1. What will be the long-term effects of the coronavirus on the United States?
2. Could the coronavirus lead to a postponment of the 2020 elections?
3. Will the coronavirus cause the U.S. to rethink its economic ties to China?
4. Are questions about Joe Biden’s mental fitness justified?
5. Does a U.S. president possess the constitutional right to place America under martial law to combat a pandemic?
6. Is the Sun Belt turning blue?
7. Should the College Board cancel all AP testing due to coronavirus?
8. Are state governors doing a better job attacking the effects of the coronavirus than the federal government?
9. Will the economic damage of the coronavirus be short-term or long-term?
10. Does Joe Biden need Bernie Sanders endorsement if Sanders drops out of the Democratic presidential race?
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1. Will the U.S. have to impose mandatory quarantines to better combat COVID-19?
2. Should the NSDA National Tournament be cancelled over COVID-19 fears?
3. Does Bernie Sanders still have a path to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination?
4. Should there be greater restrictions on a president’s ability to pardon?
5. Would Stacey Abrams be a good vice-presidential pick for whomever wins the Democratic presidential nomination?
6. Should President Trump dump Mike Pence for Nikki Haley?
7. Is liberalism a dying political philosophy in the United States?
8. What impact, if any, will Mark Meadows have on the Trump administration?
9. Is distrust between American and Chinese officials making the spread of COVID-19 worse?
10. How strong is the American labor market?
1. What grade does the Italian government deserve for its handling of COVID-19?
2. Will Saudi Arabia’s price cuts force Russia to agree to a new OPEC+ deal?
3. If the Palestinians proposed an alternative Middle East peace plan, what should be the terms of that plan?
4. Will the Taliban follow the terms of its peace deal with the United States?
5. What will Russia’s future look like without Vladimir Putin?
6. Now that Lebanon has defaulted on its debt, what path does it take to create an economic recovery?
7. Will Greece’s recent migrant crisis shift the country further to the political right?
8. Should Quebec repeal its ban on religious symbols?
9. Will growing femicide in Mexico spark major political changes?
10. Is time running out on Netanyahu’s rule?
1. Will the spread of the coronavirus cause Western businesses to rethink their economic relationship with China?
2. Is El Salvador backsliding into authoritarianism?
3. Should the UN Security Council endorse the U.S.-Taliban peace deal?
4. Do developed nations need greater migration levels to save their welfare states?
5. Is there a path for Mahathir Mohamad to return to power in Malaysia?
6. Has the EU-Turkish deal on migration broken down?
7. Are West African nations losing their battles against terrorist groups?
8. Should Mexico call off its drug war?
9. How can the Israeli left rebuild itself into an effective political force?
10. Who is to blame for the decline of Egypt’s cotton industry?
1. Has the Trump administration reacted poorly to the spread of the coronavirus?
2. After South Carolina, is the Democratic presidential primary now a two person race?
3. If you were Bernie Sanders campaign strategist, how would you try to increase his support among African-American voters?
4. Have the suburbs become America’s political battleground?
5. Will the Taliban peace deal be a political boon for President Trump?
6. Do state governments have the constitutional powers to impose a China-like quarantine on their citizens?
7. Are reports of America’s demise on the global stage greatly exaggerated?
8. Should the U.S. create a safe zone for Syrians fleeing Idlib?
9. Is healthcare the best card that Democrats can play to win the 2020 presidential election?
10. Does California have an affordability crisis?
1. Is it time for moderate Democrats to “feel the Bern”?
2. Who will win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary?
3. If the Ninth Circuit becomes more conservative, how will that affect judicial decisions on the West Coast?
4. Will President Trump’s approval ratings ever go above fifty percent?
5. Did the Las Vegas presidential debate do major damage to Michael Bloomberg’s candidacy?
6. Is big tech a threat to U.S. national security interests?
7. What cuts should the U.S. make to defense spending?
8. Should Elizabeth Warren end her presidential campaign?
9. Do climate activists need to embrace nuclear power to make their message more viable?
10. Has an improved U.S. economy strengthened the Social Security system?
1. Should Great Britain extradite Julian Assange to the United States?
2. Could the coronavirus lead to the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics?
3. Has the EU failed Libya?
4. What role should Great Britain play in countering China’s geopolitical aims?
5. Should Russia increase its outreach to the Kurds?
6. Are the prospects of an “Asian Century” dwindling?
7. If the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, would the country be better off than it is today?
8. Is Turkey strengthening its position in the Easter Mediterranean?
9. Should Uruguay embrace austerity measures?
10. Which multi-nation institution is best suited to combat East Africa’s locust outbreak?
1. Is AMLO failing to curtail Mexico’s crime problem?
2. Can the ICC convict Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges?
3. Is the Grand Renaissance Dam a major threat to Egypt’s economic future?
4. Should global efforts to curtail the coronavirus focus more on mitigation rather than containment?
5. Can the IMF fix what ails Lebanon’s economy?
6. Should economic sanctions be imposed on Brazil if more aggressive efforts are not made to stop deforestation in the Amazon?
7. Does Justin Trudeau need to play a more active role in resolving the dispute over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline?
8. Is Abbas’ influence in Palestinian affairs shrinking?
9. Does NATO still need Turkey?
10. Can Iran afford to maintain its current rate of military spending?
1. Which Democrat will win the Nevada caucus?
2. Are Michael Bloomberg’s chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination increasing?
3. Would Major League Baseball’s contraction plan do major damage to local communities?
4. Is there a ceiling on how much support Bernie Sander’s presidential candidacy can garner?
5. If there was a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, would it cause a recession?
6. Would a renewed national assault weapons ban reduce crime rates?
7. Do “red flag” laws violate the Second Amendment?
8. Should the U.S. halt the sale of aircraft parts to China?
9. Was Roger Stone’s original sentence unfair?
10. Would it be politically wise for President Trump to engage in a crackdown on sanctuary cities?
1. Should Tom Perez still be the chairman of the Democratic National Committee?
2. Will the Iowa caucus fiasco cause Iowa to lose its “first-in-the-nation” status?
3. Is Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy on the ropes?
4. Was President Trump’s State of the Union a success?
5. Will Senator Susan Collins vote to acquit President Trump significantly harm her re-election prospects?
6. Would an effort to censure President Trump achieved greater bipartisanship than impeachment?
7. Does the United States healthcare system need more privatization or more government intervention?
8. Why are American voters so unhappy?
9. Does Rush Limbaugh deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
10. Will there be fewer private colleges operating in America within the next two decades?
1. Are greater global protections needed for migrant laborers?
2. Can greater regional cooperation prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon?
3. Will Belarus become the next Ukraine?
4. Is the coronavirus outbreak creating a major threat to the Chinese Communist Party’s rule?
5. Does Colombia need more liberal trade rules?
6. Is Joseph Kabila still the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s most powerful political figure?
7. Does the French government need to do more to protect its Jewish population?
8. Will the twenty-first century be the age of global autocracy?
9. Is it time for a united Ireland?
10. Should NATO pivot to Greece as Turkey becomes more wary of the West?
1. Is the coronavirus triggering a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment across the world?
2. Was the Arab League justified in rejecting President Trump’s Middle East peace plan?
3. Is dollarization creating even more economic hardship in Venezuela?
4. Would the world be better off without American leadership?
5. Is free speech in Brazil becoming less free?
6. Will the coronavirus do significant damage to China’s economy?
7. After Brexit, who will take Britain’s place in the EU?
8. Could Muqtada al-Sadr fix what ails Iraq?
9. Should European countries re-embrace nuclear energy to get away from a dependence on Russian natural gas?
10. Is India’s economy growing?
1. Would a prolonged Democratic presidential primary weaken the eventual nominee for the general election?
2. Was the DNC justified in changing its debate rules to include Michael Bloomberg?
3. Is there too much technology in the U.S. education system?
4. Should medical treatments for transgender children be prohibited until those children reach eighteen?
5. Will the Senate’s conduct during President Trump’s impeachment trial impact the 2020 Senate races in a meaningful way?
6. Should the U.S. withdraw from playing a future role in the Middle East peace process?
7. Is the Trump administration doing enough to prevent a large-scale coronavirus outbreak?
8. Should there be a legal requirement for all adults to get the flu vaccine each year?
9. Would it be in Facebook’s best interest to get a new leader?
10. Should Democrats welcome Hillary Clinton’s participation in the upcoming general election?
1. Who will win the Democratic Iowa caucus?
2. Will the tragic death of Kobe Bryant force Los Angeles to do more about its traffic problems?
3. Is President Trump a major underdog in his 2020 re-election campaign?
4. Should the upcoming food stamp cuts be cancelled?
5. Does former President Obama need to play a greater role in the Democratic presidential primary?
6. A week in, has President Trump’s impeachment trial been a dud for Democrats?
7. Should “cancel culture” be cancelled?
8. Will Joe Rogan’s endorsement provide a boon to Bernie Sanders presidential candidacy?
9. Does the U.S. need to beat China in the race for 5G?
10. Are greater visa regulations needed to combat “birth tourism”?
1. Is the WHO doing enough in response to the China coronavirus outbreak?
2. What impact will growing climate change activism have on oil-producing states in the developing world?
3. Should Russia create a formal alliance with China?
4. Are European countries too subservient to the United States?
5. Would the imposition of “carbon tariffs” be a violation of global free trade rules?
6. Will Erdogan’s willingness to use the Turkish military in regional conflicts backfire?
7. Are locust swarms threatening East Africa’s food supplies?
8. How can Peru bolster its anti-corruption efforts?
9. Will low global oil prices persist through 2020?
10. Are Modi’s domestic policies hurting India’s ability to become a global superpower?