Debate Issues / Paper Topics

  1. Debate Central -

    An online resource created and maintained by the National Center for Policy Analysis for high school students researching the nationwide high school debate topic.
  2. Hot Paper Topics -

    Maintained by St. Ambrose University, this site has excellent links to research sources on a variety of paper topics on controversial social issues.
  3. Procon.org -

    Find unbiased pro and con information on 42 controversial issues. Each topic includes a summary of the issue, a "Did You Know?" section, pro & con arguments, background information, and a video gallery.
  4. Yahoo! Issues and Causes -

    Links to articles and web sites on various topics. There is a lot of information here, but the collection of articles for each topics is not always balanced. Sometimes you may need to go elsewhere to find an opposing viewpoint for your issue.