1. Is the American housing market healthy?
2. Should the next Congress raise the minimum wage?
3. Is the Federal Reserve raising interest rates too quickly?
4. What was the most surprising result of the 2018 midterms?
5. Who should be the next attorney general?
6. After looking over the results of the 2018 midterms, should Democratic leaders subdue the progressive wing of their party?
7. How will the diversity of the next Congress impact its legislative priorities?
8. On balance, are America’s schools safer today than they were five years ago?
9. If you were Mitt Romney, how do you use your Senate platform to bolster the moderate wing of the Republican Party?
10. Is the U.S. economy operating at full employment?
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1. Who will win the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election?
2. Should international sanctions be leveled on countries that restrict the rights of LGBT groups?
3. Will Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer become Germany’s next chancellor?
4. Should NATO cease adding new member states from Eastern Europe?
5. Has the Saudi intervention in Yemen turned into a quagmire?
6. What mistakes has Mexico made in its war on drugs?
7. Is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised for a political comeback?
8. If you were Abiy Ahmed, what reforms would you make to lead Ethiopia into a brighter future?
9. Should OPEC reduce production in 2019?
10. Are the European Commission’s recommendations to Italy harming the country’s chances of economic recovery?
1. With Merkel stepping down, who becomes Europe’s next leader?
2. Is globalization something worth saving?
3. Does Saudi Arabia have the leverage to thwart significant sanctions against it over the Khashoggi murder?
4. Why is Xi Jinping increasing repressive policies in China?
5. If Turkey continues to pivot itself closer to Iran and Russia, how should NATO react?
6. What type of international assistance does Libya need?
7. Does Bolsonaro’s election deliver a significant blow to global climate change efforts?
8. Have austerity policies hurt the British economy?
9. How is “donor fatigue” affecting the plight of Syrian refugee communities?
10. Is the world poised for another nuclear arms race?
1. Do the rising costs of political campaigns necessitate the need for a constitutional amendments concerning campaign finance reform?
2. Is America locked into a “new” Cold War with Iran?
3. What do the results of the midterm election mean for the next two years of Trump’s presidency?
4. Will the Trump administration be a reliable foreign policy ally for newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro?
5. Should all American states use early voting?
6. What steps should the U.S. government take to lower prescription drug prices?
7. Should California eliminate Proposition 13?
8. Is the migrant caravan a national security threat?
9. Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
10. Will the Khashoggi murder cause President Trump to put a greater emphasis on human rights in his foreign policy strategy?
1. Who will win the Florida gubernatorial election?
2. Should police be able to use social media posts to make “preventative” arrests before crimes are committed?
3. Who is most likely to exit the Trump cabinet after the midterm elections?
4. Is there a coming “dementia crisis” in American healthcare?
5. Will the U.S. be at war with China in the next fifteen years?
6. Why would Silicon Valley prefer Democrats to control the U.S. Congress?
7. Should states allow gender self-identification on government issued documents?
8. Did Megyn Kelly deserve to be fired by NBC?
9. Is Trump capable of providing America with moral leadership?
10. Does the Democratic Party need a coherent vision for immigration reform?
1. Can the “boycott Israel” movement actually create change in the Middle East?
2. Why is Australia’s economy booming?
3. How should Latin American nations deal with the region’s refugee crisis?
4. Has Sisi fixed Egypt or made it worse?
5. Would the rise of political authoritarians in Latin America bolster the region’s economies?
6. Will Shinzo Abe’s recent trip to Beijing bear fruit for the Sino-Japanese relationship?
7. Is hyperinflation returning to Zimbabwe?
8. Should Europe scrap the Schenegen Area?
9. Could the European Commission’s rejection of Italy’s budget trigger an Italexit?
10. Should the UN Human Rights Council be abolished?
1. What might Turkey gain from the Khashoggi case?
2. Will the rise of artificial intelligence in weapons technology create more global stability or greater instability?
3. Would higher global oil prices rescue Venezuela?
4. Is an Arab Spring 2.0 looming?
5. Does the EU need a common defense strategy?
6. Is global nuclear hysteria more dangerous than a world where many nations possess nuclear weapons?
7. What steps can Iraq take to better tackle corruption?
8. Has Angela Merkel destroyed German conservatism?
9. Should NATO make North Macedonia a NATO member?
10. How can the international community best prevent a famine in Yemen?
1. How might the departure of James Mathis affect President Trump’s defense strategy?
2. Is progressivism the answer for what ails America’s urban communities?
3. Should the U.S. become a “sanctuary nation”?
4. If you were Hillary Clinton, would you engage in another presidential campaign in 2020?
5. Can America continue its robust economic growth for another two years?
6. Has Elizabeth Warren torpedoed her 2020 presidential hopes?
7. Should race-based college admissions be eliminated?
8. If the recent migrant caravan reaches America’s border, should the U.S. discontinue foreign aid to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras?
9. Will recent gaffes cost Sinema the Arizona Senate race?
10. If Republicans win the midterms, will Trump fire Mueller?
1. Should states eliminate cash bail?
2. How will the departure of Nikki Haley affect the future direction of President Trump’s foreign policy?
3. Should the U.S. Senate abandon the filibuster?
4. What impact, if any, will Washington’s Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty have on future death penalty litigation?
5. Should more states raise the smoking age to twenty-one?
6. How might Hurricane Michael affect the Florida Senate race?
7. If affirmative action comes before the Supreme Court again, could its use be severely curtailed?
8. Have Portland police been too lax in controlling political violence?
9. What action should President Trump take over Saudi Arabia’s alleged involvement in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi?
10. Will the GOP pick up Senate seats in the midterms?
1. How can European governments encourage more technological innovation?
2. Is Turkey attempting to repair its relations with the United States?
3. Can Obiageli Ezekwesili win the Nigerian presidency?
4. Will growing income inequality eventually spell the end for Iran’s Islamic Republic?
5. Has the Quebec separatist movement died?
6. Is the dollar’s tenure as the world’s global currency reaching its end?
7. Should Western governments pass legislation to limit the cooperation of tech companies with oppressive governments abroad?
8. Will Israel soon be forced to retake control of the Gaza Strip?
9. Who will win the Brazilian presidential runoff?
10. Would the imposition of economic sanctions on Saudi Arabia spark global economic disaster?
1. How can the European Union create a sustainable migration policy?
2. Does a nuclear North Korea actually make East Asia more stable?
3. How has social media altered the dynamics of war?
4. Are Afghans better off than they were prior to Operation Enduring Freedom seventeen years ago?
5. Can Abdel Abdul-Mahdi bring stability to Iraq?
6. Does the Palestinian Authority have legal governance over all of the Palestinian territories?
7. What is the biggest obstacle to needed social and economic reforms in Bosnia?
8. Should India form a closer relationship with Russia?
9. Will China suffer any significant international fallout for the detainment of Meng Hongwei?
10. Has Mali done enough to heal from the Tuareg rebellion?
1. If Democrats win the House, should they try to impeach Brett Kavanaugh?
2. Does Nancy Pelosi have enough support in the Democratic caucus to become the next Speaker of the House?
3. Is the NAFTA deal a significant achievement for President Trump?
4. How can the U.S. best prevent tax avoidance?
5. Should the U.S. remove its troops from Okinawa?
6. Has the Trump administration “reset” American relations with China?
7. Did President Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
8. Should the U.S. be willing to part with its nuclear weapons arsenal in order to encourage nuclear non-proliferation?
9. Do foreign wars increase income inequality?
10. Will Senator Joe Manchin switch parties after the midterm elections?
1. Is Nikki Haley a future presidential candidate?
2. Should the U.S. launch a military invasion of Venezuela?
3. Are American partisan politics compromising the independence of the judicial branch?
4. How can CNN become more competitive in the cable news races?
5. Should airports adopt facial recognition technology as part of their security protocol?
6. How should Elon Musk fight the SEC’s lawsuit?
7. Do age restrictions to purchase firearms, if the purchaser is of adult age, violate the Second Amendment?
8. Will #MeToo produce a wider gender gap in midterm races?
9. Would America be better off if it limited its participation in international institutions?
10. Is the stock market headed for a crash by the end of October?
1. Should Boris Johnson challenge Theresa May for the leadership of the British Conservative Party?
2. What steps should Lopez Obrador take to make Mexico a safer place?
3. Can Nigeria solve its energy crisis?
4. Should Shinzo Abe prioritize constitutional or economic reforms?
5. Will Italy’s latest budget wrecks its economy?
6. Should Peru enact President Vizcarra’s anti-corruption measures?
7. What positions should Southeast Asian nations taken regarding the U.S.-Chinese trade war?
8. Does stronger Russian-Syrian defense cooperation produce significant problems for Israel’s defense strategy near the Golan Heights?
9. Should smaller nations sell citizenship?
10. Are bilateral trade deals preferrable to multilateral ones?
1. Should Japan consider building a nuclear arsenal?
2. Is the Maldives young democracy faltering?
3. Was the recent Vatican-China accord a victory for the Catholic Church?
4. How should the Iranian government respond to the recent military parade attack?
5. What recommendations should international financial institutions make to countries battling hyperinflation?
6. Would a failed Brexit create greater polarization in British politics?
7. Does the UN need to make significant changes in its distribution of humanitarian aid?
8. Is it too late for the international community to take action on climate change?
9. Should Colombia make a FARC-like deal with the ELN?
10. Would continental family planning efforts prove to be a boon for Africa’s economy?