Controversy!

Allows readers to use critical thinking and to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of alternative energy sources.

This book discusses the controversy over legal gambling, presenting views from people who envision massive debt, self-destruction, and addiction to those who think gambling inspires thoughts of prosperity and aid to ailing economies.

Addresses questions about health care in the United States, discussing who provides, pays for, and regulates health care, the problems of inefficiency and inequity, and related political issues, and looking at health care services around the world.

This gripping volume allows readers to use critical thinking to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of punishment, incarceration, and the treatment of prisoners.

Examines the different roles played by church and state in considerations of religion throughout the history of the United States, beginning with concerns of the original colonists through the current debate about religion in schools.

Explores a wide range of topics related to poverty in America, including the main causes of poverty, its impact on education, health, and government, state and federal programs to help poor families, and more.

This book discusses the current conflict over immigration, presenting views from people who want to close our borders to those who believe we should open our doors to all and let undocumented immigrants attain legal residency.

Provides readers with information regarding internet piracy.

This book examines controversies surrounding government entitlements, explaining what they are, discussing social security, welfare, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and related topics, and encourages students to utilize critical thinking skills.

Examines the details of the crime identity theft and its punishment, as well as the controversy around the ways in which the government seeks to protect citizens from the problem.

Provides readers with information regarding genocide.

Allows readers to use critical thinking to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of torture.

In 2015, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 1 million American youths between the ages of 12 and 17 had a dependence on illicit drugs or alcohol. It is a part of their lives, unfortunately. This essential volume helps readers to use critical thinking to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of illegal drugs. Chapters present the impact of drug use, American attitudes toward it, and whether the flow of illegal drugs can be stopped. Further chapters explain related punishment and prison life, whether some illegal drugs should be legalized, and drug treatment methods. Readers will lastly consider the War on Drugs and its relation to the Constitution. A timeline, notes, further information section, bibliography, and index round out this resource.

Allows readers to use critical thinking to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of reproductive technology.

This must-have resource allows readers to use critical thinking to create informed opinions on where they stand on the issue of steroids.

This book examines controversies surrounding military might and global intervention, tracing the history of armed intervention, discussing options for nonmilitary intervention, as well as arguments for and against the use of armed intervention.