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As technology becomes more popular, we begin to lose our privacy. The internet is becoming harder to avoid, and personal lives are becoming more public. Websites track your use of the internet- where you go, what you do, etc. In some ways this can be beneficial, as people cannot hide who they are anymore. IRS scandals, disease outbreaks, companies abusing power; all at our fingertips. This has sparked the debate between what is more important: your privacy? or our nation's security?

This article explains that there is basically no debate anymore over privacy vs security; privacy lost long ago. With the advent of the "information age" privacy largely died quietly and without much thought. Now that things like Google and Facebook exist, and we spit out private information without much thought, the debate is over.

This is about making the new gun laws but two people debating on weather or not they should be new laws or if they should just have stronger enforcement and better background checks.

WASHINGTON - President Obama's compromise plan to require free insurance coverage of contraceptives for women touched off a tumultuous debate on Thursday in which members of Congress mixed political theater with soul-searching over potential threats to religious liberty.

Explores the various wholes in the gun-control argument. Provides homicide rates in comparison to other countries. Touches on facts that are usually not brought up in neither side of the gun-control debate.

In Room for Debate, The Times invites knowledgeable outside contributors to discuss news events and other timely issues.

Gun control and violence is always a popular topic in debates. However it goes nowhere. Those that are pro-gun control do not use valid facts to back up their reasoning on why parts of our freedoms should be taken away. It will never be harder or impossible for felons/bad people to find guns. Yes, they are wanting to confiscate guns. Buying a gun is not as easy as buying groceries, there are laws in place that restrict who can buy guns legally. Concealed carriers do stop mass shootings. There are lots of myths that come along with the debates, and no one should make a decision without doing research.

The facts and numbers about healthcare in the US. Disagreements are happening on how to give everyone some type of insurance. This rising problem has many more years of debate.

This site has a public debate over security against freedoms. This site allows members to post comments in favor or against either option. With freedom at 53% of users and 47% for security.

The debate over school uniforms, if they make students learn better. Better for schools or not?

Side by side arguments on whether prostitution should be legalized.  Total of 56 articles.  Articles are written by seemingly anyone but some cite works.

This article talks about gun control and how it reminds the readers about the 2nd amendment. The public safefty and security is also discussed. The debate is whether or not owing a gun can help hinder crime or is it just dangerous to have?

This is just about an age old debate about the 2nd amendment, the right to bear arms, and about the public's safety. Honestly who should be allowed to own a gun and how good are the regulations on that? People fear that their will be a rise in crimes. Maybe they are right, maybe not. Some see it as protecting themselves and their family.

This article debates the tyoe of sex education that should be taught in schools. Should kids only recieve the message of abstinance only? Also taking into consideration of how realistic that is...Or should we be teaching a comprehensive sex education class that covers sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, and Abstinence? Young people are exposed more and more and are confronted with the idea and practice of sex. I think its more realistic to teach more than just abstinence.

Last week, if you squinted your eyes and tilted your head a little bit to the right, you might have thought America had magically traveled back in time to the 1950s (or 1850s). The recent shift in the political conversation to contraception has been not only surprising but, for many, downright disturbing (bone-chilling, WTF, "what kind of documentation do I need to move to Canada?" This article explores the hidden issue of birth control. What started out innocent enough allowing certain institutions to not participate in providing birth control for their employees has turned into a debate on whether women deserve it or not. Taking birth control does not promote promiscious activities and it is used for other means other than preventing pregnancy.

This is more of a public debate on whether or not it should be legal to let someone commit suicide or not. This debate is open to public and many writers bring up ever valid points on whether it is okay to assisted someone with their own suicide if they ask or whether that is considered murder.

At a high school named Free State to honor Kansas' anti-slavery past, the Confederate flag waved off the back of a student's pickup truck in the parking lot. When classmates who were offended removed it, the student replaced it and displayed the flag again. It's sparked debate about race...

Should 18 year old people be allowed to buy alcohol? They can vote on leaders and shoot people in war so why not make the decision to drink?

This site is about how some leaders feel about this new legislation on drug testing for welfare. Most leaders agree and want to incorporate it into their own state laws.

This article describes how some legislators are trying to pass drug testing for TANF applicates. Florida has already passed the law and feel that it is unfair for taxpayers to subsidize drug addictions. I am a firm believer in this and think that it should be mandated.

Gay rights supporters scored another major victory in court Tuesday, when a state judge in Miami tossed out a statute that had for more than 30 years barred gay people in Florida from adopting children.

The article highlights the debate over Florida's law that restricts any unmarried couple that lives together from adopting children. This law indirectly bans gay married couples from adopting. 

This article discusses the pros and cons about Freedom of Speech and restrictions. It allows you to get a better understanding of why this amendment is being argued. I learned a lot from reading it.

The gay community has a hard time defending their rights as it is, and in this article, they are still defending that it is not by choice to be gay. Many are in outrage when a woman changes from a marriage with a man to a life and engagement with a woman "by choice". Either by birth, or by choice sexuality preference will always be at debate and under scrutiny.