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THBT New York City has the right to regulate the size of sodas bought on the market.

10 Aug 2012

Early in the summer of 2012, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed to ban the sale of sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces. It was Mayor...

This House would introduce labels on food to encourage people to eat better

13 Apr 2012

We all want and should eat better. And each of us has different definitions and priorities when it comes to “good food”. For some good equals...

This House would go vegetarian

10 Apr 2012

There have been very few human societies in which no meat or fish are eaten, although in some parts of the world the normal diet is made up largely of staple...

This House would institute a mandatory retirement age

1 Mar 2012

The concept of mandatory retirement arises most frequently in debates centring on access to closely integrated, self-regulating professions such as medicine or...

This House would ban the depiction of smoking in films

22 Feb 2012

Within in the European Union, since 1991, all tobacco advertising and sponsorship on television has been banned under the 1989 Television Without Frontiers...

This House would ban the use of trans fats in food stuffs

21 Feb 2012

Trans fat is the common name for unsaturated fat with trans-isomer (E-isomer) fatty acid(s). It can be found in Oreos, cup-cakes, french fries, deep-fried...

This House Would Promote Safe Sex through Education at Schools

21 Feb 2012

This discussion starts from the point of view that sexual education classes should be given at schools. But does this mean that so-called “safe sex” should...

This House Believes Instant Replay Should Be Used in Major League Baseball

21 Feb 2012

Major League Baseball (MLB), often referred to as “America’s pastime,” is unlike some other sports because it largely disallowing the use of instant replay to...

This House Would Ban junk food from schools.

17 Feb 2012

Junk food is defined by Segen’s Medical Dictionary as “A popular term for any food which is low in essential nutrients and high in everything else—in...

This house believes in the woman's right to choose

26 Jan 2012

The issue of abortion is one of the most contentious, and emotive dilemmas faced by modern societies. The question is whether one should allow the termination...