Use the Controversial IssuesResearch Guide to get started on finding resources about a controversial topic or see the links below. The Guide highlights library databases that feature excellent subject overviews, magazine articles, news videos, interviews, and much more.
Beyond the library resources, the online fact checking website AllSides offers a Red Blue translator that is an alphabetical list of political topics/words. It offers a definition of controversial terms that may be helpful in your research.
These are great starting points for researching "hot topic" issues such as: texting while driving, gambling, school shootings, underage drinking, concussions, immigration, mandatory health insurance, and hundreds of others.
