1. Should President Biden promote his plans to tax richer Americans and corporations more?
2. Are higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles a good idea?
3. Is there too much “punditry” in American journalism?
4. Why are Democratic Senate candidates polling better than President Biden?
5. Is “judge-mandering” becoming a big problem in the American legal system?
6. Will the rise of AI worsen American income inequality?
7. Are the agreed upon debates between Biden and Trump taking place too early?
8. Is U.S. public education collapsing?
9. Can the U.S. economy wean itself off of cheap Chinese goods?
10. Is it more likely that interest rates go higher or lower by the end of 2024?
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1. Should Donald Trump lose his Secret Service protection if he is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence?
2. Will TikTok’s lawsuit against the U.S. government eventually reach the Supreme Court?
3. Should media organizations be given greater protection from lawsuits?
4. Does the U.S. need to rethink its approach toward autocratic states?
5. Is President Biden focusing too much of his re-election effort on shoring up his base?
6. Would the collapse of the liberal international order do significant damage to U.S. national security?
7. Does Donald Trump need to select a moderate vice presidential candidate?
8. Should the TSA be abolished?
9. Does the IRS need more funding?
10. Should the U.S. reverse its position on Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries?
1. Do more open migration policies by Western governments make it easier for totalitarian states to hold onto power?
2. Are the fates of Ukraine and Taiwan interconnected?
3. How significant is the global competition for semiconductors?
4. Should Israel have been allowed to compete at Eurovision?
5. How will East Asia’s demographic crunch affect global politics?
6. Has the Israel-Hamas war proved that Hamas is incapable of governing?
7. What does a warming global climate mean for global health outcomes?
8. Would it be a mistake for the Democratic Alliance to coalition with the ANC after the next South African election?
9. Is China winning its “cold war” with the West?
10. Will the result of the Panamanian presidential election produce positive economic results?
1. Should Ukraine lower its mobilization age further?
2. Is “lawfare” having a detrimental impact on Spain’s politics?
3. Has the Scottish nationalist movement collapsed?
4. Should the Japanese government stop defending the yen?
5. Is an anti-Iran alliance emerging in the Middle East?
6. How will Colombia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Israel affect its economy?
7. What is the biggest challenge that will face the next Mexican president?
8. How would a non-junta government in Myanmar affect its neighbors?
9. Has Venezuela scrapped plans to invade Guyana?
10. Does Japan need to reform its immigration policies?
1. Is the “American dream” disappearing?
2. Should marijuana be removed from the controlled-substances list?
3. Will the Supreme Court find South Carolina’s congressional redistricting plan unconstitutional?
4. How would a major terror attack in the United States affect the dynamics of the 2024 presidential election?
5. Have university presidents poorly reacted to growing pro-Palestinian protests?
6. How can the U.S. prevent the growth of artificial intelligence systems from becoming a major threat to national security?
7. Are climate risks in the home insurance market becoming a threat to U.S. economic health?
8. How can the U.S. build a reliable rare-earths supply chain?
9. Are campus protests a preview of what could happen after a close result in the 2024 presidential election?
10. Will the strength of fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party grow after 2024?
1. If Donald Trump is convicted of a felony before the Republican National Convention, should the GOP nominate a different candidate?
2. Are growing campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza becoming a major headache for President Biden’s re-election effort?
3. How can Elon Musk reverse the decline of Tesla’s stock price?
4. Does President Biden have a problem with Hispanic voters?
5. Will the Supreme Court crack down on ghost guns in Garland v. VanDerStok?
6. Has the Affordable Care Act failed to make healthcare more affordable?
7. Should colleges reclassify athletes as employees of their respective institutions?
8. How should the Supreme Court rule on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims?
9. Should the Federal Reserve increase its inflation target to 3%?
10. Is the U.S. stock market in a precarious position?
1. Could anger over Israeli operations in Gaza produce a new “Arab Spring”?
2. What is the biggest obstacle for India becoming a great power?
3. Can a pro-Russian electoral bloc in Moldova keep the country out of the European Union?
4. Could the Philippines, instead of Taiwan, serve as the starting point for a military clash between China and the United States in the Pacific?
5. Will favorable views of Russia and China in the Sahel last?
6. Is anything working when it comes to global climate policy?
7. Should the “Global South” reject the current international system?
8. Is the British NHS falling apart?
9. Should the level of France’s public debt be a cause of concern?
10. What should be the first priority of Haiti’s transitional council?
1. Would a Maduro victory create a larger refugee crisis for Venezuela’s neighbors?
2. Did Iran’s recent attack on Israel backfire?
3. Is deflation the biggest threat facing China’s economy?
4. Should Germany liberalize its abortion laws?
5. Have international organizations lost their moral authority?
6. Should Palestine be given membership in the United Nations?
7. How will farmers protests affect European parliamentary elections this summer?
8. Should NATO admit Argentina as a global partner?
9. Will the new American aid package for Ukraine have an immediate impact on the battlefield?
10. Is Ethiopia’s conflict with Tigray heating back up?
1. Should U.S. aid to Ukraine come with more oversight?
2. Will Robert Kennedy, Jr. get ballot access in all 50 states?
3. Should Donald Trump’s attendance be required at his New York criminal trial?
4. Is America’s domestic electric car industry in trouble?
5. What should be America’s current foreign policy priority?
6. How should the Supreme Court rule in Grants Pass v. Johnson?
7. What direction would the Republican Party take were Donald Trump to lose this November?
8. Should the Trump tax cuts become permanent?
9. Was the passage of the Ukrainian aid bill a significant defeat for MAGA Republicans?
10. Should the U.S. expand existing sanctions on Israeli settler groups?
1. Should Democrats save Johnson’s speakership if it is threatened with a motion to vacate?
2. Are the Crumbley convictions an important precedent for preventing future school shootings?
3. Is the Biden administration taking too long to finalize its Title IX updates?
4. Can the U.S. drive a wedge between Russia and China?
5. Is the Arizona Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights in the state a significant blow to Republican efforts to win its presidential and Senate votes this November?
6. Do growing geopolitical problems make Biden’s chances of re-election better or worse?
7. Should there be a federal right-to-repair law for automobile owners?
8. Will there be a lot of swing voters in the 2024 presidential election?
9. Are higher rates of inflation the new normal for the U.S. economy?
10. Will growing bird flu in the United States make inflation worse?
1. Will Ecuador’s diplomat spat with Mexico provide a political boost to Daniel Noboa?
2. Is Ethiopia the biggest threat to regional security in East Africa?
3. How will the European Court of Human Rights ruling on climate change affect future climate-change litigation in Europe?
4. Is Xi Jinping adopting the wrong cure for China’s economic woes?
5. Should humanitarian obligations or national interests play a larger role in rendering a final decision on the EU’s Aslyum and Migration Pact?
6. What do the results of the South Korean parliamentary elections mean for the future of President Yook Suk Yeol’s political agenda?
7. Why have voters in democratic countries become more skeptical about the fairness of elections?
8. How would a large war between Israel and Iran affect the stability of other Middle Eastern monarchies?
9. What should a transitional government for Haiti look like?
10. How can European nations prevent fentanyl from becoming a major problem?
1. Do local election results in Turkey signal the beginning of the end of Erdogan’s rule?
2. Will the warming of relations between Japan and South Korea last?
3. Was Israel’s assassination of Zahedi necessary?
4. Can Dina Boluarte overcome “Rolexgate”?
5. Will the launch of the ZiG stabilize Zimbabwe’s economy?
6. How can governments best prevent non-state actors from employing drone technology for evil purposes?
7. Will Western governments eventually need to put boots on the ground in Ukraine in order to prevent it from losing its war with Russia?
8. Have Rwanda’s reconciliation efforts succeeded 30 years after its genocide?
9. Should European nations condition aid on whether developing nations help its limit migration?
10. Will a bird flu be the next global pandemic?
1. Does the U.S. have an “accountability crisis”?
2. Is it time to take the level of U.S. national debt seriously?
3. Has the U.S. lost the ability to set the world’s agenda?
4. Who should pay for the repair of the Francis Scott Key Bridge?
5. Are President Biden’s recent student debt relief measures unconstitutional?
6. Why was No Labels unable to field a presidential candidate for 2024?
7. How can the U.S. best counter Chinese cyber attacks on the homeland?
8. Will California’s minimum wage hike prove counterproductive?
9. What does a looming retirement crisis mean for the future of the U.S. economy?
10. Will Florida’s abortion ballot measure put the state in play for President Biden in the 2024 presidential election?
1. How should the Supreme Court rule in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine?
2. Should President Biden continue his opposition to Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel?
3. How can Boeing restore trust among its airline customers?
4. Will New York City’s debit card program for migrants be successful?
5. How can the U.S. get more Mexican cooperation in battles against drug cartels?
6. Are Democrats undermining their “protect democracy” message by trying to keep Robert Kennedy, Jr. off of state ballots?
7. Should U.S. media organizations platform individuals who deny the outcome of elections?
8. Are telecom firms doing enough to protect their customers’ data?
9. How should the U.S. government deal with growing numbers of citizens in Russian jails?
10. Will the settlement by the National Association of Realtors make homes more affordable?
1. What will be needed to bring the Syrian Civil War to a conclusion?
2. Has the international community abandoned Afghan women?
3. Is Pope Francis strengthening or weakening the standing of the Catholic Church?
4. How can Milei build more support for the 2025 Argentinian midterm elections?
5. If Labour wins the British general election, should it attempt to take Britain back into the European Union?
6. Will China’s demographic crunch short circuit its bid for global dominance?
7. Should Great Britain extradite Julian Assange to the United States?
8. Has Myanmar’s junta lost control of its borders?
9. How will Japan’s large public indebtedness affect future monetary policy?
10. Has the UN become too compromised to play a role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?