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?
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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?
1. If Kavanaugh is not confirmed by the midterm elections, how might that affect the race to control the Senate?
2. Should Trump fire Rosenstein?
3. If the U.S. federal government were to lead an anti-trust effort against big tech, is President Trump the person to best lead that effort?
4. Should the U.S. enact immigration controls that attempt to deter newcomers that use public benefits?
5. Could a more aggressive tariff policy help reduce the budget deficit?
6. Should Black Lives Matter become more of a political movement?
7. Which country in the world would most imperil American hegemony?
8. Should airlines enact more restrictions on “emotional-support animals”?
9. What is the best way for the U.S. to protect its national security interests in space?
10. Does the Senate Judiciary Committee need a protocol for sexual assault allegations?
1. Has the United States done enough to prevent a 2008-style financial crisis?
2. Is the U.S. using sanctions too aggressively?
3. Will President Trump’s comments about Hurricane Maria negatively affect Rick Scott’s Senate hopes in Florida?
4. Could President Obama’s return to the campaign trail block the “blue wave”?
5. Is it time for American to end the war in Afghanistan?
6. Who will be the next mayor of Chicago?
7. Is the FDA’s assault on vaping misguided?
8. Why has Google avoided some of the same public scorn as Facebook and Twitter?
9. Will Feinstein’s late attack derail Kavanaugh’s confirmation?
10. Was the Manafort deal a big win for Mueller?
1. Are Israeli settlements the greatest obstacle to peace with the Palestinians?
2. How can Europe’s center-right parties fend off populist challenges?
3. Will Venezuela’s ills be corrected with violence or votes?
4. Could a global tariff war trigger a 2008-like global economic meltdown?
5. Will Abiy’s reforms fix Ethiopia’s political and economic ills?
6. Would it be in the interest of Middle Eastern governments to form closer ties to China?
7. Are the BJP’s policies costing India influence abroad?
8. Should Guatemala continue its anti-corruption campaign?
9. Has the Myanmar military co-opted Aung San Suu Kyi?
10. Will Steve Bannon be an effective organizer of Europe’s far-right populists?
1. Is another Chinese Revolution brewing?
2. Does the West still have a deterrent to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe?
3. Will there soon be a spike in global oil prices?
4. Should the EU be aiding autocrats to deal with the migrant crisis?
5. How will the stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro impact the Brazilian presidential election?
6. Is the new NAFTA deal better or worse than the previous one?
7. Should Japan be concerned about the state of its relationship with the United States?
8. Will bad economic news force South Africa to change course on its proposed land reforms?
9. Has the UN’s effort to regulate global arms traffic failed?
10. Should Serbians receive autonomy within Kosovo?