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"Super PACs arose after the 2010 Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Committee, which said that corporations could donate to political candidates because of free speech, and Speechnow.org vs. Federal Election Committee, which states that individuals cannot be limited in how much they donate to corporations because of free speech. Many were not pleased with this decision because it has paved the way for billionaires like Adelson and George Soros to funnel as much money as they please into campaigns both publicly and anonymously."

After the Paris attacks, the the mostly cooled down topic of privacy vs security has come back with a vengeance, with many of the presidential front runners taking stands. It discusses how encrypted services like Twitter can be used as communication methods between terrorists, and where many important figures in the surveillance game, including former CIA director, stand on it.

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.

Descirbes the different facts about our constitutional rights and how the Patriot Act affects our constitutional rights.

The fight for conterceptives to be covered on insurance plans continues to work its way through the judicial branch. The church would like to have its religious beliefs impact our health care.

Mr. Obama backed up same sex marrage and said "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,"

This website is about how different it is to be homeschool vs a regular school. Gives percentages on what school offcials believe and how it affects students.

These is a great topic in my opinion. You hear so many people talk about how they have stop smoking to avoid getting sick in the future. I think its great that smoking is banned from many public places, because like they say second smoke has the same affect as if you where the smoker. I see that more and more people prefer non smoking hotel rooms, bars, restaurants etc its a better choose for are health. And like the article mentions of not hiring smokers.

This news report talks about how the government may be stepping over the line when is comes to security, and how that collides with our personal freedom.

Hunting allows individuals bring dinner to their table, helps keep the population at a reasonable number so the environment is not over ran. Hunting also bring s in a large profit for the wild land service.

Argues for a person's right to hunt animals. Uses several examples of how hunting generates revenue to keep national forests and protect nature.

This webpage gives you the pros vs the cons in physician-assisted suicide. It talks a little about the man who made this issue famous. While there are more pro PAS bullet-points the con ones give very good arguments

There have been pushes to ban encrypted services online in order to try and prevent terrorists from secretly using such services to communicate. This article discusses three major points that we need to consider when discussing this issue; terrorists aren't using things like PS4's to communicate, despite what the rumors claim. When we apply back-doors to our encrypted services, we weaken them to attack. We need to think about this as Privacy vs security, not security vs security.

Earlier this year, Edward J. Snowden, a government contractor, leaked classified documents to the news media that revealed the existence of top-secret government surveillance programs. We now know that the National Security Agency gathers phone logs and Internet data from millions of Americans as part of its mission to keep the United States safe.

This article discusses the ethics of stem cell research and the effectiveness of "Induced pluripotent stem cells"-reprogramming of adult human cells-vs. the use of embryonic stem cells. The article also discusses the ethics of destroying human embryos. 

Buffett said he understands the position of Apple CEO Tim Cook, who does not want to open up the iPhones of everyday Americans to government scrutiny. "I don't know Tim [Cook] real well. Everything I know about his is he's a high-grade an individual as you can imagine," he said.

Apple shouldn't share their info. Once that backdoor is opened it can never be closed

I strongly believe whatever we sign or agree to with keeping our personal life a secret, there is always going to be something there violating our personal rights. We as humans are all different and come from different backgrounds but sine we are not the "law" or we do not know more than the FBI or Apple, they will continue to think it is okay to violate our privacy.

The war on terror is not a war like World War II. The enemy is not a state and it is not clear how victory will be reached. This means any loss of privacy will be open ended and may last for many years.

Many people feel like their privacy is being invaded when going through airport security and sometimes refuse cause they don't want ttheir image to be released to the internet. There are a few points security has made stating why these scanners are the best yet

This article discusses the need to vaccinate. Not only does it prevent death and disease, it also saves billions of dollars in preventative health care. Vaccinations are also considered one of the safest preventative methods.

date 11/16/2010. editorial stating the writers views that only a small minority are complaining how the tsa conducts their searches without offering any constructive alternatives. The last paragraph of the editorial is important, the writer states " But before a vocal minority forces the issue, everyone needs to calm down and remember that the security-line indignities are a necessary byproduct of an era in which terrorists remain fixated on blowing jetliners out of the sky."

article dated 11/17/2010- editorial discussing how the TSA is violating human rights and not fully disclosing the hassards of the body scanners. A israeli airport security expert was quoted "I can overcome the Body scanners with enough explosives to bring down a Boeing 747."