Arguments for and against banning gambling
AGAINST BANNING GAMBLING FOR BANNING GAMBLING 1. AS GOOD AS ANYTHING As the popular adage goes, time you enjoy wasting is not…
Arguments for and against conscription
FOR CONSCRIPTION AGAINST CONSCRIPTION 1. WAR-READY Europe is weak. Armies across Europe are struggling to find new recruits and are seeing their…
Arguments for and against Cryptocurrencies
FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES AGAINST CRYPTOCURRENCIES 1. A NEW ALTERNATIVE Critics of cryptocurrencies have to acknowledge that our current system is not so rosy….
Arguments for and against government surveillance
FOR Government Surveillance AGAINST Government Surveillance 1. WE NEED TO BE KEPT SAFE We should not be naïve: the world is not…
Arguments for and against globalization
FOR Globalization AGAINST Globalization 1. ONE BILLION PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY Between 1990 and 2010, the number of people living in extreme poverty…
Arguments for and against legalising drugs
FOR Legalising Drugs AGAINST Legalising Drugs 1. PERSONAL FREEDOM If they are not harming other people, the government has no right to restrict what…
Arguments for and against the death penalty
FOR the death penalty AGAINST the death penalty 1. JUSTICE… An eye for an eye. The death penalty is reserved for…
Arguments for and against abortion
FOR legal abortion AGAINST legal abortion 1. THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE… It’s her body, and it should be her choice. Abortion is never…
Arguments for and against banning guns
FOR banning guns AGAINST banning guns 1. SAVING LIVES There were 427 mass shootings in the United States in 2017, and more than…