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All 36 editorial writing topics
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technology
Should Social Media Be Banned for Under-16s? Take a stance on age limits for social media and argue whether protecting young users outweighs their right to access online communities.
AI Writing Tools Belong in the Classroom Defend or challenge the position that students should be allowed to use AI writing assistants for schoolwork.
Smartphones Have No Place in Schools Write a persuasive editorial arguing for or against a full phone ban during the school day.
In Defense of the Right to Disconnect Make the case that workers should have a legal right to ignore work messages outside working hours.
No, Video Games Are Not Making Kids Violent A rebuttal editorial answering the common claim that gaming causes real-world aggression.
social
Voting Should Be Mandatory Argue for or against compulsory voting and what it would mean for a healthy democracy.
It's Time to Rethink How We Treat the Homeless A call-to-action editorial urging your community to adopt a specific policy on homelessness.
Cancel Culture Does More Harm Than Good State and defend your opinion on public shaming and accountability online.
The Minimum Wage Should Be a Living Wage Take a persuasive stance on tying the minimum wage to the real cost of living.
Why Community Service Should Be a Graduation Requirement Persuade your school board to require volunteer hours for a diploma.
environment
Ban Single-Use Plastics Now A call-to-action editorial pressing for an immediate ban on disposable plastics in your town or country.
Nuclear Power Is the Green Energy We're Afraid Of Argue for or against expanding nuclear energy as a climate solution.
Individual Recycling Won't Save the Planet A rebuttal challenging the idea that personal habits, not corporate policy, are the real fix for climate change.
Cities Should Be Built for People, Not Cars Defend the opinion that urban design must prioritise walking, cycling and transit.
Fast Fashion Is a Crisis We Keep Ignoring Persuade readers to change how they buy clothes, or to demand industry regulation.
health
Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids Should Be Banned Argue for or against restricting advertising of unhealthy food to children.
Mental Health Days Should Count as Sick Days A call-to-action editorial urging schools or employers to recognise mental health absences.
We're Wrong About How We Talk About Diets A rebuttal challenging popular but harmful assumptions about weight and health.
Vaccines Should Be Required for School Entry Take a firm persuasive stance on mandatory childhood vaccination.
Why Schools Must Teach Real Sleep Habits Persuade educators that later start times and sleep education would improve student wellbeing.
education
Standardised Tests Measure the Wrong Things State and defend your opinion on whether high-stakes testing should be scrapped.
Homework Should Be Abolished in Primary School Argue for or against ending homework for young children.
College Isn't the Only Path Worth Respecting A rebuttal to the assumption that university is the default route to a good life.
Every School Should Teach Personal Finance A call-to-action editorial demanding financial literacy be added to the curriculum.
Grading Systems Are Failing Students Defend the opinion that letter grades should be replaced with better feedback.
current
Remote Work Is Here to Stay, and That's a Good Thing Take a persuasive stance on whether the shift away from the office should be embraced or reversed.
The News Media Is Breaking Our Trust Argue for or against the claim that modern journalism has lost the public's confidence.
It's Time to Take a Four-Day Week Seriously A call-to-action editorial urging employers or lawmakers to trial a shorter work week.
We Shouldn't Fear Immigration, We Should Plan for It Defend a considered opinion on how societies should respond to migration.
The Space Race Is a Distraction From Earth's Problems A rebuttal challenging the idea that private space exploration deserves its current hype.
media
Influencers Should Be Held to Advertising Standards A call-to-action editorial demanding clearer rules for paid promotion online.
Streaming Has Made Us Worse at Paying Attention Defend or challenge the opinion that endless content is reshaping how we think.
Don't Blame Video Games for Society's Problems A rebuttal answering critics who scapegoat entertainment media for real-world issues.
ethics
Zoos Do More Harm Than Good Argue for or against keeping animals in zoos in the modern era.
Genetic Editing of Humans Crosses a Line State and defend your opinion on the ethics of editing the human genome.
Anonymous Online Speech Deserves Protection Argue for or against the right to speak anonymously on the internet.
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