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Expert Debate:Should Cities and States Adopt School Voucher Programs?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff May 23, 2008
School vouchers come in many forms, but all of them would provide parents with money to spend on the schools of their choice. We all want to provide our children with the best education possible -- but are voucher programs tools of change or misguided panaceas?
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Expert Debate:Should English be the 'Official' Language of the U.S.?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff June 04, 2008
Just how diverse is America? For starters, millions of people speak a language other than English (more than 300 different languages are spoken in the U.S.). In an effort to create a linguistically uniform nation, some have proposed such laws as having English-only ballots. Do these measures help...
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Expert Debate:Should Gambling be Legal?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff June 19, 2008
Do you feel lucky? Do you? Almost everyone’s gambled at some point in his life, laying down money on everything from lottery tickets to Vegas poker tables. The thrill of chasing that elusive jackpot has turned gambling into a multi-billion-dollar industry, but there’s a personal risk that comes...
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Expert Debate:Should the U.S. Legalize Marijuana?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff June 27, 2008
The recreational use of marijuana has been glamorized over the years by such on-screen duos as Cheech & Chong and Harold & Kumar, but is the drug everything that Hollywood makes it out to be? Then again, are we being hypocritical by allowing alcohol consumption but not cannabis usage? With...
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Expert Debate:Should the U.S. Allow Offshore Oil Drilling?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 12, 2008
Our lives revolve around oil. Oil brings food to our stores, comprises the fibers in our carpets and makes the plastic in our DVDs. With demand so high it’s no wonder attention has turned to supply, with some advocating the U.S. lift the ban against drilling for oil off its coasts. Is offshore...
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Expert Debate:Does My Vote Matter?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 12, 2008
According to International IDEA, the United States has almost the lowest voter turnout in the world, ranked a measly 140 out of 163. Perhaps Americans are apathetic, or maybe they’re just concerned their vote is meaningless in the face of America's massive political machine. Can my vote really...
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Expert Debate:Better Election System: Popular Vote or Electoral College?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 12, 2008
If presidential elections were decided by popular vote instead of the Electoral College, Al Gore would have been elected president in 2000. How we choose a president profoundly impacts how campaigns are run, the importance of swing states and an election’s outcome. It’s certainly no surprise...
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Expert Debate:Should California Pass Prop 8?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 29, 2008
The California Supreme Court abolished the state’s same-sex marriage ban in May, sparking public celebration in some places and angry protest in others. Now some critics of same-sex marriage are fighting back with an initiative to reinstate the ban, leaving voters once again divided. Should...
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Expert Debate:Should Arkansas Pass the Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff September 16, 2008
More than 100,000 children are adopted each year in the United States, but it’s never easy trying to determine a child’s best interests. Currently the state of Arkansas is preparing to vote on an initiative that, if passed, would make it illegal for unmarried couples to adopt. No one would...
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Expert Debate:Should Oregon Pass the English Immersion Measure?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff September 16, 2008
While Obama and McCain slug it out on the national stage, voters in individual states are considering legislation that could have widespread repercussions. In the first of a special election series, Opposing Views examines Oregon’s Measure 58, a proposal that would require “English immersion”...
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Expert Debate:Should Michigan Make Medical Marijuana Legal?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 06, 2008
Twelve states currently have provisions allowing patients to use medical marijuana, and ten more have similar legislation pending. Now Michigan voters are considering whether to permit the medical use of this controversial drug. Some shudder at the thought, but others insist that marijuana is a...
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Expert Debate:Should the U.S. Sit Down With Its Enemies?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 16, 2008
Ever since British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's disastrous decision to appease Adolf Hitler in the build-up to World War II, every U.S. president has been forced to consider when they should sit down and negotiate with their enemies. With the threat of a nuclear armed Iran looming, when...
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Expert Debate:Has No Child Left Behind Improved Public Education?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 16, 2008
In January of 2002, President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, which penalizes or rewards schools based on students’ performance on standardized tests. Nearly seven years later the questions surrounding this controversial legislation are as pressing as ever. Does No Child Left Behind...
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Expert Debate:How Do Federal Judges Shape America's Future?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 21, 2008
The next federal judge may very well become the deciding vote on issues that affect your freedoms, your opportunities and your fundamental rights. Even one judge can shift the entire balance of power, as we've seen in landmark cases like Bush v Gore. What does the appointment of a federal judge...
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Expert Debate:Is China a Threat to the U.S.?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 29, 2008
With more than two billion residents, the world’s most spoken language and a booming economy, China is undoubtedly a rising global superpower. Suddenly America is faced with the prospect of a country whose financial and military power could soon rival its own, prompting many to wonder if China is...
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Expert Debate:Was the Media Anti-McCain?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 30, 2008
This just in! We constantly hear charges of media bias from both ends of the political spectrum, and as the 2008 election season prepares to reach its climax, some are insisting that the media has been unfair to Senator McCain. Is the anti-McCain bias a real phenomenon or just tabloid nonsense?
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Expert Debate:Could Voter Fraud Steal the Election?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 30, 2008
No one will soon forget the chaos that ensued in Florida during the 2000 election: irregularities, hanging chads, multiple recounts. Such events remind us that only a handful of votes can decide an entire election, and so it’s no wonder that people take voter fraud very seriously. Everyone wants...
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Expert Debate:How Can the Republican Party Regain Power?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 14, 2008
Christmas came early for the Democratic Party in 2008. After reclaiming the White House, picking up a majority in the Senate and expanding their majority in the House of Representatives, the Democrats are in a prime position of power. This has left Republicans contemplating their strategy for the...
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Expert Debate:Is Condom Distribution Smart Health Policy?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff April 03, 2009
On March 17, 2009 Pope Benedict stood before a group of reporters and said that condom distribution not only wouldn’t cure the AIDS crisis, it actually makes it worse. These comments reignited a long-simmering debate over the proper place of contraceptives in health and social policy. Does condom...
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Expert Debate:Who Should be the Next Supreme Court Justice?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff May 08, 2009
After nearly two decades on the bench, Justice David Souter, widely regarded as a surprise liberal, will retire from the Supreme Court in the summer of 2009. The High Court can have an enormous influence on the everyday lives of Americans, so President Barack Obama's replacement for Souter will be...
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Expert Debate:Has Guantanamo Prison Made America Safer?
By Opposing Views Editorial Staff May 22, 2009
On May 21, 2009, two American leaders, one a current president, the other a former vice president, stood before the world and gave two radically different answers to the same question: has Quantanamo Bay made America safer? While President Obama insisted that Guantanamo and the interrogations that...
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Expert Debate:Should the U.S. Ban In-Flight Cell Phone Calls?
By Chris Scalise Opposing Views September 30, 2009
Many countries now allow cell phone use while a plane is in mid-flight, but U.S. airlines forbid passengers from doing the same. Is that a good idea? Should individuals be able to make cell phone calls inside the cabin—or should the U.S. continue this restriction? A current bill pending in...
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Opinion:Amazon Rainforest Still Very Susceptible to Dieback Due to Climate Change
By Natural Resources Defense Council 6 Hours Ago
In the ongoing onslaught on the science underlying global warming, one recent criticism has focused on the finding that global warming could cause large-scale dieback of Amazon rainforest as cited in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (a point spun by the opponents of...
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Video:Runaway Toyota Prius Scare in California a Hoax?
By Competitive Enterprise Institute March 13, 2010
I was on Neil Cavuto’s show on Fox Business for five minutes yesterday regarding the Toyota Prius hoax. Personally I refuse to look at it because I HATE watching myself on TV. But I can’t deny other the right. Once you’ve seen the video clip, read the article...
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Opinion:Government Report Seems to Back Up Prius Hoax
By Competitive Enterprise Institute 6 Days Ago
By Michael Fumento As I reported in Forbes Online on Friday , and am scheduled to discuss tomorrow on NBC’s "Today Show" (beginning at 7AM EST), the Balloon Boy in a Prius incident was baloney from beginning to end. Now a congressional memo available in its entirety online has...
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Opinion:Sean Hannity is Right: Obama is "The Anointed One"
By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights 5 Days Ago
On the front page of the "Week in Review" section of Sunday's New York Times , there was a piece on health care titled, "Is Failure Forgivable?"Accompanying the article was a photo of President Obama in shirt sleeves with his finger pointed upwards.
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Opinion:Defending the Bush Tax Cuts
By The Heartland Institute 5 Days Ago
From the American Thinker, posted by John W. Skorburg. By Andrew Foy and Brenton Stransky The majority of the taxpayers in our country believe it a foregone conclusion that taxes will rise substantially in the near future and that the Bush tax cuts will soon be no more than a...
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News:Clarence Thomas' Wife Defends Her Political Activism
By Reason Foundation 5 Days Ago
That’s Virginia “Ginni” Thomas (left), wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, speaking to National Public Radio about the widespread criticism she’s received for her involvement in the conservative activist website LibertyCentral.org . Sunday’s LA Times ...
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Opinion:Nuns Flying Around D.C. With Bad Habits on Health Bill
By Family Research Council 3 Days Ago
Statements from nuns are flying around Capitol Hill as the health care debate moves toward a final vote. A small group of unorthodox nuns, no doubt at the urging of Democrats who are seeking divine intervention, re-issued a statement on Capitol Hill wrongly claiming that the Senate bill doesn't...
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