- Is the difficulty of electing Merz as chancellor a sign that Germany’s grand coalition is not so grand?
- Should the Vatican keep papal voting a secret?
- Is the result of the first round of the Romania presidential election a major blow to the European Union?
- How would a Rwandan deal with the U.S. over migrants affect its relationship with the Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Will Pope Leo XIV’s American heritage be more of a help for his papal reign or a hindrance?
- Assuming Ukraine can fight on, how much longer can Russia keep the war going?
- How can Colombia prevent armed factions from recruiting children into their ranks?
- Should the IMF condition future aid packages to Pakistan on its demobilization of nuclear weapons?
- Is Saudi Arabia successfully transitioning its economy away from oil?
- Could South America be the biggest winner of American tariffs?
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- What is the best way for Democrats to take the Senate in 2026?
- Will cell phone bans in schools be the elixir for declining U.S. academic performance?
- Would Stephen A. Smith be a formidable presidential candidate?
- Is the Trump administration fighting anti-Semitism the wrong way?
- If the U.S. is able to broker a lasting truce between India and Pakistan, should President Donald Trump be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Should due process rights be part of any deportation hearing?
- Has part-time work become a trap for many American workers?
- How can the Democratic Party best appeal to young men without alienating other vital parts of its electoral coalition?
- Will Pope Leo XIV rekindle the American Catholic Church?
- What should be added to the U.S. welfare state?

- Will the FEMA Review Council strengthen or weaken FEMA’s effectiveness?
- What lessons can the Democratic Party learn from Canada’s liberals in opposing President Trump?
- Should school choice plans be deemed as an attack on public education?
- What is the best way for J.B. Pritzker to win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination?
- Has President Trump committed impeachable offenses?
- Will President Trump’s tariff war lead to Congress clawing back tariff power from the executive branch?
- How will the Supreme Court rule in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond?
- Has media consolidation hurt American democracy?
- What should America do to win the race for 6G?
- Does California have the constitutional authority to make its own trade deal with China?

- Where do Canadian conservatives go from here?
- Has the UN given enough support to the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti?
- How would a war between India and Pakistan affect the Pakistani economy?
- Will the Spanish and Portuguese blackouts hinder support for countries relying more on renewable energy sources?
- Is Venezuela’s democratic resistance dead?
- What is the future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
- Is the EU too divided to agree on a robust defense plan?
- Should Israel change its airstrike policy in Syria?
- What most accounts for Labour’s victory in the Australian general election?
- Should Latin American economies dollarize?

- Will the next pope be more conservative than Pope Francis?
- Does China have enough economic leverage to prevent other nations from making new trade deals with the U.S.?
- Will Pakistan’s deportation of Afghan refugees make its border security situation with Afghanistan worse?
- Did the Conservative Party blow the Canadian election?
- Will Ukraine have to recognize Russia’s control of Crimea as part of a peace deal?
- Is the African Continental Free Trade Area working?
- How should India respond to the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir?
- Will the growth of AI content weaken the appeal of the Internet?
- Is Fatah out of touch with the Palestinian public?
- Will Nigel Farage be the kingmaker of the next British general election?

- Does President Trump have the legal power to fire Jerome Powell?
- Has Uber engaged in deceptive subscription practices?
- Is Trump’s cabinet on social media too much?
- If Pete Hegseth is fired, who should replace him at the Defense Department?
- Should the U.S. give Ukraine a security guarantee in a future peace deal?
- What is most responsible for the slowing U.S. housing market?
- Is insider trading becoming a major problem among U.S. politicians?
- Should businesses be legally required to disclose when they use AI?
- Is the Trump administration capable of defusing the growing tensions between India and Pakistan?
- Will the Trump administration invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 as part of its border strategy?

- Is the Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation a matter of foreign policy or the U.S. court system?
- Will President Trump win his battle with Harvard?
- Is Meta a social media monopoly?
- What does the Shapiro attack say about the state of politics in America?
- Will Trump’s next Fed chair further roil financial markets?
- Should Kamala Harris run for the California governorship?
- Is coordinated Republican opposition to the Trump presidency possible?
- Does the U.S. still need the TSA?
- Is foreign disinvestment becoming a big risk for the U.S. economy?
- Are California’s environmental laws too strict?

- Is China overplaying its hand in response to U.S. tariffs?
- How should the EU respond to Hungary’s recent constitutional changes?
- Can the Lebanese state force Hezbollah to disarm?
- Will the People’s Action Party continue to reign over Singapore after May 3?
- Why have French relations with Algeria deteriorated?
- Should the World Cup expand to 64 teams?
- Is Israel making a mistake in planning to occupy Gaza after its war with Hamas concludes?
- Will the Global South be the biggest loser of Trump’s trade war?
- After Ukraine, will Putin shift his attention to Central Asia?
- Is the Colombian government doing enough to control a spike in yellow fever cases?

- Is global trade too dependent on China?
- Can Ukraine hold a secure presidential election?
- Is Canada’s assisted dying law too lax?
- Who is the frontrunner for South Korea’s presidential election?
- Will Germany’s “grand coalition” be able to pull the country out of recession?
- Does Zimbabwe badly need to mend its relationship with the West?
- Should the IMF continue bailing out Argentina?
- Is the Sahel becoming the epicenter of global terrorism?
- Will Erdogan do the CHP what he did to Gülenists a decade ago?
- Is Petro failing to live up to his green agenda?

- How would the decimation of public employees unions impact the American labor movement?
- Did the U.S. Supreme Court interpret the Alien Enemies Act correctly?
- Will rising home insurance rates trigger a U.S. housing crisis?
- Should U.S. courts view human embryos as people or property?
- How would a military conflict with Iran affect American society?
- Are moderate politicians becoming an endangered species?
- How can Congress wrest more power back from the executive branch?
- Do Democrats need their own Joe Rogan?
- Is President Trump’s DEI in education executive order constitutional?
- Will the rise of AI weaken the American environmental movement?

- Will President Trump’s tariff policy accomplish its objectives?
- How big of a victory was the Wisconsin Supreme Court election for Democrats?
- Should AOC consider a presidential or Senate run or neither in 2028?
- Is there any way for President Trump to run for a third term without amending the constitution?
- Should there be a ban on congressional stock trading?
- Will the U.S. tech industry be the biggest loser of Trump’s tariff policy?
- Did Senator Booker’s speech elevate his presidential prospects?
- Should public schools reject President Trump’s DEI order?
- Has the Trump administration’s Ukraine strategy collapsed?
- Should public protesters have the right to be masked?

- Should the EU ban U.S. imports in response to President Trump’s tariff policy?
- Is the era of globalization over?
- Are the chances of an Israeli-Turkish confrontation over Syria growing?
- What is the significance of South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruling against Yoon Suk-yeol?
- Should the Democratic Alliance leave South Africa’s coalition government?
- What party is best positioned to win Australia’s parliamentary elections?
- Should Denmark give Greenland more autonomy?
- Will the barring of Marine Le Pen from running in the next French presidential election do significant damage to the French far-right?
- Are Haiti’s gangs getting stronger?
- Will other European nations follow Hungary’s lead in leaving the ICC?

- Is Carney calling Canadian elections at the right time?
- How should Taiwan counter Chinese diplomatic pressure on nation’s that recognize it?
- Is Rwanda seeking to be the hegemon of East Africa?
- Are globalization’s “discontents” winning?
- Will Syria’s news constitution aid in the stabilization of the country?
- How will the recent earthquake affect Myanmar’s civil war?
- What does a world without U.S. foreign aid look like?
- Will Mexico’s new regulations on junk food in schools reduce the nation’s obesity rate?
- Is a coup brewing in Zimbabwe?
- Will Bolsonaro’s coup trial further polarize Brazilian politics?

- How can public schools regain the confidence of parents and community leaders?
- Should the Houthi military plan leak be the end of Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Department of Defense?
- If Chuck Schumer is not meant to lead Senate Democrats, then who should?
- Did Columbia make a mistake in caving to President Trump’s demands?
- Are Senate retirements making it impossible for Democrats to regain control of the chamber in 2026?
- Is the Trump administration trying to engineer a U.S. recession?
- Can Mike Duggan win Michigan’s governorship as an independent candidate?
- Should American liberals embrace abundance politics?
- Does Illinois have a bad business climate?
- Is President Trump’s executive order on American elections constitutional?

- Should legal challenges to a president’s executive orders go immediately to the U.S. Supreme Court?
- Is AOC the next Obama?
- Should Social Security be privatized?
- Will the U.S. unemployment rate get worse before the end of 2025?
- Should the Tesla attacks be treated as acts of domestic terrorism?
- What is the best way for Democrats to “resist” the Trump administration?
- Is the U.S. on the road to a constitutional crisis?
- Are releases of Epstein and Kennedy files exposing conspiracy theories as being full of hot air?
- Should the U.S. provide military assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo against M23 rebels?
- Is the possible deportation of American criminals to El Salvador a violation of the Eighth Amendment?