Examples of Topics for Critical Analysis

-War in Iraq / Afhanistan

-Peak Oil

-Israeli Settlements in the Palestinian West Bank

-Gay Marriage

-Guided Climbs on Mt. Everest

-The Electoral College

-Iran, a Nuclear Threat?

-Death Penalty

-Human Cloning

-Drinking Age 21/18

-Abortion

-Kyoto Treaty

-Bunker-busting Nuclear Weapons

-Lampricide application in Vermont Rivers

-Campaign finance Reform

-Corporate Control of the Media

-Animals used in Medical Experiments

-Tax Cuts

-Woman President of the US

Note: Pick a topic that the entire group is interested in, and pick a topic that you can easily find articles from the extreme ends of viewpoints to critique.  The topic choices are not limited to the examples above.