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System is getting worse | Government reduces in-prison education even though it helps lower recidivism ASK THIS John Britton offers guidance on a story begging to be reported wherever there’s a prison, or ex-offenders. 
Appropriate, challenging questions | A line of inquiry for Supreme Court nominee Roberts ASK THIS The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, gave former slaves full citizenship. Not long afterward it was read by the high court to also apply to corporations. Morton Mintz says that was a radical ruling.
'Identifying up' | Yes, there are lots of blue-collar Republicans. But why? ASK THIS Before moving on to the 2006 and 2008 elections, let's understand 2004 a little better. Sociologist Arlie Hochschild has some questions that need to be addressed.
Blind auditions? | Why aren’t there more blacks performing or leading in classical music? ASK THIS It’s nice that Marin Alsop, a woman, got to be conductor in Baltimore. But for John Britton it raises a different set of questions.
Defining victory | How do you win the war on terror? ASK THIS It’s essential that we triumph in the war on terror. But how do we do that? A researcher on public opinion and military conflict poses some questions for which we lack sufficient answers.
Elections | The perils of paperless e-voting ASK THIS Let’s say your state or local election officials have a paperless e-voting system or are thinking about switching to one. Here are some questions you should ask to see if they’ve really thought it through.
Sources worth protecting? | Let's get on with the Novak/Plame case ASK THIS The secrets in the Valerie Plame outing case may finally be coming to light. As they do, here are some questions that need answering.
Trade talk | Getting beyond the myths of CAFTA ASK THIS The debate over CAFTA is often framed as being one between the forces of free trade and the forces of protection. But that has little to do with the realities of CAFTA, a complex managed trade agreement that caters to the elites and would doom the workers of Central America to an unacceptable status quo.
Cold case watch | Whatever happened to the anthrax letters? ASK THIS Four years after the deadly anthrax attack on media and government offices, much remains a mystery. Bioterrorism expert Leonard Cole has some questions for the investigators on the case.
Improving education | Have local leaders abandoned the public schools? ASK THIS Overhauling America's worst public schools is a hugely challenging task, but it must be done. Yet as long as our leaders are able to opt out of public schools - without anyone pressing them about their obligation to those left behind - that's less likely to happen.
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