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Related Millennial Content Essay — Hate speech on campus Annotated bibliography on hate speech No The trouble with making hate speech illegal To fight bigotry and hate, don’t muzzle it Hate speech is not the same thing as violence Hate speech laws often utilized against minorities The far right is losing its ability to speak freely online. Should the left defend it?
Should the US withdraw from Afghanistan? Will the Afghanistan peace process succeed? Is China a threat in Afghanistan? Should the US maintain relations with Pakistan to push for peace in Afghanistan? Should the US make a peace deal with the Taliban? Websites US Institute of Peace Afghanistan Afghanistan @ Foreign Affairs Council on Foreign Relations Afghanistan Updates @ Google News Updates and Potential for US Draw-Down Why Washington Can’t
General On Corey Booker’s marijuana bill No How Legal marijuana is helping the black market (2019) Yes <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/YeXVzuipNqA” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Subscribe for Access To More!
Background The affirmative action debate in the US is a never ending one and the latest controversy surrounds a federal court case that challenges the use of affirmative action in admissions by Harvard. The Wall Street Journal explained the case in June of this year — A closely watched lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants is approaching a critical juncture, as court filings later this week are
Health Care Background Introduction to Health Care in the US Related: Millennial Health Care Bibliography Updates Single payer updates Single Payer Background Cities fear Obamacare repeal, warm to single payer Single payer, meet All payer Yes Cities support move to single payer The conservative case for universal health care Here’s a single payer health care plan that could work Single payer health care better, less expensive No Why Bernie Sander’s
General How the navy is waging war on ISIS No How ISIS could regain control of Iraq Yes ISIS’ drone operations provide a lethal threat to America’s forces ISIS is so desperate it is turning to the drug trade Why ISIS’ huge territorial setbacks are devastating
The Debate Brad Roberts, professor, Georgetown, and former nuclear policy advisor to Obama, 2016, The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, Kindle edition, page number at end of card. THE UNITED STATES IS ENTERING A PERIOD OF RENEWED debate about nuclear deterrence. That debate will address the most fundamental question: Are U.S. nuclear weapons merely Cold War relics that belong in “the dustbin of history” along
General GOP splintered on Obamacare after Pence meeting The surgeon extracting government from medicine Tom Price’s radically conservative vision for American health care Speed limits ahead for ending Obamacare Governors plan very active role in Obamacare rewrite Feds fall further in debt with Obamacare insurers Any changes to Affordable Care Act will move slowly Why Obamacare could be Trump’s undoing
Infrastructure General Trump’s infrastructure plan should start here Infrastructure is only popular without concrete details If Trump’s proposals translate into higher interest rates, banks will make a lot of money Pro America must begin building Blumenthal, Murphy can for infrastructure spending Building infrastructure can work
The Case Against the Electoral College With Hillary losing the electoral college debate but winning the popular vote, there is a renewed debate on the electoral college. Since this is frequently debated in Congressional Debate and sometimes argued in Extemp, I updated our files a bit and also added to essays that take sides on the debate. There is also a bibliography to support your own research. The Case for
