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Economics
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A six-month Strait of Hormuz closure would cause a 30% oil-price rise and major recessions
Advanced AI adoption in financial markets could amplify systemic risk
Automation taxes are necessary to fund the transition
Central bank digital currencies increase government surveillance and control over individuals' financial transactions
Control of strategic Red Sea ports by armed non-state groups can materially increase global shipping costs and insurance premiums
Four-day work weeks increase productivity
Gig economy workers should be classified as employees
Global cryptocurrency regulations are becoming increasingly fragmented due to divergent national policies
Global supply chains are being restructured around geopolitical risk rather than cost efficiency
Government intervention is necessary to address the housing affordability crisis in major U.S. cities
Housing should be treated as a human right, not an investment
Large agricultural and food-sector mergers improve resilience while reducing competition
Major disruptions to oil supplies caused by conflict involving Iran materially increase inflation and interest rates
Remote work has permanently restructured commercial real estate markets in major cities
Remote work reduces urban office real-estate demand
Rising oil prices reliably predict higher U.S. inflation within six months
Small businesses' increasing dependence on AI tools is necessary for their competitiveness against larger corporations
Student loan forgiveness is good economic policy
Student loan forgiveness programs have had limited impact on alleviating the broader student debt crisis
Subscription models are exploiting consumers
The minimum wage should be $20 per hour nationally
The U.S. should implement fiscal reforms to reduce its national debt
The US national debt is a genuine economic crisis
Tipping culture should be abolished
U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods do more harm than good to the United States
U.S. tariffs primarily divert Chinese exports through third countries
Universal Basic Income (UBI) should be permanently implemented in regions where it has shown positive outcomes
Universal basic income is economically feasible
Universal childcare would pay for itself
Weak economic data lift financial-market valuations when inflation is controlled
Wealth taxes are the most effective way to reduce inequality
Labor & Work
Automation will displace white-collar jobs at a faster rate than blue-collar jobs by 2026
Digital automation caused manufacturing employment rates to decline in Country X after 2010
Record attendance at women’s sporting events will produce sustained media and sponsorship revenue growth
The gig economy is fundamentally changing the structure of traditional employment
International Affairs
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A ceasefire negotiated through U.S. envoy diplomacy in Ukraine can last at least 12 months without binding security guarantees
A lasting ceasefire in Gaza cannot be achieved unless Hamas disarms before any agreement is reached
Arctic resource competition will lead to geopolitical tensions and conflicts
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will enhance financial inclusion globally
China will overtake the US as the dominant global power
China's economic slowdown alters global trade dynamics and commodity markets
Climate change and economic instability are major drivers of recent shifts in global migration patterns
Climate migration will be the defining crisis of the 2030s
Economic sanctions rarely achieve their stated goals
Foreign aid does more harm than good
Imposing forced‑labour tariffs on imports reduces the prevalence of forced labour in the targeted economies
Increased drone incursions near NATO borders raise the risk of military escalation with Russia
International sporting events intensify nationalism and prolong territorial disputes
NATO expansion provoked the Russia-Ukraine conflict
NATO's expansion and increased defense spending enhance European security
North Korea will deploy military personnel to support Russia’s war in Ukraine
Reducing US foreign aid budgets negatively impacts global stability
The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) rightfully belong to Argentina
The global order is fragmenting into competing blocs
The semiconductor supply chain should be prioritized as a national security interest
The United Nations is no longer fit for purpose
The United States can phase out military funding to Israel without weakening its broader strategic partnership with the country
The United States cannot control the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. economic sanctions against Iran are an effective means of changing Iranian government behavior
U.S. military attacks on Iran increase regional geopolitical instability
Water scarcity will cause more conflicts than oil ever did
Whether governments should impose sanctions on individuals or entities involved in West Bank settlement activity
Technology
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AI companions are a net negative for human relationships
AI will replace most white-collar jobs within a decade
AI-generated code is production-ready
Algorithmic pricing is price gouging with extra steps
Autonomous vehicles at Level 4 deployment enhance urban mobility
Autonomous vehicles will be safer than human drivers
Big Tech monopolies should be broken up
Brain-computer interfaces in non-medical applications pose ethical and privacy concerns
Cryptocurrency has failed as a currency but succeeded as an asset class
Deepfake technology poses an existential threat to trust
Facial recognition should be banned in public spaces
Major tech companies should invest in building nuclear power plants to meet AI energy demands
Open-source AI is more beneficial than dangerous
Quantum computing has achieved a practical advantage in specific pharmaceutical applications
Quantum computing will break current encryption within a decade
Remote work is permanently better than office work for knowledge workers
Right to repair should be legally mandated
Social media algorithms are harmful to adolescent mental health
Space colonization is a necessary human priority
The EU AI Act will set the global regulatory standard
TikTok-style short video is degrading attention spans
Technology Policy
AI data centers are net positive for local communities
AI-assisted design of novel viruses poses less public-health risk than widely feared
AI-powered content moderation by social media platforms effectively reduces harmful content online
CBDCs can improve retail payments without expanding government transaction-data access
Deepfake detection technology struggles to keep up with the advancement of deepfake generation techniques
Legal bans on AI models (blacklisting) are necessary to ensure responsible AI development
Privacy-limited CBDCs have lower retail payment costs
Social media platforms should be regulated as public utilities
The EU AI Act is unfairly burdening US tech companies with compliance costs
U.S. export controls failed to stop China from producing sub-10 nm chips
Artificial Intelligence
A pelican-on-a-bicycle SVG is a meaningful benchmark of overall AI reasoning
AI agents enhance productivity in writing production software for major companies
AI systems can produce verifiable advances on novel mathematical problems rather than merely solve benchmark exercises
AI-driven software development enhances productivity and innovation in tech companies
AI-generated content threatens the quality of information on the Internet
Local AI models running on consumer GPUs can achieve quality comparable to cloud-based models
Environment & Climate
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Anthropogenic warming will increase global catastrophic flood and heatwave frequency by at least 30% by 2036
Carbon capture technology is a dangerous distraction
Carbon capture technology is too expensive to have a meaningful impact on climate change
Degrowth is necessary for environmental sustainability
Electric vehicles are not as green as marketed
Individual action on climate change is meaningful
Insurance companies should withdraw from climate-vulnerable regions to mitigate financial risks
Lithium mining in South America has more negative than positive impacts on the local environment
Local climate debates reduce city greenhouse-gas emissions
Meat consumption must decline dramatically to meet climate targets
Nuclear energy is essential for addressing climate change
Ocean acidification is threatening marine ecosystems faster than predicted
Plastic recycling is largely a myth
Reforming agricultural practices will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions
Rewilding is more effective than conservation
Rising global temperatures exceeding 1.5 °C above pre‑industrial levels pose a threat to ecosystems and human societies
The global frequency of earthquakes has increased in recent decades
The slowdown of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the U.S. poses a challenge to achieving environmental sustainability goals
Water scarcity in the American Southwest poses a threat to national security
Health & Science
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Antibiotic resistance is a greater threat than pandemics
Antibiotic resistance is accelerating faster than new antibiotic development
Consumption of ultra-processed foods contributes to the increase in chronic diseases
Daylight saving time should be permanently abolished in the United States
Healthcare AI will reduce misdiagnosis
Intermittent fasting is overhyped as a health intervention
Longevity research should be a top scientific priority
Mental health days should be legally protected like sick days
Obesity is primarily a disease, not a lifestyle choice
Psychedelic-assisted therapy should be widely available
Screen time limits for children are based on weak evidence
Standing desks measurably improve sustained attention and focus compared with seated desks
Telehealth should replace most in-person medical visits
The mental health crisis is primarily a social problem, not a medical one
The presence of microplastics in human tissues poses health risks
Ultra-processed foods should be regulated like tobacco
Universal healthcare would save the US money overall
Health Policy
Americans are less divided over health care policy than their elected officials in Washington
Implementing price caps on medical services will significantly reduce overall healthcare costs
Implementing price controls on prescription drugs will lower overall healthcare costs
Legalising assisted dying increases end-of-life autonomy without creating unacceptable risks for vulnerable people
Mandating vaccines for schoolchildren improves public health outcomes
Price-transparency regulations would significantly reduce U.S. healthcare costs
Quicker and more convenient abortion access increases the number of abortions
Targeted price and payment reforms can reduce healthcare costs without reducing access or quality
Telehealth adoption will not meet initial pandemic-era projections
Vaccine hesitancy is impacting global childhood vaccination rates
Mental Health
Banning minors from social media would reduce teenage mental-health harms
Banning social media under 13 improves wellbeing more than supervised access
Banning teenagers from social media is less effective than addressing the main causes of adolescent mental-health problems
Increased daily recreational screen time causes higher rates of depression among adolescents
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is an effective treatment for treatment-resistant depression
The increase in mental health diagnoses among teens post-pandemic is primarily due to heightened awareness and accessibility of mental health services
Medicine
CRISPR gene therapies should be widely adopted as a standard treatment option for sickle cell disease
Egg adaptation can reduce seasonal influenza vaccine matching
Egg-based, strain-matched development is the primary reason flu-vaccine efficacy is difficult to improve
GLP-1 weight loss drugs impact both healthcare economics and the food industry
In the United States, patients are waiting longer for cancer surgery than they did in the past
Long COVID should be treated as a distinct medical condition requiring specialized healthcare protocols
Society & Ethics
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Billionaires should not exist
Cancel culture is a threat to free expression
Cities should ban cars from downtown areas to reduce air pollution
Criminal justice should prioritize rehabilitation over punishment
High-profile women’s sporting events can match major men’s events in attendance with comparable investment
Hosting the Olympics increases national pride for at least one year
Legalization of all drugs would reduce overall harm
Major sporting events can temporarily increase nationalist sentiment
Meritocracy is a myth that justifies inequality
Privacy as we knew it is effectively dead
Reparations for slavery are justified and feasible
Social media has made society lonelier despite more connection
Surveillance capitalism is the defining economic threat of our time
The attention economy is incompatible with democracy
Women’s need to work is causing decreasing birth rates
Zoos should be phased out
Education
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Arts education is as important as STEM
College degrees are no longer worth the cost
Grade inflation has made academic assessment meaningless
Homeschooling produces better outcomes than public education
Remote learning is less effective than in-person schooling for K–12 students
Retyping LLM-generated code improves programmer understanding and retention compared with copy-pasting
Smartphones should be banned in K-12 schools
Social media literacy should be a required school subject
Standardized testing does more harm than good
Standardized testing should be completely replaced by portfolio-based assessments in all school districts
The declining trend in college enrollments is primarily due to the growing acceptance of alternative credentials by employers
The skilled trades shortage is leading to increased wages and a resurgence of interest in vocational training
University tenure should be abolished
Education Policy
Law school rankings significantly affect applicant diversity and enrollment patterns
Remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated educational inequalities, resulting in long-term achievement gaps
School choice programs impact the quality of public schools
University rankings distort the priorities and behavior of higher-education institutions
Using generative AI in academic work should generally be considered collaboration rather than cheating when its use is disclosed
Verbal defenses effectively detect AI-generated cheating
Education Technology
AI tutoring tools outperform human tutors in standardized test preparation
Social media should be banned for children under 13
Politics
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Bipartisan agreement on border security is sufficient to overcome policy gridlock
Democracy is in global decline
Immigration strengthens rather than weakens national economies
Lobbying is legalized corruption
Misinformation undermines voter confidence in democratic elections
Political polarization negatively impacts the impartiality of judicial appointments and erodes public trust in courts
Ranked choice voting produces better outcomes than plurality voting
Social media companies should not moderate political content
State-level divergence in legislation on social issues undermines the uniformity of civil rights across the United States
Term limits improve democratic governance
Voter ID laws suppress legitimate votes more than they prevent fraud
Governance & Democracy
A ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military is constitutionally permissible
Age limits should be imposed on elected officials in the United States
Birthright citizenship is a form of legal fraud
Candidate campaign visits primarily mobilize existing supporters rather than persuade undecided voters
Central planning is superior to democracy in the development of technologies
Courts should halt construction projects when they judge the projects likely to be unlawful, even before final litigation is complete
Direct cash incentives offered near an election increase voter turnout more effectively than they persuade undecided voters
Displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution
Divisions within the U.S. Democratic Party over support for Israel reduce its electoral performance in subsequent national elections
Efforts to reform lobbying practices in the United States have been ineffective, even though there is widespread public backing for such reforms
Emphasizing culture-war issues increases a political party’s chances of electoral victory
Emphasizing women’s health makes the Supreme Court more likely to protect abortion rights
Ending birthright citizenship would be legally permissible under the U.S. Constitution
Executive officials should not be allowed to impose nationwide restrictions on mail-ballot procedures without clear statutory authority
Executive orders that restrict mail-in voting are unconstitutional
Expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court would increase public confidence in the judiciary
Far-right electoral breakthroughs push mainstream parties toward tougher immigration policies without reliably reducing far-right support
Federal courts have the authority to block presidential orders that restrict birthright citizenship
ICE regularly detains children
Israeli settlers exert influence over West Bank military decision-making
Mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day should be rejected even when they were postmarked by the deadline
Mail-in voting can be regulated to protect election integrity without unfairly disenfranchising eligible voters
Mail-in voting increases the risk of voter fraud
Restricting in-person early voting decreases overall voter turnout
Restricting mail-in voting reduces voter participation in U.S. elections
Restrictions on mail-in voting decrease voter turnout
Restrictions on mail-in voting reduce voter fraud
Rules-based controls are ineffective when the targeted parties do not follow rules
Strengthening state preemption of local gun laws increases costly litigation
Supreme Court decisions on mail ballot regulations give an electoral advantage to the Republican Party
Supreme Court rulings that limit or change mail‑in voting procedures increase voter confusion in elections
The benefits of immigration raids and detentions justify using them to enforce immigration laws
The Democratic Party is significantly divided over U.S. policy toward Israel and the Gaza war
The DOJ’s upcoming immigration rule will replicate Trump-era mass deportations
The executive branch should be able to undertake major construction on federal property without specific congressional authorization
The expansion of executive power through emergency declarations poses a threat to democratic governance
The IOC gender-eligibility policy fairly balances inclusion and competitive fairness
The SAVE America Act creates barriers that make it harder for people to vote
The Supreme Court can meaningfully constrain a president and governing party’s power during election periods
The Supreme Court’s jurisprudence has effectively nullified or rendered invisible the protections of the First Amendment’s press clause
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has increasingly targeted legal immigration pathways
The U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly all people born in the United States
The U.S. Supreme Court has the authority to intervene in disputes over federal executive orders that regulate mail-in voting
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has delivered fewer benefits than its economic and political costs
The US executive branch has the constitutional authority to limit birthright citizenship by executive order
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement disproportionately targets Latino people in ways that warrant structural reform
Using political retaliation as a governing strategy can strengthen a leader’s power while weakening democratic accountability
Women's Cricket World Cup victories increase government funding for women's sports
Energy
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Nuclear energy should be expanded globally to meet increasing AI-driven energy demands and climate objectives
Renewable energy surpassing fossil fuels in U.S. electricity generation is beneficial for the nation's future
Culture & Free Expression
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Increased book bans in public libraries and schools threaten intellectual freedom