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Who has the better news parody show, Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert?
Thursday, 15 July 2010

Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, and Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, are two of America's most popular late-night comedians. Stewart took over as "anchor" of The Daily Show in 1999. Colbert, himself a former "correspondent" of The Daily Show, became the "anchor" of the conservative spinoff, The Colbert Report, in 2005. Today, many Americans, in particular those of the younger generation, watch either The Daily Show or The Colbert Report, to get their latest scoop on the nation's news and politics. Who has a better "news" show?   

What do you think?

 
Should the U.S. Senate ratify the new START treaty?
Tuesday, 11 May 2010

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was signed by presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in Prague on April 8, 2010.  The treaty requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate for ratification.  Proponents of the treaty say it enhances U.S. security by placing limits on deployed strategic warheads and by laying the groundwork for stronger international action on arms control and nonproliferation.  Critics say the limitations in the treaty on U.S. nuclear and conventional weapons undermine U.S. security and will not deter states like Iran and North Korea from seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.  

What do you think?
 
Will the Tea Party movement be a major force in the 2010 mid-term elections?
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
The Tea Party movement is a protest movement that promotes fiscal conservatism. Protestors utilize social networks as well as blogs and conservative media outlets in promoting Tea Party events. Do you think they will or will not have an effect on the mid-term elections?
 
Will Congress pass a health care reform bill this month?
Friday, 19 March 2010
Congress has invested months debating and rewriting a bill that the Democrats will try to get passed this month. Do you think it will finally happen?

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Should voters be required to pass a civic literacy test?
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo recently sparked controversy in his speech at the National Tea Party Convention calling for a civic literacy test for voters.  Supporters view a civic literacy test as a necessary check against the uninformed impulses of the masses.  Critics view a civic literacy test for voters as undemocratic and discriminatory.  What do you think?