Spotlight on Current Events

David E. Newton holds a BA in chemistry, an MA in education from the University of Michigan, and an EdD in science education from Harvard University.

• IntroductionHow to Use This BookChapter 1Politics and GovernmentIntroductionShould the United States Enact Tougher Laws to Stem Illegal Immigration?Resolving the Issue of Illegal Immigration: A Question of BalanceHomeland Insecurity, Personal Security, and Constitutional SafeguardsStructural Barriers or Impediments to Third-Party CandidatesParty Identification and Core Political PrinciplesThe Roots of Roe: Not Liberty, but PrivacyGoing beyond "Flying While Arab": Islamophobic Profiling in the Era of Homeland SecurityWhy Mixing Religion and Political Activity Leads to a Poisoned Chalice: Ending Compelled Taxpayer Support for Religious Political ActivityChapter 2Gender and SexualityIntroductionGender Equality in Sport: (Un)Awareness, Education, and ResolveBreaking the Gender Binary in Sport: Female-to-Male Recreational AthleteFeminisms Coming and GoingIntersex: Beyond the Sex BinaryLiving with Gender DysphoriaSubstance Abuse and Transgender YouthExploring Victimization in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Social Media and Sexual AssaultChapter 3Environment and ScienceIntroductionThe Politics of Human Embryonic Stem CellsThe U.S. Government Should Not Require GM Food LabelsA Growing World Demands New Food TechnologyDesalination and Reuse: Facing a Global Water Crisis with Alternative TechnologiesWhy Fracking Is BeneficialFracking and the Future of Fresh WaterDams, Rivers, and Fish: A Continuing ConundrumThe Moral Dilemma of Animal ResearchChapter 4Technology and IndustryIntroductionWhy Wind Energy Is Good for the United States and the WorldWind Turbine Syndrome: Health Effects of Noise from Large Wind TurbinesCurrent Limitations in Solar Energy and Solutions for the FutureSafety, Human Fallibility, and Nuclear PowerA Brave New World for CRISPR/Cas9: Scientific Limitations and Ethical ConsiderationsThe Relationship between Space and Cyber AssetsWaging E-JihadChapter 5Law and CrimeIntroductionIs There More School Violence Today? A Veteran Educator Says NoCriminal Behavioral Profiling: A Critical PerspectiveMedia Influence on Perceived Offender-Victim RelationshipMass Injustice: The War on Drugs, Institutional Discrimination, and the Impact on U.S. PrisonsCommunity Restorative Justice Hub: A Model of Hospitality and AccompanimentPunish Crime, Not Thought CrimeThe Law vs. Violent Bigotry: The Case for Strong Hate-Crime Laws in the United StatesCampus Victim Advocacy and Its Role in Supporting Survivors of Interpersonal ViolenceChapter 6Health and WellnessIntroductionStigma and STIsUniversal Health Coverage: The How and the WhyWhy U.S.-Style Health Reform Does Not Work and What to Do about ItVaccines Are the Key to Preventing Global Disease PandemicsHPV Vaccine for AllHow Fishy Is It? Risk Communication and Perceptions of Genetically Engineered SalmonPros and Cons of Dietary Supplements for Weight ManagementChapter 7Economics and FinanceIntroductionStudent Debt: How Did We Get Here and Why Should We Worry?Minimum Wages and Living WagesPolicymakers Should Exercise Maximum Caution on the Minimum WageRaising the Minimum Wage Would Help, Not Hurt, Our EconomyConsumers as Data Profiles: What Companies See in the Social YouThe Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Youth UnemploymentChapter 8Drugs and AlcoholIntroductionMarijuana Use and IntelligencePsychiatric Disorders and Substance Abuse: Comorbidity, Correlation, and CausationE-cigarette Vapor versus Cigarette Smoke: Is Vapor Really Safer?The Myth of the Drug Habit: Defining Addiction as a DiseaseDrug Testing High School Athletes and Fitness TrainersA Perfect Storm for Prescription Drug MisuseRationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose CrisisMarijuana Is Not Safe and Is Not MedicineChapter 9Life and DeathIntroductionWho Should or Should Not Be Born? The Collision between Reproductive Rights and Disability RightsReligious Choice in Medicine: When Cancer Patients Have Religious Objections to Life-Saving Blood TransfusionsIs There a Right to Die?Why Disability Rights Advocates Oppose Assisted SuicideThe Death Penalty Should Be Abolished—for Very Practical ReasonsCapital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished in the United StatesGender and Capital PunishmentWhat Should We Do with Juvenile Murderers?Index