of excellence,” Biden says about his SCOTUS nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, during the #SOTU.
Read about her here: https://t.co/kg48mf6YcC
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) March 2, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson isn’t expected to need GOP votes to be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
But a handful of Republicans are torn over whether to cross party lines and vote for the first Black woman justice. https://t.co/QkV6BWlcuU
— POLITICO (@politico) March 3, 2022
1. What impact will sanctions against Russia have on the U.S. economy?
2. Will former President Trump’s comments on the Russia-Ukrainian War come back to haunt him in 2024?
3. If confirmed, how would Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson affect the dynamics of the Supreme Court?
4. Does the U.S. need to use new metrics to inform policymakers decisions on COVID-19?
5. What lessons should U.S. defense officials learn from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
6. Could Russia’s invasion of Ukraine be a springboard for Republican moderates to regain control of the party?
7. Will facial recognition by U.S. Customs make America safer?
8. In light of recent international events, should the Federal Reserve still raise interest rates?
9. Should the Biden administration attempt to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
10. Is self-censorship a growing problem in American higher education?
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This week’s R&D covers America’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began two nights ago. President Joe Biden has initiated economic sanctions against Russian financial firms. While Western Europe has supported this, allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) like Poland and the Baltic states have demanded more action to solidify their security. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that actions taken to thwart the Russian advance in Ukraine will be “unprecedented.”
Russia’s assault on Ukraine is unlike anything Europe has seen since World War II. As the U.S. and allies respond, which American trait will prove uppermost: a desire to protect democracy or a reluctance to wade into foreign fights? https://t.co/Wh9pqC34fi
— The Christian Science Monitor (@csmonitor) February 24, 2022
What role will U.S. troops play?
The Biden administration has repeatedly said U.S. troops will not fight in Ukraine or rescue Americans trapped there.https://t.co/kdfRzAY1Gg
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 24, 2022
The U.S. intelligence community successfully unearthed Russia’s secret planning and accurately predicted President Vladimir Putin’s intentions to invade Ukraine, stripping the Russian leader of his capacity to go to war on a false pretext. https://t.co/9LNsJwd2Ym
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 24, 2022
1. Should the U.S. support the Holy Land Confederation plan to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
2. Will Missouri determine party control of the U.S. Senate in 2023?
3. If Russia ever deployed troops to Latin America, how should the Biden administration react?
4. Does consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy match the reality?
5. Should Democrats cease using Iowa as the first leg of their presidential primary process?
6. Will Mayor Eric Adams’ safety plan make New York City’s subway system safer?
7. What updates does the U.S. need to make to its energy grid?
8. Will House retirements cause Democrats to lose control of the chamber in 2022?
9. Should American schools continue a virtual option after the COVID-19 pandemic?
10. Is Meta losing the race for the metaverse?