# Fifty Fifty Politics

> Fifty Fifty Politics presents the strongest, most detailed case from both the left and the right on every major U.S. political debate, side by side, with real sourced data and no editorializing. Each of the topics has a companion in-depth blog post with current research, original charts, and cited sources.

Non-partisan. Every topic presents both sides fairly, with sourced arguments, not opinion.

## Site
- [Homepage](https://5050politics.com/): All debate topics, browsable by category, each with left vs. right breakdowns
- [Blog Index](https://5050politics.com/blog/): All in-depth research posts, organized by category
- [Contact](https://5050politics.com/contact/): How to reach Fifty Fifty Politics with corrections, topic ideas, or press inquiries
- [Privacy](https://5050politics.com/privacy/): What data is collected and how it's used
- [Sitemap](https://5050politics.com/sitemap.xml): Full list of all site URLs
- [Why Fact-Checkers Disagree](https://5050politics.com/blog/fact-checkers/): Analysis of a Penn State study comparing 22,349 Snopes and PolitiFact fact-checks; of 749 shared claims, one was a genuine conflict
- [Where AI Assistants Get Their Political Answers](https://5050politics.com/blog/ai-political-sources/): AI assistants cite largely different sources from each other, and mostly not the pages ranking on Google. What that means for political questions.
- [Where to Find Primary Sources on Any Political Issue](https://5050politics.com/blog/primary-sources/): CRS reports, CBO scores, GAO audits and the Federal Register. What each one is, and when to reach for it.
- [What Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree On](https://5050politics.com/blog/both-sides-agree/): We measured all 900 arguments on this site for shared ground. What turned up, and why the disagreements that remain are the interesting ones.
- [Why the Same Poll Produces Two Opposite Headlines](https://5050politics.com/blog/poll-headlines/): One survey, two contradictory headlines, and neither is inaccurate. Where the difference actually comes from.

## About this site

- [About](https://5050politics.com/about/) — who makes the site, how topics and sources are chosen, why both sides get equal length.
- [For Educators](https://5050politics.com/educators/) — classroom uses, what each topic page contains, reading level.
- [Resources](https://5050politics.com/resources/) — index of everything on the site and how it is structured.
- [Glossary](https://5050politics.com/glossary/) — plain definitions for 57 political terms, each linked to a debate.
- [Comparison](https://5050politics.com/compare/) — how the site differs from AllSides and ProCon.org.

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Last updated: 2026-09-04

## How each page is built

- A topic page at /topics/{id}/ carries five arguments from the left and five
  from the right on the same question, each one expandable into a longer
  passage, plus four external sources. Neither side is marked as correct and
  both are given the same length and the same level of detail.
- A blog post at /blog/{id}/ is a research brief of 850-1250 words on the same
  subject, with two original charts and four cited sources.
- Every topic has exactly one blog post and every blog post has exactly one
  topic. The pair share an id, so /topics/guns/ and /blog/guns/ are the two
  halves of one subject.
- Nothing on the site resolves a debate or recommends a position.
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## Media Guide

https://5050politics.com/media/ - Seventy-five national news outlets and TV networks. Who owns each one, when it started, and how independent bias raters classify it.

- [ABC News](https://5050politics.com/media/abc-news/): Leans left. Owned by The Walt Disney Company, founded 1943.
- [Bloomberg News](https://5050politics.com/media/bloomberg-news/): Leans left. Owned by Bloomberg L.P., founded 1990.
- [CBS News](https://5050politics.com/media/cbs-news/): Leans left. Owned by Paramount Skydance, founded 1927.
- [CNN](https://5050politics.com/media/cnn/): Leans left. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, founded 1980.
- [Democracy Now!](https://5050politics.com/media/democracy-now/): Left. Owned by Democracy Now Productions, founded 1996.
- [HuffPost](https://5050politics.com/media/huffpost/): Leans left. Owned by BuzzFeed Inc. (majority: Allen Family Digital), founded 2005.
- [Los Angeles Times](https://5050politics.com/media/los-angeles-times/): Leans left. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong (California Times), founded 1881.
- [MS NOW](https://5050politics.com/media/ms-now/): Left. Owned by Versant Media Group, founded 1996.
- [Mother Jones](https://5050politics.com/media/mother-jones/): Left. Owned by Center for Investigative Reporting, founded 1976.
- [NBC News](https://5050politics.com/media/nbc-news/): Leans left. Owned by NBCUniversal (Comcast), founded 1940.
- [NPR](https://5050politics.com/media/npr/): Leans left. Owned by Non-profit member network, founded 1970.
- [PBS NewsHour](https://5050politics.com/media/pbs-newshour/): Leans left. Owned by NewsHour Productions (WETA), founded 1975.
- [ProPublica](https://5050politics.com/media/propublica/): Leans left. Owned by Non-profit, foundation funded, founded 2007.
- [Rolling Stone](https://5050politics.com/media/rolling-stone/): Leans left. Owned by Penske Media, founded 1967.
- [Salon](https://5050politics.com/media/salon/): Left. Owned by Find.co, founded 1995.
- [Slate](https://5050politics.com/media/slate/): Leans left. Owned by Graham Holdings, founded 1996.
- [The Atlantic](https://5050politics.com/media/the-atlantic/): Leans left. Owned by Emerson Collective (majority), founded 1857.
- [The Boston Globe](https://5050politics.com/media/the-boston-globe/): Leans left. Owned by Boston Globe Media Partners, founded 1872.
- [The Daily Beast](https://5050politics.com/media/the-daily-beast/): Leans left. Owned by People Inc. (formerly IAC), founded 2008.
- [The Guardian (US)](https://5050politics.com/media/the-guardian/): Leans left. Owned by Scott Trust Limited, founded 1821.
- [The Intercept](https://5050politics.com/media/the-intercept/): Left. Owned by The Intercept (independent non-profit), founded 2014.
- [The Nation](https://5050politics.com/media/the-nation/): Left. Owned by The Nation Company, founded 1865.
- [The New Republic](https://5050politics.com/media/the-new-republic/): Leans left. Owned by Win McCormack, founded 1914.
- [The New York Times](https://5050politics.com/media/the-new-york-times/): Leans left. Owned by The New York Times Company, founded 1851.
- [The New Yorker](https://5050politics.com/media/the-new-yorker/): Leans left. Owned by Condé Nast, founded 1925.
- [The Washington Post](https://5050politics.com/media/the-washington-post/): Leans left. Owned by Nash Holdings (Jeff Bezos), founded 1877.
- [Time](https://5050politics.com/media/time/): Leans left. Owned by Time USA, founded 1923.
- [Vox](https://5050politics.com/media/vox/): Leans left. Owned by Lupa Systems, founded 2014.
- [Axios](https://5050politics.com/media/axios/): Center. Owned by Cox Enterprises (70%), founded 2016.
- [BBC News](https://5050politics.com/media/bbc-news/): Center. Owned by British Broadcasting Corporation, founded 1922.
- [Business Insider](https://5050politics.com/media/business-insider/): Center. Owned by Axel Springer SE, founded 2007.
- [C-SPAN](https://5050politics.com/media/c-span/): Center. Owned by National Cable Satellite Corporation, founded 1979.
- [CNBC](https://5050politics.com/media/cnbc/): Center. Owned by Versant Media Group, founded 1989.
- [Chicago Tribune](https://5050politics.com/media/chicago-tribune/): Center. Owned by Alden Global Capital, founded 1847.
- [Financial Times](https://5050politics.com/media/financial-times/): Center. Owned by Nikkei Inc., founded 1888.
- [Forbes](https://5050politics.com/media/forbes/): Center. Owned by Integrated Whale Media, founded 1917.
- [Fortune](https://5050politics.com/media/fortune/): Center. Owned by Chatchaval Jiaravanon, founded 1929.
- [MarketWatch](https://5050politics.com/media/marketwatch/): Center. Owned by Dow Jones (News Corp), founded 1997.
- [NewsNation](https://5050politics.com/media/newsnation/): Center. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, founded 2020.
- [Newsweek](https://5050politics.com/media/newsweek/): Center. Owned by Newsweek Publishing LLC, founded 1933.
- [Politico](https://5050politics.com/media/politico/): Center. Owned by Axel Springer SE, founded 2007.
- [Semafor](https://5050politics.com/media/semafor/): Center. Owned by Semafor Inc., founded 2022.
- [The Christian Science Monitor](https://5050politics.com/media/the-christian-science-monitor/): Center. Owned by Christian Science Publishing Society, founded 1908.
- [The Economist](https://5050politics.com/media/the-economist/): Center. Owned by The Economist Group, founded 1843.
- [The Hill](https://5050politics.com/media/the-hill/): Center. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, founded 1994.
- [USA Today](https://5050politics.com/media/usa-today/): Center. Owned by USA TODAY Co. (formerly Gannett), founded 1982.
- [Breitbart News](https://5050politics.com/media/breitbart-news/): Right. Owned by Breitbart News Network, founded 2007.
- [Commentary](https://5050politics.com/media/commentary/): Leans right. Owned by Commentary Inc., founded 1945.
- [Fox News](https://5050politics.com/media/fox-news/): Leans right. Owned by Fox Corporation, founded 1996.
- [Hot Air](https://5050politics.com/media/hot-air/): Leans right. Owned by Salem Media Group (owned by WaterStone), founded 2006.
- [Just the News](https://5050politics.com/media/just-the-news/): Right. Owned by JTN Network, founded 2020.
- [National Review](https://5050politics.com/media/national-review/): Leans right. Owned by National Review Institute, founded 1955.
- [New York Post](https://5050politics.com/media/new-york-post/): Leans right. Owned by News Corp, founded 1801.
- [Newsmax](https://5050politics.com/media/newsmax/): Right. Owned by Newsmax, Inc. (NYSE: NMAX), founded 1998.
- [One America News](https://5050politics.com/media/one-america-news/): Right. Owned by Herring Networks, founded 2013.
- [PJ Media](https://5050politics.com/media/pj-media/): Leans right. Owned by Salem Media Group (owned by WaterStone), founded 2005.
- [Reason](https://5050politics.com/media/reason/): Leans right. Owned by Reason Foundation, founded 1968.
- [RedState](https://5050politics.com/media/redstate/): Right. Owned by Salem Media Group (owned by WaterStone), founded 2004.
- [The American Conservative](https://5050politics.com/media/the-american-conservative/): Leans right. Owned by American Ideas Institute, founded 2002.
- [The Blaze](https://5050politics.com/media/the-blaze/): Right. Owned by Blaze Media, founded 2010.
- [The Daily Caller](https://5050politics.com/media/the-daily-caller/): Leans right. Owned by The Daily Caller Inc., founded 2010.
- [The Daily Wire](https://5050politics.com/media/the-daily-wire/): Right. Owned by DailyWire Ventures, LLC, founded 2015.
- [The Dispatch](https://5050politics.com/media/the-dispatch/): Leans right. Owned by Dispatch Media, Inc., founded 2019.
- [The Epoch Times](https://5050politics.com/media/the-epoch-times/): Right. Owned by Epoch Times Association, founded 2000.
- [The Federalist](https://5050politics.com/media/the-federalist/): Right. Owned by FDRLST Media, founded 2013.
- [The Free Press](https://5050politics.com/media/the-free-press/): Leans right. Owned by Paramount Skydance, founded 2021.
- [The Spectator (US)](https://5050politics.com/media/the-spectator/): Leans right. Owned by Old Queen Street Ventures, founded 2019.
- [The Wall Street Journal](https://5050politics.com/media/the-wall-street-journal/): Leans right. Owned by News Corp, founded 1889.
- [The Washington Times](https://5050politics.com/media/the-washington-times/): Leans right. Owned by Operations Holdings, founded 1982.
- [Townhall](https://5050politics.com/media/townhall/): Leans right. Owned by Salem Media Group (owned by WaterStone), founded 1995.
- [Washington Examiner](https://5050politics.com/media/washington-examiner/): Leans right. Owned by Clarity Media Group, founded 2005.
- [Agence France-Presse](https://5050politics.com/media/agence-france-presse/): Not rated. Owned by Independent statutory body, French law, founded 1944.
- [Associated Press](https://5050politics.com/media/associated-press/): Not rated. Owned by Non-profit news cooperative, founded 1846.
- [Reuters](https://5050politics.com/media/reuters/): Not rated. Owned by Thomson Reuters, founded 1851.
- [United Press International](https://5050politics.com/media/united-press-international/): Not rated. Owned by News World Communications, founded 1907.

## Topics by category

### Economy
- [Big Tech Antitrust](https://5050politics.com/topics/antitrust/) — Whether large technology companies should be broken up or face stricter antitrust enforcement. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/antitrust/))
- [Defense & Military Spending](https://5050politics.com/topics/defense-spending/) — Whether the U.S. should increase, maintain, or reduce its defense budget. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/defense-spending/))
- [Federal Reserve Independence](https://5050politics.com/topics/fed-independence/) — Whether the Federal Reserve should remain independent from political pressure in setting interest rates and monetary policy. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/fed-independence/))
- [Government Shutdowns & Spending](https://5050politics.com/topics/government-shutdown/) — Whether Congress should pass full-year spending bills on time, and how shutdown standoffs should be resolved. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/government-shutdown/))
- [National Debt & Deficit](https://5050politics.com/topics/national-debt/) — How urgently the government should act to reduce federal deficits and the growing national debt. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/national-debt/))
- [Rent Control](https://5050politics.com/topics/rent-control/) — Whether local governments should cap how much landlords can raise rents. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/rent-control/))
- [Social Security Reform](https://5050politics.com/topics/social-security/) — How to address Social Security\u2019s long-term funding shortfall as the program approaches insolvency. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/social-security/))
- [Tax Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/tax/) — Whether taxes on high earners and corporations should rise to fund public programs. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/tax/))
- [Trade & Tariffs](https://5050politics.com/topics/trade/) — Whether tariffs and trade restrictions protect domestic industry or raise costs for everyone. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/trade/))
- [Universal Basic Income](https://5050politics.com/topics/universal-basic-income/) — Whether the government should provide unconditional cash payments to all citizens. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/universal-basic-income/))
- [Wealth Tax](https://5050politics.com/topics/wealth-tax/) — Whether the federal government should tax accumulated wealth rather than income. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/wealth-tax/))

### Elections & Government
- [Campaign Finance Reform](https://5050politics.com/topics/campaign-finance/) — Whether stricter limits should be placed on political campaign spending and donations. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/campaign-finance/))
- [Congressional Term Limits](https://5050politics.com/topics/congress-term-limits/) — Whether members of Congress should face limits on how many terms they can serve. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/congress-term-limits/))
- [DC & Puerto Rico Statehood](https://5050politics.com/topics/dc-statehood/) — Whether Washington, D.C. and/or Puerto Rico should be admitted as U.S. states. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/dc-statehood/))
- [Electoral College](https://5050politics.com/topics/electoral-college/) — Whether the U.S. should keep the Electoral College or switch to a national popular vote for president. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/electoral-college/))
- [Executive Orders & Presidential Power](https://5050politics.com/topics/executive-power/) — Whether presidents should set major national policy by executive action when Congress has not passed a law. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/executive-power/))
- [Filibuster](https://5050politics.com/topics/filibuster/) — Whether the Senate should keep the 60-vote threshold required to pass most legislation. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/filibuster/))
- [Ranked-Choice Voting](https://5050politics.com/topics/ranked-choice-voting/) — Whether elections should use ranked-choice voting instead of traditional single-choice ballots. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/ranked-choice-voting/))
- [Redistricting & Gerrymandering](https://5050politics.com/topics/redistricting/) — Whether legislative districts are being drawn fairly or manipulated for partisan advantage. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/redistricting/))
- [Supreme Court Term Limits & Reform](https://5050politics.com/topics/scotus-reform/) — Whether the Supreme Court should adopt term limits, expand its size, or face other structural reforms. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/scotus-reform/))
- [Voter ID Laws](https://5050politics.com/topics/voter-id/) — Whether requiring identification to vote protects elections or suppresses turnout. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/voter-id/))

### Social & Civil Rights
- [Abortion](https://5050politics.com/topics/abortion/) — Where legal limits should fall on ending a pregnancy, and who should decide. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/abortion/))
- [Affirmative Action](https://5050politics.com/topics/affirmative-action/) — Whether race or background should factor into college admissions and hiring decisions. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/affirmative-action/))
- [DEI Programs](https://5050politics.com/topics/dei-programs/) — Whether DEI training, offices and diversity statements make workplaces fairer or make them less fair. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/dei-programs/))
- [Free Speech on College Campuses](https://5050politics.com/topics/campus-speech/) — How universities should handle speech when both left and right say they are the ones being silenced. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/campus-speech/))
- [Hate Speech & the First Amendment](https://5050politics.com/topics/hate-speech/) — Whether speech that demeans people based on race, religion, or identity should carry legal consequences, or remain constitutionally protected. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/hate-speech/))
- [LGBTQ Protections](https://5050politics.com/topics/lgbtq-protections/) — Whether federal law should guarantee marriage rights and nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans, and how those guarantees interact with religious liberty. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/lgbtq-protections/))
- [Religious Liberty Exemptions](https://5050politics.com/topics/religious-liberty/) — Whether businesses and individuals should be able to claim religious exemptions from certain anti-discrimination or health laws. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/religious-liberty/))
- [Reparations for Slavery](https://5050politics.com/topics/reparations/) — Whether the U.S. government should provide financial compensation for the historical harms of slavery. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/reparations/))
- [Transgender Rights](https://5050politics.com/topics/trans-rights/) — How law and policy should address gender identity in areas like healthcare, legal documents, and public life. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/trans-rights/))

### Criminal Justice
- [Bail Reform](https://5050politics.com/topics/bail-reform/) — Whether cash bail should be reduced or eliminated in favor of other pretrial release methods. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/bail-reform/))
- [Death Penalty](https://5050politics.com/topics/death-penalty/) — Whether capital punishment should remain a legal sentencing option. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/death-penalty/))
- [Facial Recognition & Surveillance](https://5050politics.com/topics/facial-recognition/) — Whether government and police use of facial recognition technology should be restricted. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/facial-recognition/))
- [Felon Voting Rights](https://5050politics.com/topics/felon-voting/) — Whether people with felony convictions should ever regain the right to vote, and at what point. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/felon-voting/))
- [Gun Control](https://5050politics.com/topics/guns/) — How much regulation should govern who can buy, carry, and own firearms. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/guns/))
- [Mandatory Minimum Sentencing](https://5050politics.com/topics/mandatory-minimums/) — Whether mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain crimes should be reduced or eliminated. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/mandatory-minimums/))
- [Marijuana Legalization](https://5050politics.com/topics/marijuana/) — Whether marijuana should be legal nationally, and how it should be regulated. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/marijuana/))
- [Policing & Justice Reform](https://5050politics.com/topics/policing/) — How to balance public safety with accountability and reform in policing. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/policing/))
- [Prison Labor](https://5050politics.com/topics/prison-labor/) — Whether incarcerated people should be required to work, and what they should be paid. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/prison-labor/))
- [Qualified Immunity for Police](https://5050politics.com/topics/qualified-immunity/) — Whether the legal doctrine shielding police officers from civil lawsuits should be reformed or eliminated. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/qualified-immunity/))

### Immigration
- [Birthright Citizenship](https://5050politics.com/topics/birthright-citizenship/) — Whether children born in the U.S. to noncitizen or undocumented parents should automatically receive citizenship. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/birthright-citizenship/))
- [DACA & Dreamers](https://5050politics.com/topics/daca/) — Whether undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children should receive permanent legal protections. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/daca/))
- [Immigration Enforcement](https://5050politics.com/topics/immigration-enforcement/) — How aggressively federal immigration law should be enforced, and whether local governments should cooperate with federal agents. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/immigration-enforcement/))
- [Immigration Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/immigration/) — How to balance border security with pathways to legal immigration. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/immigration/))
- [Legal Immigration Levels](https://5050politics.com/topics/legal-immigration-levels/) — How many people the United States should admit legally each year, and on what basis. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/legal-immigration-levels/))
- [Refugee & Asylum Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/refugee-policy/) — How many refugees and asylum seekers the U.S. should accept, and under what conditions. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/refugee-policy/))
- [Skilled Worker Visas (H-1B)](https://5050politics.com/topics/h1b-visas/) — Whether the U.S. should expand or restrict skilled worker visa programs like H-1B. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/h1b-visas/))

### Healthcare
- [COVID-19 Pandemic Response](https://5050politics.com/topics/covid-response/) — Whether the lockdowns, school closures, mandates and emergency spending used against COVID-19 were justified, and what should be done differently next time. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/covid-response/))
- [Healthcare System](https://5050politics.com/topics/healthcare/) — Whether the U.S. should move toward government-run healthcare or preserve a private insurance model. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/healthcare/))
- [Homelessness Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/homelessness/) — How cities and states should address rising homelessness, from encampments to housing and treatment programs. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/homelessness/))
- [Medicaid & Health Spending](https://5050politics.com/topics/medicaid/) — Whether recent federal cuts and new work requirements for Medicaid go too far or not far enough. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/medicaid/))
- [Medical AI](https://5050politics.com/topics/medical-ai/) — Whether artificial intelligence used in diagnosis and treatment should face full medical device review, or lighter oversight that speeds tools to patients. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/medical-ai/))
- [Medicare Solvency](https://5050politics.com/topics/medicare-solvency/) — How to address Medicare's projected shortfall before the hospital trust fund is depleted in 2033. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/medicare-solvency/))
- [Physician-Assisted Death](https://5050politics.com/topics/assisted-suicide/) — Whether terminally ill patients should have a legal right to physician-assisted death. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/assisted-suicide/))
- [Prescription Drug Pricing](https://5050politics.com/topics/drug-pricing/) — Whether the government should set or negotiate prices for prescription drugs, and how that affects costs today against innovation tomorrow. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/drug-pricing/))
- [Vaccine Mandates](https://5050politics.com/topics/vaccine-mandates/) — Whether government or employers should be able to require vaccinations for work, school, or public activities. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/vaccine-mandates/))

### Technology
- [AI Regulation](https://5050politics.com/topics/ai-regulation/) — How much government oversight should apply to the development and use of artificial intelligence. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/ai-regulation/))
- [Age Verification & Kids Online](https://5050politics.com/topics/age-verification/) — Whether protecting children online justifies requiring everyone to prove their age before using it. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/age-verification/))
- [Crypto Regulation](https://5050politics.com/topics/crypto/) — How much oversight the government should have over cryptocurrencies, exchanges, and digital assets. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/crypto/))
- [Data Privacy Legislation](https://5050politics.com/topics/data-privacy/) — Whether the U.S. should adopt comprehensive federal data privacy laws regulating how companies collect and use personal data. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/data-privacy/))
- [Facial Recognition in Stores](https://5050politics.com/topics/facial-recognition-retail/) — Whether private companies should be able to scan customers' faces, and what consent should be required. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/facial-recognition-retail/))
- [Net Neutrality](https://5050politics.com/topics/net-neutrality/) — Whether internet providers must treat all traffic equally, and who has authority to require it. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/net-neutrality/))
- [Right to Repair](https://5050politics.com/topics/right-to-repair/) — Whether manufacturers should be required to make products easier and cheaper for consumers to repair. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/right-to-repair/))
- [Section 230 & Platform Liability](https://5050politics.com/topics/section-230/) — Whether online platforms should remain shielded from liability for what their users post, and what changes if that shield is narrowed. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/section-230/))
- [Self-Driving Vehicles](https://5050politics.com/topics/self-driving/) — How quickly the U.S. should allow self-driving vehicles onto public roads, and who should decide. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/self-driving/))
- [Social Media Regulation](https://5050politics.com/topics/social-media/) — Whether government should regulate content moderation, algorithms, or data practices on major platforms. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/social-media/))

### Environment
- [Carbon Pricing](https://5050politics.com/topics/carbon-pricing/) — Whether the government should put a direct price on carbon emissions, through a tax or a cap-and-trade market, rather than regulating them sector by sector. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/carbon-pricing/))
- [Clean Energy Subsidies](https://5050politics.com/topics/clean-energy-subsidies/) — Whether the federal government should subsidize renewable energy through tax credits, and what happened when those credits were cut short in 2025 and 2026. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/clean-energy-subsidies/))
- [Climate Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/climate/) — How aggressively government should regulate emissions and subsidize clean energy. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/climate/))
- [Electric Vehicle Mandates](https://5050politics.com/topics/ev-mandates/) — Whether government should mandate a shift toward electric vehicles and phase out gas-powered cars. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/ev-mandates/))
- [Endangered Species Act Reform](https://5050politics.com/topics/endangered-species/) — Whether the Endangered Species Act should protect habitat as well as animals directly. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/endangered-species/))
- [Nuclear Energy](https://5050politics.com/topics/nuclear-energy/) — Whether nuclear power should expand as part of the country\u2019s energy strategy. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/nuclear-energy/))
- [Public Lands & Energy Drilling](https://5050politics.com/topics/public-lands-drilling/) — How much federal land and water should be opened to oil and gas development, and how that balances against conservation and recreation. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/public-lands-drilling/))
- [Water Scarcity & Rights](https://5050politics.com/topics/water-policy/) — How shrinking water supplies in the West should be allocated among farms, cities and tribes, and whether the century-old rules governing them should change. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/water-policy/))

### Labor
- [Gig Worker Classification](https://5050politics.com/topics/gig-worker-status/) — Whether drivers, couriers and other app-based workers should be treated as employees with benefits and protections, or remain independent contractors. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/gig-worker-status/))
- [Minimum Wage](https://5050politics.com/topics/wage/) — Whether raising the federal minimum wage helps or hurts workers overall. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/wage/))
- [Non-Compete Agreements](https://5050politics.com/topics/non-competes/) — Whether employers should be able to stop departing workers from joining a competitor, and whether such agreements should be limited by wage level, industry, or banned outright. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/non-competes/))
- [Overtime Pay Rules](https://5050politics.com/topics/overtime-pay/) — Whether the salary cutoff for overtime eligibility should rise, and who should set it. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/overtime-pay/))
- [Paid Family Leave](https://5050politics.com/topics/paid-family-leave/) — Whether the United States should guarantee paid leave for new parents and family caregivers, and whether it should be run federally or left to states and employers. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/paid-family-leave/))
- [Remote Work & Return to Office](https://5050politics.com/topics/remote-work/) — Whether remote work should be a protected right, an employer's decision, or rolled back to refill offices. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/remote-work/))
- [Right-to-Work Laws](https://5050politics.com/topics/right-to-work/) — Whether workers should be allowed to opt out of paying union dues in unionized workplaces. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/right-to-work/))
- [Union Organizing Rules](https://5050politics.com/topics/union-organizing/) — Whether federal rules should make it easier for workers to form unions, including recognition through signed cards rather than a secret-ballot election. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/union-organizing/))

### Education
- [Book Bans & Curriculum](https://5050politics.com/topics/book-bans/) — Whether schools and libraries should restrict access to certain books, and who should decide curriculum content. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/book-bans/))
- [Homeschooling Regulation](https://5050politics.com/topics/homeschooling/) — How much oversight states should have over home education, from notification to testing. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/homeschooling/))
- [Parental Rights in Education](https://5050politics.com/topics/parental-rights/) — How much say parents should have over curriculum, materials, and their children\u2019s education. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/parental-rights/))
- [School Choice & Vouchers](https://5050politics.com/topics/school-choice/) — Whether public funding should follow students to charter, private, or religious schools instead of staying with traditional public schools. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/school-choice/))
- [Special Education Funding](https://5050politics.com/topics/special-education/) — Whether the federal government should fund the special education mandate it created in 1975. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/special-education/))
- [Standardized Testing in Schools](https://5050politics.com/topics/standardized-testing/) — Whether standardized tests should play a major role in evaluating students and schools. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/standardized-testing/))
- [Student Loan Forgiveness](https://5050politics.com/topics/loans/) — Whether the government should cancel some or all federal student loan debt. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/loans/))
- [Teacher Pay & Tenure](https://5050politics.com/topics/teacher-pay/) — Whether teachers are underpaid, and whether tenure protections help or hinder school quality. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/teacher-pay/))
- [Tuition-Free Public College](https://5050politics.com/topics/free-college/) — Whether public college should be tuition-free for every student, and who should pay for it if it is. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/free-college/))
- [Universal Pre-K & Childcare](https://5050politics.com/topics/childcare/) — Whether government should fund and guarantee access to pre-K and childcare for all families. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/childcare/))

### Foreign Affairs
- [Counter-Terrorism Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/counter-terrorism/) — How the United States should balance surveillance powers, targeted strikes, and detention against civil liberties and the risk of prolonged conflict. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/counter-terrorism/))
- [Foreign Aid Spending](https://5050politics.com/topics/foreign-aid/) — Whether the U.S. should increase, maintain, or cut its foreign aid budget. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/foreign-aid/))
- [Iran Nuclear Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/iran-policy/) — Whether the U.S. should accept a deal that leaves Iran enriching uranium, or hold out for zero enrichment. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/iran-policy/))
- [NATO & Defense Burden-Sharing](https://5050politics.com/topics/nato-burden-sharing/) — Whether NATO allies are contributing a fair share to collective defense relative to the U.S. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/nato-burden-sharing/))
- [Taiwan Policy & Strategic Ambiguity](https://5050politics.com/topics/taiwan-policy/) — Whether the U.S. should maintain deliberate ambiguity about defending Taiwan or shift toward a clearer security commitment. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/taiwan-policy/))
- [U.S. Economic Sanctions Policy](https://5050politics.com/topics/sanctions-policy/) — Whether broad economic sanctions are an effective foreign policy tool, and how to weigh their humanitarian costs against their strategic goals. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/sanctions-policy/))
- [U.S. Policy on Israel-Gaza](https://5050politics.com/topics/israel-gaza-policy/) — How the U.S. should balance military support for Israel with humanitarian concerns and diplomatic efforts toward a broader resolution. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/israel-gaza-policy/))
- [U.S. Support for Ukraine](https://5050politics.com/topics/ukraine-support/) — How much military and financial aid the U.S. should continue providing Ukraine in its war with Russia. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/ukraine-support/))
- [U.S.-China Relations & Trade](https://5050politics.com/topics/china-relations/) — How the U.S. should balance economic engagement with China against growing strategic competition. ([blog](https://5050politics.com/blog/china-relations/))