American Voices

Despite the recent passage of numerous laws prohibiting tobacco manufacturers from marketing to minors, last week it was reported that teen smoking is on the…

On public display for the first time in 20 years, the Shroud Of Turin—believed by millions to be Christ’s burial shroud, despite being carbon-dated to…

Digital television is being touted as the next big big breakthrough in home-entertainment technology, offering viewers hundreds of channels without a satellite dish. What do…

In a controversial decision, the California Supreme Court recently upheld the Boy Scouts Of America’s right to ban homosexuals from its ranks, as either scouts…

Last week, the Vatican issued a document apologizing for its silence during the Holocaust. Jewish leaders called the document–which spread the blame for the genocide…

Popping up everywhere from Iraq to Nevada in recent months, chemical and biological weapons are regarded by many experts as the war instrument of the…

Although there hasn’t been a new case of avian flu since last December, when it took six lives in Hong Kong, virologists fear it could…

Frustrated by Saddam Hussein’s continued defiance of U.N. weapons inspectors, the U.S. is strongly considering a tactical strike against Iraq. What do you think?

Oprah Winfrey is being sued in Texas court by beef-industry representatives, who claim that remarks she made on a show about mad-cow disease were “false…

Saddam Hussein continues to defy the terms of Iraq’s Gulf War surrender, refusing to let U.N. weapons inspectors into his nation unless economic sanctions are…

Last week, the judge in the Unabomber trial ordered defendant Ted Kaczynski to undergo tests to assess his mental condition, sparking debate about the legitimacy…

Despite the efforts of the FDA, tainted-beef scares, including cases of e-coli-related illness and death, persist in the U.S. What do you think?

Debate is raging over the SAT and other standardized college tests, which many contend are biased against minorities and the poor. What do you think…

Sparked by Chinese Premier Jiang Zemin’s recent visit to America, many are calling for the U.S. government to refuse trade with China until it improves…

With the business world becoming increasingly dependent on the Internet, there is concern that not enough is being done to guard against potentially devastating sabotage…

Led by such new-age gurus as Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil, holistic medicine is more popular than ever. What do you think of alternative medicine?

Thalidomide, banned for over three decades for causing birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took it during pregnancy, has been reapproved by the…