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Can't think of a topic to research?  Try:

• Scanning your textbook
• Looking at current magazines and newspapers
• Browsing our online encyclopedia collections like CredoReference and Gale Virtual Reference Library.
• Checking out Opposing Viewpoints in Context, a database that provides access to differing points of view on nearly 5,000 current social issues in the forms of primary source documents, articles, statistics, websites and multimedia.
• Trying out Academic OneFile's Topic Finder Tool
• Trying a random topic generator
• Discussing topics with your professor, a librarian or a classmate.

Tip:  Choose a topic that interests you and holds your attention.  If you do so, the research will be much more enjoyable!

• Homesteading
• Driverless Vehicles
• Student Loan Forgiveness
• Conceal Carry Gun Laws in Kansas
• Gasoline Tax Policy and Alternative Energies
• Organic Foods vs. Genetically Modified Foods
• Transgender Identification under Federal or State Law
• Marijuana Legalization in Kansas
• Herbal Medicine vs. Traditional Medicine
• Health Insurance Practices in the United States
• Private Prisons
• Mandatory Military/Civil Service in the United States
• US Fiat Currency vs. The Gold Standard
• Online Privacy
• Use of Sugar, Salt, or Fat in Processed Foods
• Freedom of Speech (US 1st Amendment) Exceptions
• Social Security 20 year from now
• US Terrorism Policy and Protections from Unreasonable Search and Seizure or the Right to Counsel/Trial (US 4th and 5th Amendments)
• The US Electoral College vs the US Popular Vote
• The Ability of Localities to Enact Gun Restrictions (US 2nd Amendment)
• Home Schooling vs. Traditional Public Schooling
• Permaculture
• Negative Income Tax
• US Drug Law and Minimum Sentencing Guidelines
• Pharmaceutical Advertising and Consumer Protection
• Lucid Dreaming
• US Trademark Law vs. Freedom of Expression on Social Media
• End User Licensing Agreements for Social Media and Online Programs
• National Security Agency: Right to Privacy vs. Safety
• Right to Legal Counsel: Who Pays for Those that Can’t Afford It? (US 5th and 6th Amendments)
• Do “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” Such as Waterboarding Constitute Cruel and Unusual Punishment (US 8th Amendment)
• Effects of Negative Advertising on Political Campaigns
• Does Your Vote Really Matter? The Economics of Voting in the United States
• Blockchain Technology
• Polyphasic Sleep
• Vegan vs. Paleo Diet