Fall 2010 Critical Thinking Research Topics

Possible Topics:

• Should Prisons be run by private companies on contract with the state? (2)
• Should wars be waged, in part, with the use of privatized military firms? (2)
• Are there ethically unacceptable ways to protest? (3)
• Should medical professionals be allowed to refuse to perform procedures which violate their conscience? (10)
• Should steroid use be permitted in professional sports? (3)
• Should health care be socialized? (0)
• What are the best explanations for obesity? (7)
• Should stem cell research be unrestricted? (6)
• Ethics of Transplant.
• Should gun control be increased? (5)
• Does watching violent media have an effect on people? (9)
• Are standardized college admissions tests useful and valid? (1)
• What forms of sex education programs are effective? (1)
• Do weight loss diets work? (1)
• What, if anything, should be done about Guantanamo? (4)
• Is off shore wind farming practical? (0)