![]() Lott, Jr., argues that giving law-abiding citizens the right to carry concealed handguns deters street crime. Bogus argues that even local gun control laws will reduce the number of gun-related crimes. ![]() Lott, Jr., from More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws (University of Chicago Press, 1998) Writer Carl T. Bogus, from "The Strong Case for Gun Control," The American Prospect (Summer 1992) NO: John R. Do We Need Tougher Gun Control Laws? YES: Carl T. ![]() Freedman contends that the death penalty does not reduce crime but does reduce public safety and carries the risk of innocent people being executed. Lee argues that capital punishment is the only fair way for society to respond to certain heinous crimes. Freedman, from "The Case Against the Death Penalty," USA Today Magazine (March 1997) Essayist Robert W. Lee, from "Deserving to Die," The New American (August 13, 1990) NO: Eric M. Is Capital Punishment Justified? YES: Robert W. Eastman argues that the "dilatory" use of the filibuster flouts the will of the Senate, intrudes upon the president's power to nominate judges, and ultimately threatens the independence of the judiciary. Eastman, from Testimony, Senate Judiciary Committee (May 6, 2003) Marcia Greenberger, Co-president of the National Women's Law Center, contends the filibuster of judicial nominees serves the nation well by forcing the president to submit moderate, consensus nominees to the bench. Is the Filibuster of Judicial Nominees Justifiable? YES: Marcia Greenberger, from Testimony, Senate Judiciary Committee (May 6, 2003) NO: John C. Breyer upholds the right of Congress to regulate activities within a state if Congress has a rational basis for believing that it affects the exercise of congressional power. Rehnquist argues that Congress cannot regulate activities within a state that are not economic and do not substantially affect commerce among the states. Supreme Court (April 26, 1995) Supreme Court chief justice William H. Breyer, from Dissenting Opinion, United States v. Supreme Court (April 26, 1995) NO: Stephen G. Rehnquist, from Majority Opinion, United States v. Is Congress Barred From Regulating Commerce Within a State? YES: William H. Journalist Eric Alterman criticizes Goldberg's methodology and argues that there is a conservative bias in the media, citing as evidence the media's extensive corporate ties and what he regards as their favorable coverage of President Bush's presidency. Do the Media Have a Liberal Bias? YES: Bernard Goldberg, from Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite (Warner Books, 2003) NO: Eric Alterman, from What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News (Basic Books, 2003) Former CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg argues that liberal bias is pervasive in news reporting, the result not from a conspiracy but of a mind-set among media elites acquired from the homogeneous social circles in which they live and work. Public communications director Daniel Casse contends that the Republicans occupy the middle ground on domestic issues, driving the Democrats to adopt less popular, extreme positions. ![]() Judis and Ruy Teixeira argue that on key issues the Democratic Party is more in line with the values of modern, postindustrial America than the Republican Party is. Judis and Ruy Teixeira, from The Emerging Democratic Majority (Scribner, 2002) NO: Daniel Casse, from "An Emerging Republican Majority?" Commentary (January 2003) Social analysts John B. Is There an Emerging Democratic Majority? YES: John B. Political scientist Anthony King contends that American office-holders spend too much time and effort running for office, which detracts from their responsibility to provide good government. Popkin argues that presidential election campaigns perform a unique and essential service in informing and unifying the American people. Popkin, from The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns (University of Chicago Press, 1991) NO: Anthony King, from "Running Scared," The Atlantic Monthly (January 1997) Professor of political science Samuel L. Do Political Campaigns Promote Good Government? YES: Samuel L. Norton & Company, 2003) NO: Robert Kagan, from "The Ungreat Washed," The New Republic (July 7 & 14, 2001) Newsweek writer Fareed Zakaria argues that unrestrained democracy threatens vital liberties and concludes that "what we need in politics today is not more democracy but less." Robert Kagan, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, contends that in today's world democracy is the only practical means of protecting vital liberties. Is There Too Much Democracy in the World? YES: Fareed Zakaria, from The Future of Freedom (W.W. Democracy and the American Political Process ISSUE 1. ![]()
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