1. Will effective antibody testing be the key to reopening America’s economy?
2. What changes will American schools have to make due to the coronavirus next year?
3. Should small businesses have received more coronavirus aid?
4. Is it better for Joe Biden to stay out of the spotlight throughout the summer or to take on a greater media presence to counteract President Trump’s messaging?
5. Should U.S. states be able to declare bankruptcy?
6. Will AOC’s vote against further coronavirus aid hurt her political standing?
7. Are state lawsuits against China frivolous?
8. Is growing anti-China sentiment among Americans a boon for President Trump’s foreign policy agenda?
9. Has CNN become too politicized?
10. Does the Supreme Court need to be expanded?
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1. Will the politicization of social distancing policies have a negative impact on public health?
2. Is President Trump’s plan to reopen America sound?
3. Should Joe Biden name Michelle Obama as his running mate?
4. Has the coronavirus made it nearly impossible for President Trump to win re-election?
5. Are virtual tournaments the future of high school forensics?
6. Will Laura Loomer become a member of Congress this fall?
7. Would a Democratic presidential victory in 2020 be a blow to the Squad’s future political prospects?
8. Is the coronavirus bringing Americans closer together or continuing to tear the country apart?
9. Does the U.S. government need to implement a temporary universal basic income until the coronavirus passes?
10. Do small businesses need more assistance to get through the coronavirus?
1. Will a coronavirus vaccine ever be developed?
2. Are low global oil prices hurting or helping Saudi Arabia?
3. Will the coronavirus pandemic make China a world leader?
4. Does Mexico need to launch a massive stimulus to stave off economic recession?
5. Are the Rakhine winning their struggle against Myanmar’s government?
6. Have neo-liberal policies done more harm than good for Latin America?
7. Does the coronavirus give Saudi Arabia a face-saving way to end their war in Yemen?
8. Will the global easing of coronavirus restrictions create a second spike?
9. Should Tedros Adhanom resign as the head of the WHO?
10. Will the coronavirus destroy the Asylum Cooperative Agreement between Guatemala and the United States?
1. Are global efforts to fix climate change dead?
2. Will the coronavirus pandemic accelerate history or reshape it?
3. How can Latin American countries improve their healthcare systems?
4. Does Cuba’s economy need more privatization?
5. Should Iraq break apart?
6. Is the war in Yemen nearing a close?
7. Should the debts of developing nations be eliminated or suspended during the coronavirus pandemic?
8. Will the coronavirus pandemic shift British politics to the left?
9. Should European governments issue coronabonds?
10. Is Hungary still a democracy?
1. Should the College Board administer a home-based SAT?
2. Is coronavirus exposing a significant digital divide in America’s schools?
3. Has the Trump administration overseen a deteriorating in civilian-military relations?
4. Is deflation becoming a big risk for the U.S. economy?
5. Why did Bernie Sanders fail to win the Democratic presidential nomination?
6. Will battling the coronavirus be the most significant issue in the 2020 presidential election?
7. What should states consider “essential” industries during the coronavirus pandemic?
8. Should the U.S. government mandate that more businesses relocate from China once the coronavirus pandemic passes?
9. Why are African-American communities being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic?
10. Should prison inmates count in the U.S. Census?
1. Do state governments need to better enforce social distancing guidelines?
2. What reforms need to be made to protect America’s voting infrastructure?
3. How should the DNC proceed with its convention if it cannot meet this summer?
4. Will the coronavirus cause the U.S. to shift its economic model back toward manufacturing?
5. Should nation building remain part of U.S. foreign policy goals?
6. Is the coroanvirus helping or hurting President Trump’s re-election prospects?
7. Should American schools give all students the option of repeating their current grade level in the 2020-2021 school year?
8. How much blame does Mayor Bill de Blasio bear for New York City’s coronavirus outbreak?
9. Can the U.S. cut military spending without reducing its military options?
10. How should the U.S. counter the growth of Russian and Chinese spheres of influence in today’s world?
1. Will Xi Jinping’s standing be significantly hindered by the coronavirus?
2. What will be the global implications of a collapse of oil prices?
3. Will Crimea remain part of Russia for the forseeable future?
4. Should international sanctions on Iran be lifted during the coronavirus pandemic?
5. If the Taliban retake Afghanistan will it once again become a haven for terrorists?
6. Can Keir Starmer rescue the British Labour Party?
7. Has the world lost the war on terrorism?
8. Should South Korea pay the U.S. more to host its military forces?
9. Has 2020 become a “lost year” for Saudi Arabia?
10. Are India’s coronavirus measures going too far?
1. How should the international community react to North Korea’s recent missile launches?
2. Should Twitter bar tweets from the Chinese government?
3. Will Bolsonaro’s dismissal of coronavirus concerns backfire?
4. How can the developing countries reduce their number of traffic deaths?
5. Will global efforts to combat coronavirus hurt the ability of East African nations to receive much needed food aid?
6. How can the world head off a coronavirus depression?
7. Will Gambia’s gambit to save the Rohingya succeed?
8. Can private investors solve Colombia’s drug war?
9. Will the U.S. indictment of Nicholas Maduro prove counterproductive in resolving Venezuela’s political crisis?
10. Is AMLO’s political standing on the decline?
1. Do states have the constitutional ability to shut their borders during a national pandemic?
2. Should the DNC make Andrew Cuomo its presidential candidate?
3. Why did the U.S. lack an appropriate supply of medical equipment to deal with the coronavirus?
4. Should the U.S. government increase its surveillance of American citizens to prevent future outbreaks?
5. Did the U.S. failt to learn from the Ebola scare?
6. How can Joe Biden re-establish his public presence in the wake of the current coronavirus outbreak?
7. Why did the U.S. fail in Afghanistan?
8. Should all U.S. states allow citizens to mail in their ballots for elections?
9. Does the U.S. need a bigger stimulus package to get through the coronavirus outbreak?
10. How much authority does President Trump possess to void local and state shutdowns in the midst of the coronavirus?
1. How can the U.S. increase the number of respirators needed to fight the coronavirus?
2. Can the U.S. economically afford to do “social distancing” measures for up to eighteen months?
3. After the coronavirus crisis ends, will more U.S. schools embrace online education?
4. Is the coronavirus exposing how dysfunctional American politics has become?
5. Will the coronavirus prevent Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy from gaining traction due to a lack of media attention?
6. Does the U.S. need to establish a lending facility for mortgage companies during the coronavirus crisis?
7. Should the U.S. value public health or economic growth during the coronavirus crisis?
8. Will the coronavirus disrupt collecting data for the U.S. Census?
9. Should grocery chains do more to prevent hoarding by customers?
10. Can wind and solar sources effectively meet America’s energy needs?
1. Will the coronavirus strengthen or weaken the world’s authoritarian states?
2. Is the coronavirus exposing the weaknesses of globalization?
3. Why was South Korea able to effectively combat the coronavirus while other governments failed?
4. Will the world’s developing nations bear the brunt of the coronavirus?
5. Could China be held legally liable in international courts due to its handling of the coronavirus?
6. Is Abiy Ahmed’s crackdown in Oromia putting Ethiopia’s democracy at risk?
7. What work remains for African nations in their battles against HIV/AIDS?
8. Should Poland be expelled from the EU?
9. Which global leader deserves the highest marks for fighting the coronavirus?
10. Should the EU be playing a more robust role in combatting the coronavirus?
1. Will Gantz be able to form a government?
2. Should the EU do more to assist Italy as it battles the coronavirus?
3. What reforms need to made to the WHO after the coronavirus passes?
4. How can the world’s economic organizations best head off a global economic recession due to coronavirus?
5. Should the world trust China’s claim to have beaten the coronavirus?
6. Is Argentina going to default on its debts?
7. Should Myanmar seek to limit the power of its military in national politics?
8. Are lower global oil prices a blow to the world’s authoritarians?
9. Is Russia too dependent on Vladimir Putin’s leadership?
10. Should more governments adopt Italian-like measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus?
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?
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?