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Universal prescription coverage | Isn't it time we stopped paying such high prices for prescription drugs? ASK THIS The big question regarding prescription drugs isn't whether the U.S. can afford universal coverage. We can. It's: Why are we letting drug makers charge us so much for so little – and how much longer will we let it go on? 
Election 2004 | Opinion polls show wildly conflicting horserace figures. Why? ASK THIS Sometimes too many Republicans (or Democrats, perhaps) are included in the sample. The explanation can be that simple.
Mintz's page | Social justice and other important issues ASK THIS Questions from Morton Mintz (Nieman '64), senior adviser to NiemanWatchdog.org, and a frequent contributor to these pages.
Election coverage | Questions you should ask House and Senate candidates ASK THIS Here are some simple, tough questions that every congressional candidate should answer.
National security | Is nuclear terrorism the ultimate preventable catastrophe? ASK THIS National security expert Graham Allison writes that when it comes to preventing nuclear terrorism, the press should be asking what, if anything,has the Bush administration accomplished — and what needs to be done.
Poverty | Are we better off today than we were – 30 years ago? ASK THIS University of Michigan public policy professor Sheldon Danziger says that reporters writing about the recent income report missed the big picture: We have had a generation in which there was no progress against poverty, even as the rich got richer.
Looking ahead | Questions for a wartime president ASK THIS| August 244, 2004 In a Washington Post op-ed, columnist David Ignatius poses three big questions for the Bush administration.
Don't wait for 2008 | Ask McCain for a little more straight talk now ASK THIS Sen. John McCain said at least two things in his speech at the Republican national convention that call for further examination by campaign reporters. So far, however, all they're asking him is about Swift boats.
Politics as farce | Record turnout — more than 100% — looms as a possibility for the Afghan election in October ASK THIS You say that doesn't add up? Can't have more than 100% without the election being rigged? Somebody tell Bush, who's boasting about high voter registration.
Economics | What sort of ownership society? ASK THIS Economist Brad DeLong says reporters should insist on getting the details of Bush's plans for an "ownership society," as mentioned by Bush in his acceptance speech but not elaborated on. The main question: Does Bush have any idea how he would actually accomplish any of these things? It's the press corps' job to find out.
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