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The oldest trade-off in education policy: broader access to university, or a broader tax burden regardless of who benefits. Should university be free, even if everyone pays more tax for it?
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The oldest trade-off in education policy: broader access to university, or a broader tax burden regardless of who benefits. Should university be free, even if everyone pays more tax for it?

1 vote
Momentum behind banning social media for under-16s has been building globally through 2026. Does it protect kids, or just push them onto less-regulated platforms and harder-to-monitor spaces?
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Momentum behind banning social media for under-16s has been building globally through 2026. Does it protect kids, or just push them onto less-regulated platforms and harder-to-monitor spaces?

Four-day work week trials keep reporting strong results on productivity and wellbeing. Is it a genuine structural improvement, or a novelty effect that fades once the pilot ends?
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Four-day work week trials keep reporting strong results on productivity and wellbeing. Is it a genuine structural improvement, or a novelty effect that fades once the pilot ends?

1 vote
Inheritance tax is one of the oldest fights in tax policy: a fair check on unearned wealth, or double taxation on money that's already been taxed once. Should it exist at all?
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Inheritance tax is one of the oldest fights in tax policy: a fair check on unearned wealth, or double taxation on money that's already been taxed once. Should it exist at all?

Tipping has crept into everyday transactions well beyond restaurants, and many people now tip on autopilot. Should tipping be scrapped and folded into listed prices instead?
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Tipping has crept into everyday transactions well beyond restaurants, and many people now tip on autopilot. Should tipping be scrapped and folded into listed prices instead?

Return-to-office mandates have triggered a wave of backlash through 2026. Should companies be allowed to fire remote workers who refuse to comply with them?
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Return-to-office mandates have triggered a wave of backlash through 2026. Should companies be allowed to fire remote workers who refuse to comply with them?

1 vote
AI could plausibly do half your job within a few years. If a company offered you half your current salary, for life, in exchange for AI taking over the bulk of your role — would you take the deal?
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AI could plausibly do half your job within a few years. If a company offered you half your current salary, for life, in exchange for AI taking over the bulk of your role — would you take the deal?

1 vote
The 2026 VMA nominations are led by Madonna, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, with Black artists mostly in genre categories. Real bias, or how the year's hits shook out?
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The 2026 VMA nominations are led by Madonna, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, with Black artists mostly in genre categories. Real bias, or how the year's hits shook out?

2 votes
A year after Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, ICE says it targeted "the worst of the worst", but the conviction rate among detainees fell to 15%. Crackdown, or dragnet?
politics

A year after Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, ICE says it targeted "the worst of the worst", but the conviction rate among detainees fell to 15%. Crackdown, or dragnet?

2 votes
Turning Point USA held a large memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, a year after his assassination there. A fitting tribute, or the university endorsing a movement?
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Turning Point USA held a large memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, a year after his assassination there. A fitting tribute, or the university endorsing a movement?

2 votes
An umpire's order to fix a rookie's crooked hat led to an ejection, an MLB apology and players tilting their caps in protest. Enforcing standards, or a power trip over nothing?
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An umpire's order to fix a rookie's crooked hat led to an ejection, an MLB apology and players tilting their caps in protest. Enforcing standards, or a power trip over nothing?

2 votes
OpenAI changed its new Astra model's benchmark scores several times after launch, boosting its own numbers against Anthropic's. Routine tuning, or manipulating the scoreboard?
technology

OpenAI changed its new Astra model's benchmark scores several times after launch, boosting its own numbers against Anthropic's. Routine tuning, or manipulating the scoreboard?

2 votes
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' prison release date has been moved up again, to January 2028, while he appeals. Standard credit, or does a case this high-profile need extra scrutiny?
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' prison release date has been moved up again, to January 2028, while he appeals. Standard credit, or does a case this high-profile need extra scrutiny?

2 votes
ProPublica says Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding was secretly paid for by a Putin-aligned oligarch his camp calls a hunting buddy. Innocent friendship, or a security red flag?
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ProPublica says Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding was secretly paid for by a Putin-aligned oligarch his camp calls a hunting buddy. Innocent friendship, or a security red flag?

OpenAI says an AI swarm made progress on the Navier-Stokes problem, but can't rule out that a mathematician's private notes helped. A red flag for private data, or coincidence?
technology

OpenAI says an AI swarm made progress on the Navier-Stokes problem, but can't rule out that a mathematician's private notes helped. A red flag for private data, or coincidence?

2 votes
Manchester City's winner against United stood despite Enzo Fernandez being offside, and referees admit "an error of judgement". Should the result stand, or is VAR in crisis?
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Manchester City's winner against United stood despite Enzo Fernandez being offside, and referees admit "an error of judgement". Should the result stand, or is VAR in crisis?

1 vote
A UN mission says foreign recruiters and up to 2,000 Colombian mercenaries are fuelling Sudan's civil war. Should outside backers pay a price, or is this how proxy wars work now?
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A UN mission says foreign recruiters and up to 2,000 Colombian mercenaries are fuelling Sudan's civil war. Should outside backers pay a price, or is this how proxy wars work now?

1 vote
Adidas faces boycott calls over an ad featuring a former Israeli soldier who lost his leg in Gaza. Fair criticism of tone-deaf marketing, or politicising an amputee's story?
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Adidas faces boycott calls over an ad featuring a former Israeli soldier who lost his leg in Gaza. Fair criticism of tone-deaf marketing, or politicising an amputee's story?

1 vote
The EU has pledged over $200 million to Greenland as Trump keeps pushing to annex it. A smart counter to Trump, or Europe overplaying its hand in the Arctic?
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The EU has pledged over $200 million to Greenland as Trump keeps pushing to annex it. A smart counter to Trump, or Europe overplaying its hand in the Arctic?

1 vote
The Seattle Times and Newsday are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI on their journalism without payment. Fair use that powers innovation, or strip-mining the news?
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The Seattle Times and Newsday are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI on their journalism without payment. Fair use that powers innovation, or strip-mining the news?

Sydney Sweeney's nude ad for prediction platform Novig has angered Olympians like Ariarne Titmus. Playful confidence, like ESPN's Body Issue, or sexualising women's sport again?
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Sydney Sweeney's nude ad for prediction platform Novig has angered Olympians like Ariarne Titmus. Playful confidence, like ESPN's Body Issue, or sexualising women's sport again?

1 vote
Missouri's top court threw out the GOP's Trump-backed congressional map and ordered a referendum. The people's check on gerrymandering, or judges overturning a legitimate map?
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Missouri's top court threw out the GOP's Trump-backed congressional map and ordered a referendum. The people's check on gerrymandering, or judges overturning a legitimate map?

Canada's PM Mark Carney is pushing the EU to create a new "associate member" status just for Canada. A smart hedge against an unreliable neighbour, or an unrealistic pivot?
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Canada's PM Mark Carney is pushing the EU to create a new "associate member" status just for Canada. A smart hedge against an unreliable neighbour, or an unrealistic pivot?

Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker passed over J.J. Spaun and Ben Griffin for younger players, though both outperformed some who made it. A gut call, or a snub?
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Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker passed over J.J. Spaun and Ben Griffin for younger players, though both outperformed some who made it. A gut call, or a snub?

1 vote