Module 1: Individuals and Families
Issue: Is Same-Sex Marriage Harmful to America?
Yes: Top Ten Harms of Same-Sex "Marriage"
No: Joe Biden Takes a Marriage Equality Victory Lap
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Does Morality Need Religion?
Yes: Ethics and the Kingdom of God
No: Religion, Morality, and Conscience
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should Abortion be Restricted?
Yes: Why Abortion is Bad for America
No: Filibuster of the Texas State Senate
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Can Women Have it All?
Yes: Sherl Sandberg's Radically Realistic "And" Solution for Working Mothers
No: Why Women Still Can't Have it All
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Does the Cultural Environment Influence Lifespan Development More Than Our Genes?
Yes: Facial Expressions of Emotions Are Not Culturally Universal
No: Making the Mind: Why We've Misunderstood the Nature-Nurture Debate
Exploring the Issue
Module 2: Social and Behavioral Sciences Perspectives
Issue: Should Prostitution be Legal?
Yes: Want a Safer Community? Legalize Prostitution
No: The Demand: Where Sex Trafficking Begins
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should "Recreational" Drugs Be Legalized?
Yes: Drug Policy, Criminal Justice, and Mass Imprisonment
No: Legalizing Marijuana: Why Citizens Should Just Say No
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should the United States Be More Restrictive of Gun Ownership?
Yes: Gun Control
No: The Case for More Guns (and More Gun Control)
Exploring the Issue
Issue 1: Is Affirmative Action Still Necessary?
Yes: If Affirmative Action Fails... What Then?
No: Fair Enough? Barack Obama's Rise Has Americans Debating Whether Affirmative Action Has Run Its Course
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should Physicians Be Allowed to Assist in Patient Suicide?
Yes: The Supreme Court and Physician-Assisted Suicide - The Ultimate Right
No: Competent Care for the Dying Instead of Physician-Assisted Suicide
Exploring the Issue
Module 3: National and International Political Perspectives
Issue 5: Should the World Continue to Rely on Oil as the Major Source of Energy
Yes: The World Has Plenty of Oil
No: Is World Oil Production Peaking
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Does Immigration Contribute to a Better America?
Yes: The Case for Immigration: The Secret to Economic Vibrancy
No: Immigration: Dissolving the People
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Is Warrantless Wiretapping Ever Justified to Protect National Security?
Yes: How to 'Connect the Dots'
No: Restoring the Rule of Law
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Is Torture Ever Justified?
Yes: Not Enough Official Torture in the World? The Circumstances in Which Torture is Morally Justifiable
No: Torture, Necessity, and Existential Politics
Exploring the Issue
Issues: Are Barriers to Women's Success as Leaders Due to Societal Obstacles?
Yes: Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership
No: Naturally Selected: The Evolutionary Science of Leadership
Exploring the Issue
Module 4: Economic, Business, and Societal Dilemmas
Issue: Is Bigger Government Better Government?
Yes: The Case for Big Government
No: The Return of Big Government
Exploring the Issue
Issue 18: Is Overseas Outsourcing a Good U.S. Business Strategy?
Yes: Outsourcing Production and Jobs: Costs and Benefits
No: Outsourcing: Pros and Cons
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Is the Gender Wage Gap Justified?
Yes: Explaining the Overall Pay Gap
No: The Gender Wage Gap: Debunking the Rationalizations
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Is Minimum Wage Justified?
Yes: Higher Calling
No: The Negative Effects of Minimum Wage Laws
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Does Capitalism Have Serious Defects?
Yes: Capitalism and Inequality
No: Why Capitalism is Awesome
Exploring the Issue
Module 5: Science and Technology: Igniting Change
Issue: Should Parents Be Able to Genetically Engineer Their Children?
Yes: Genetically Engineering 'Ethical' Babies Is a Moral Obligation, Says Oxford Professor
No: Designer Genes
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should Advertising Directed at Children Be Restricted?
Yes: A Fine Line When Ads and Children Mix
No: A Happy Meal Is Nothing to Smile About
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should the Federal Government Require That All Internet Be Treated Equally?
Yes: The Case for Net Neutrality
No: Net Neutrality 10 Years Later: A Still Unconvinced Commissioner
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe To Eat?
Yes: Scary Food
No: Introduction to the GMO Emperor Has No Clothes: A Global Citizens Report on the State of GMOs - False Promises, Failed Technologies
Exploring the Issue
Module 6: Emerging Social Science Issues
Issue: Does Technology Invade Our Privacy?
Yes: The All-or-Nothing Fallacy
No: The Privacy Problem: What's Wrong with Privacy?
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Do Video Games Increase Aggression in Teenagers?
Yes: Video Games Can Spark Aggression
No: Shooting in the Dark
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Is Excessive Use of Social Media a Form of Narcissism?
Yes: Self-Presentation 2.0: Narcissism and Self-Esteem on Facebook
No: Discovering Intimacy on Facebook
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Is Free Will an Illusion?
Yes: The Agency of the Self and the Brain's Illusions
No: Why We Have Free Will
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Does Social Media Have Largely Positive Impacts on Its Users?
Yes: Where Millenials Make Friends and Mobilize for Change
No: Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?
Exploring the Issue
Module 7: Learning Within the Global Society
Issue: Does Grading Help Students Learn?
Yes: Standards-Based Grading
No: The Case Against Grades
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Do Innate Gender Differences Influence How Children Learn?
Yes: Gender Friendly Schools
No: The Myth of Pink and Blue Brains
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Should Behaviorism Shape Educational Practices?
Yes: A Skinnerian View of Human Freedom
No: Know Thyself: The Importance of Humanism in Education
Exploring the Issue
Issue: Do American Schools Need a Common Curriculum?
Yes: A Call for Common Content
No: Closing the Door on Innovation
