Contains twenty-eight essays that argue opposing sides on issues regarding religion in America, debating whether America is a religious nation, the effect of religion on American society, how religious freedom should be accommodated in America, and what values religious Americans should support.
A collection of writings, including articles, essays, speeches, cartoons, and book excerpts, that examine various viewpoints regarding marriage, sexual ethics, societal norms, sex education, homosexuality, and other topics related to sex.
Presents ten essays that argue opposing points on patriotism, including whether criticizing one's country is unpatriotic, whether left-wing dissent is unpatriotic, whether enshrined patriotism is dangerous to America, whether Christians should be patriotic, and what the American flag has come to symbolize.
Presents twenty-four debate-style essays on issues regarding American values, such as whether America is in moral decline and how patriotism should be defined.
Contains over twenty essays in which the authors debate whether belief in paranormal phenomena is unscientific, whether there is proof that paranormal phenomena exists, what UFOs really are, and if there is life after death.
Contains essays that offer varying viewpoints on the causes of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, whether anger toward America is justified, whether anti-terrorism measures threaten civil liberties, and America's response to the attack.
Explores how changes in attitudes toward sexuality and developments such as readily available means of birth control transformed society throughout the twentieth century.
Explores the beliefs and activities of the Ku Klux Klan, the American Nazi Party, and such late twentieth-century white supremacist extremist groups as the Christian Identity movement.
