For and Against Author:William Bennett THE speaker and writer's tool. This book supplies exccellent, easily understood arguments for and against large numbers of controversial issues. Incredibly useful and complete it covers HUNDREDS of different topics. It is concise, wonderfully detailed, readable, and has numerous solid short arguments for each side of a topic. Brand new and de... more »signed to give good quick arguments to debaters, speakers and writers at every academic or professional level. Topics in the book were selected because of how frequently they appear at debate forums, public arenas and editorial pages. An exciting book with great organization. Sample Topics: Should the U.S. build an ABM system?, Protecting aboriginal rights, AIDS drugs to Africa, bilingual education, campaign finance reform, debt reflief, defense spending, environnmental protection, educational vouchers, human rights, mass media,Medicaire, national security,nuclear proliferation, Columbia civil war, Cuban embargo, population control, religious fundamentalism, and much, much more.« less