Includes bibliographical references.

Does the media have a liberal bias? -- Is it necessary to become less consumerist? -- Does social media have largely positive impacts on its users? -- Is the American family in trouble? -- Can women have it all? -- Is same-sex marriage harmful to America? -- Is increasing economic inequality a serious problem? -- Is America close to being a post-racial society? -- Is the gender wage gap justified? -- Is government dominated by big business? -- Does capitalism have serious defects? -- Is stimulus the best way to get the American economy back on its feet? -- Was the welfare reform the right approach to poverty? -- Are teachers the key to greatly improving American education? -- Will biotechnology have the greatest impact on the next half century? -- Is the crime rate the best measure for understanding and treating crime? -- Should laws against drug use remain restrictive? -- Are we headed toward a nuclear 9/11? -- Does immigration benefit the economy? -- Is humankind dangerously harming the environment? -- Is economic globalization good for both rich and poor? -- Should government intervene in a capitalist economy?