Freedom versus order: The case of racial profiling

Justice Talking is a public radio program, created by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, designed to examine cases and controversies that appear before the nation's courts. Recently, Justice Talking addressed the issue of racial profiling and considered whether it constituted overt discrimination or a legitimate tool to stop crime. Go to the Justice Talking web site at http://justicetalking.org/, and follow the site's link to an index of its past shows. There you will find the program entitled "Driving While Black: Racial Profiling on America's Highways." Listen to these two portions of the broadcast: Time 0:00 - 2:35 and 20:00 - 26:15. How is the controversy of racial profiling a modern-day illustration of the nation's original dilemma of freedom versus order?




Freedom versus equality: The case of school vouchers

Public school vouchers are one of the most controversial school reform issues on the political agenda today. Two groups that have opposing views on this issue are the National Education Association (NEA), and the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation for School Choice. Go to the NEA's web site at http://www.nea.org/ and use the site's search function to locate a January 1999 issue paper entitled "Private School Vouchers." Read this short piece. Then go to the Friedman Foundation's page at http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/. Following the link to "understanding school choice" will allow you to locate a series of frequently asked questions about school vouchers. How could a citizen who is against vouchers argue that vouchers sacrifice equality in an ill-fated attempt to promote individual freedom? How could a citizen who is pro-voucher argue that opposing vouchers sacrifice freedom and are an ill-fated attempt to guarantee equality?