The first idea I could see us doing is abortion rights since it is such a hot topic right now (even though Roe v. Wade set the precedent for legal abortion 40 years ago and yet here we are). We could go into the history of when abortion became a political topic, how media affected the controversy, and all the related legislation.

I also like the idea of discussing the 2nd amendment and how it’s been interpreted throughout the years. There’s a lot to discuss there, like the NRA and mass shootings and legislation.

Another idea I thought of is the death penalty/capital punishment and the ethics of it. We could watch some anecdotes on prison conditions, look into research on how people change in prison, and talk about the arguments against it. There’s the pro position of “an eye for an eye,” but then there’s a lot of research on different ways to prevent further violence without the threat of death.

My last topic idea is immigration policy. I’ll need to do a lot of research for this one because all that’s coming to my brain right now are citizenship tests that my friends were talking about and that one scene from Clueless.

I’d be fine doing any of these, but I think my favorite is immigration because there’s a lot I want to learn about different policies and such, and it hits close to home for a lot of us.