Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial political issues / edited, selected, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley Feingold.

Is American government dominated by big business? / Thomas Byrne Edsall, Jeffrey M. Berry
Do political campaigns inform voters? / Samuel L. Popkin, Gil Troy
Do political action committees undermine democracy? / Fred Wertheimer, Herbert E. Alexander
Does the news media have a liberal bias? / H. Joachim Maitre, Martin A. Lee and Norman Solomon
Should there be term limits for members of Congress? / George Will, Charles R. Kesler
Do we need a strong presidency? / Terry Eastland, Donald L. Robinson
Does the government regulate too much? / Robert B. Charles, Susan Tolchin and Martin Tolchin
Should the federal courts be bound by the "original intent" of the framers? / Robert H. Bork, Leonard W. Levy
Will mandatory sentencing reduce crime? / James Wootton, Lois G. Forer
Is capital punishment justified? / Robert W. Lee, Matthew L. Stephens
Do we need tougher gun control laws? / Carl T. Bogus, Daniel D. Polsby
Is affirmative action reverse discrimination? / Shelby Steele, Stanley Fish
Should hate speech be punished? / Charles R. Lawrence III, Nadine Strossen
Should welfare recipients be put to work? / Mickey Kaus, Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven
Do we need national health care insurance? / White House Domestic Policy Council, Irwin M. Stelzer
Should women have a right to abortion? / Ronald Dworkin, Francis J. Beckwith
Does the religious right threaten American freedoms? / David Cantor, Dick Armey
Must America be the world leader? / Richard M. Nixon, Jonathan Clarke
Should the United States pursue economic competitiveness? / Lester Thurow, Paul Krugman
Should the United States put more restrictions on immigration? / Daniel James, Stephen Moore
Is America declining? / Edward N. Luttwak, Robert L. Bartley.