Is Porn Pernicious?

The Sunday, March 30th New York Times' Opinion section includes an article titled "Does Porn Hurt Children?" (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/sunday-review/does-porn-hurt-children.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  Read it and in the blog state your opinion and the author's.  Be ready to share the piece and your views with your classmates for extra credit.

Is the Affordable Health Care Act Working?

The Sunday, March 23rd New York Times includes an Opinion Page article titled "A Four-Year Checkup for the Health Care Law" (see the links for the two related articles:

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/03/20/obamacares-four-year-checkup/the-affordable-care-act-is-working-despite-misinformation

and

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/03/20/obamacares-four-year-checkup/get-rid-of-the-individual-mandate-in-the-affordable-care-act

after reading both opinions, summarize the authors' views and your own in the blog.  Be ready to discuss the authors' views and your own before your classmates for extra credit.

Three Face Obama?

The Sunday, March 16th's Sunday Review Section of the New York Times includes an article titled "The Three Faces of President Obama" (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/opinion/sunday/friedman-the-three-faces-of-president-obama.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the piece and summarizing the author's message in the blog, state your opinion.  Be ready to discuss the author's and your views before your classmates for extra credit

Is There "Fair" Social Mobility?

The New York Times' Opinion section, Feb. 23, 2014, includes an article titled "Your Ancestors, Your Fate," (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/your-fate-thank-your-ancestors/?ref=opinion ) which deals with social mobility.  After reading it and commenting on the blog, be ready to discuss your views and the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Big Government? Good or Bad?

The Miami Herald's Sunday, Feb. 16th's Opinion Section includes an article titled "Big Government, I Love You (http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/15/3936240/a-love-letter-to-big-government.html). After reading it, post the author's opinion as well as yours in the blog.  Be ready to share the article and your views with your fellow students for extra credit.

The Sunday, February 8th New York Times' Opinion section includes an article titled "Inside a Mental Hospital Called Jail (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/inside-a-mental-hospital-called-jail.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 ).  After reading the article, comment about the author's views and yours in the blog.  Be ready to share the article and your opinions about it with your classmates for extra credit

The Jan. 26th New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an article titled "What Drives Success?" (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/what-drives-success.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).  After reading the article, comment on the blog and state your and the author's opinion.  Be sure to comment on the author's views regarding: superiority complex, inferiority complex and impulse control.  Share your views about the article before your classmates for extra credit.