| CQ Researcher 1997 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| Are feminists out of touch with the majority of women?(from Commentary, Jan 1997, and National Press Club speech, Feb 13, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | Elizabeth Powers, Eleanor Smeal |
| Are high-tech libraries losing their soul?(from Harper's magazine, March 1997, and Library Journal, December 1996) | News, opinion and commentary | Sallie Tisdale, Francine Fialkoff |
| Are the ADA guidelines on mental disabilities fair to business? (pro and con opinions are provided) | News, opinion and commentary | Tipper Gore |
| Are U.S. CEOs overpaid? | News, opinion and commentary | Graef Crystal, Ira T. Kay |
| Are young people in worse physical condition today than they were 20 years ago? (pro and con positions presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Gary Brines |
| At issue: can abortion-rights and anti-abortion groups reach common ground? | News, opinion and commentary | Katha Pollitt, Naomi Wolf |
| At issue: does the Second Amendment guarantee an individual right to keep and bear arms? | News, opinion and commentary | Tanya K. Metaksa, Dennis A. Henigan |
| At issue: should President Clinton implement the sanctions against Cuba called for the in 1996 Helms-Burton trade law? | News, opinion and commentary | Jose R. Cardenas, William M. LeoGrande |
| At issue: should whistleblowers receive financial rewards for exposing fraud against the government? | News, opinion and commentary | Glenn H. Reynolds, Lisa R. Hovelson, Peter W. Morgan |
| Does exposure to chemical weapons explain the Gulf War syndrome?(from Congressional testimony and final report of presidential committee) | News, opinion and commentary | Randy Lee Hebert |
| Does federally mandated "gender equity" in sports discriminate against male athletes?(from House Education Subcommittee testimony, May 9, 1995) | News, opinion and commentary | T.J. Kerr, Cardiss Collins |
| Does fighting "quality of life" crimes reduce murder and other more serious crimes?(from The Washington Post, Feb. 9, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | Richard Moran, George Kelling |
| Does NATO enlargement serve U.S. interests?(from Senate testimony, Apr. 23, 1997 and House comments, Mar. 5, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | Madeleine K. Albright, David R. Obey |
| Does scientific evidence support the tightening of air quality standards?(from Feb 5, 1997 Senate subcommittee testimonies) | News, opinion and commentary | George D. Thurston, Daniel B. Menzel |
| Do teachers' unions have a positive influence on the educational system? (pro and con opinions are presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Bob Chase, Myron Lieberman |
| Has NAFTA helped Mexico's economy? (pro and con opinions provided) | News, opinion and commentary | Daniel T. Griswold, Vanessa Freidman |
| Has the "diversity movement" been good for American employers? (pro and con positions provided) | News, opinion and commentary | Joanne Miller, Frederick R. Lynch |
| Is aggressive driving a major safety problem? | News, opinion and commentary | |
| Is marijuana appropriate for medicinal use?(from NORML Reports, Oct 1996, and The Arizona Republic, Nov 29, 1996) | News, opinion and commentary | Dan Quayle, Paul Armentano |
| Is meaningful school choice possible within the public school system? | News, opinion and commentary | Richard W. Riley, Joe McTighe |
| Is the FBI forensics laboratory too secretive?(from Feb. 20, 1997 speech and the Contra Costa Times, Mar. 5, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | David Fisher, James E. Starrs |
| Is the growth of part-time, temporary and subcontracted employment unfair to workers? (pro and con positions presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Richard S. Belous, Max R. Lyons |
| Is the Line Item Veto Act constitutional? | News, opinion and commentary | |
| Is there a scientific basis for creationism? (opposing and supporting positions are presented) | News, opinion and commentary | William A. Hoesch, Steve Edinger |
| Mental health policy: are Americans with mental illness adequately protected? (includes related articles, chronology and bibliography) | News, opinion and commentary | Thomas J. Billitteri |
| Should all women in their 40s get mammograms?(from Senate testimony on Feb 5, 1997, and The Washington Post, Feb 11, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | Olympia J. Snowe, Frances M. Visco |
| Should American military personnel be used to help provide assistance to refugees? | News, opinion and commentary | Doug Bandow, Steven Hansch |
| Should Americans be willing to give up some of their privacy to advance policies that are generally perceived to be in society's best interest?(includes excerpt from Legal Times, Sep 23, 1996) | News, opinion and commentary | Nadine Strossen, Amitai Etzioni |
| Should children born to illegal immigrants in the United States be denied birthrights to U.S. citizenship?(from House joint hearing testimonies) | News, opinion and commentary | Elton Gallegly, Luis V. Gutierrez |
| Should Congress make major changes in the independent counsel law? | News, opinion and commentary | Terry Eastland, Donald J. Simon |
| Should Congress require stock markets to set prices by decimals instead of fractions?(from House subcommittee testimonies, Apr 10, 1997 and Apr 16, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | Michael G. Oxley, Edward J. Markey, William R. Johnston |
| Should Congress require the states to permit competition in providing electric power to all customers, including residential users? | News, opinion and commentary | John B. Anderson, Robert K. Johnson |
| Should gasoline tax revenue be used to support Amtrak? | News, opinion and commentary | Joseph R. Biden, John McCain |
| Should liquor commercials be banned from television?(from US News & World Report, Dec 9, 1996 and Chicago Tribune, Dec 23, 1996) | News, opinion and commentary | John Leo, Morris E. Chafetz |
| Should nonprofits that receive government money be barred from lobbying advocacy? | News, opinion and commentary | David E. Skaggs, David McIntosh |
| Should Oregon's assisted-suicide law be repealed? (both pro and con opinions provided) | News, opinion and commentary | |
| Should public-safety officers be subject to mandatory retirement? | News, opinion and commentary | William H. Smith, Tom Miller |
| Should public schools devote more resources to special programs for gifted students? | News, opinion and commentary | James J. Gallagher, Mara Sapon-Shevin |
| Should state or regional governments require local governments to manage growth and combat sprawl? (pro and con opinions presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Edward L. Hudgins, Richard Moe |
| Should the Department of Health and Human Services adopt the Ryan Commission's recommendations?(includes excerpts from Chronicle of Higher Education, July 19, 1996) | News, opinion and commentary | Kenneth J. Ryan |
| Should the FDA privatize its product-review process?(from Congressional testimonies on May 1, 1996, and April 11, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | David A. Kessler |
| Should the federal government require some electricity to come from renewable energy sources? (pro and con positions presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Julie A. Keil, Donald Niemiec |
| Should the Russian government be involved in building the International Space Station?(from House Science Committee testimonies, Feb 12, 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | Daniel S. Goldin, Dana Rohrabacher |
| Should the United States ban human cloning?(from ABA Journal, May 1997) | News, opinion and commentary | George J. Annas, John A. Robertson |
| Should the United States grant permanent most-favored-nation trade status to China? | News, opinion and commentary | John Howard, Nancy Pelosi |
| Should the United States impose sanctions on countries responsible for religious persecution? (pro and con opinions are presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Nina Shea, Frank D. Kittredge, Albert M. Pennybacker |
| Teacher education: should school reform focus on teachers? (includes related articles, chronology and bibliography) | News, opinion and commentary | Thomas J. Billitteri |
| Will researchers develop a computer that duplicates human intelligence in the foreseeable future? (pro and con opinions are presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Hans Moravec, Stuart Shieber |
| Will the revised television program ratings system help families monitor children's viewing? (pro- and anti-positions presented) | News, opinion and commentary | Lois Jean White, Rosalyn Weinman |
| Would a total ban on anti-personnel mines undermine U.S. military strategy? (pro- and anti-positions presented) | News, opinion and commentary | John Shalikashvili, David C. Jones |
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