Primary Sources: Contemporary Issues (US)
General Primary Resources for Contemporary Debate
This tab links to key documents about controversial issues affecting the United States. More sources on United States cultural divisions can be found by searching for the term Primary Documents in Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices, or browsing the Primary Documents section of the Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights.
Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices by The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarization that has characterized American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader.
Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun RightsWith public perception of gun violence at an all-time high, this second edition of Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights is a must-have resource for all libraries. Primary sources in this title
Corporations
- Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Ralph Nader (1999)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- “Corporate Welfare in the Federal Budget,” Policy Analysis, Cato Institute (2012)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Statement on Indictment of Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, U.S. Department of Justice (2004)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Remarks on Executive Compensation, President Barack Obama (2009)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- “Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Ten Years Later,” Steven Harris, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (2012)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- “Sarbanes-Oxley: 10 Years Later,” Mark A. Calabria, Cato Institute (2012)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
U.S. Involvement in the Middle East
- State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush (2003)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Testimony on Conduct of Iraq War Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, General Joseph P. Hoar, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) (2004)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Testimony on Iraq War Before U.S. House Committee, Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson (2005)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Confirmation Hearings for Chuck Hagel as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Senate Armed Services Committee, Questions by Senator John McCain (2013)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Address on Launch of Afghanistan War, President George W. Bush (2001)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Address on Troop Surge in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Barack Obama (2009)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- A Different Kind of War: The United States Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, October 2001–September 2005, U.S. Army Report (2010)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- State of the Union Address, President Jimmy Carter (1980)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Speech to UN General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2006)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- Greetings to Iran on Persian New Year, President Barack Obama (2009)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
- “Iran vs. the West: Is War Inevitable in 2012?” Former UN Ambassador John Bolton (2012)From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices