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1. Should Employers Be Forbidden to Facebook You?

   Megan Friedman, Time

   If you think so, consider moving to Germany.

   Issue #54: August 31, 2010

2. iPhone 4 Has Serious Hardware Defect

   Mobile Crunch

   If you only launch one new phone a year, it's probably hard to admit that it has such a serious defect.

   Issue #45: June 29, 2010

3. South Park Creators Warned By Radical Muslim Group

   Adam B. Vary, EW.com

   The satirical cartoon has offended plenty of people in the past (including the Pope), but this time the response has called the creators' safety into question.

   Issue #36: April 27, 2010

4. Deconstructing the Ten Commandments

   Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair

   Never one to hold his tongue, Mr. Hitchens suggests some updates to God's word.

   Issue #32: March 30, 2010

5. Wal-Mart Discounting Non-White Barbies

   Adam Weinstein, Mother Jones

   Business-savvy price discrimination or obviously offensive?

   Issue #30: March 16, 2010

6. All-White Sorority Wins Stepping Competition

   Gawker

   Step routines are traditionally associated with African-American fraternities and sororities, so the triumph of a white squad set off a heated debate.

   Issue #29: March 5, 2010

7. French Print Advertisement Shocks, but Will It Stop Young Smokers?

   Steven Erlanger, New York Times

   Ironically, a campaign to convince young people to be healthier has mostly succeeded in causing a stir about child pornography.

   Issue #28: February 26, 2010

8. Does a Couple Need Sex to Be Happy?

   Maggie Bullock, Elle Magazine

   The author examines sexless relationships and discovers that couples can be happy sans frequent humping. But aren't sex slumps a warning sign? Not necessarily.

   Issue #27: February 19, 2010

9. British Film Satire on Suicide Bombers Launched in United States

   Guardian

   Certainly controversial, and depending on your state of mind you may find the short video teaser funny too.

   Issue #25: February 5, 2010

10. Mexican Gangster Museum

    Ioan Grillo, Global Post

    Guns, jewelry and drug paraphernalia seized from traffickers are displayed in a bizarre exhibit, designed to help educate the Mexican police.

    Issue #24: January 29, 2010

11. New Orleans Prostitutes Categorized As Sex Offenders

    Jordan Flaherty, Color Lines

    With mayoral elections on the horizon, many activists are fighting to have the law repealed.

    Issue #23: January 22, 2010

12. KFC's Racist Advertising

    Videogum

    Is it political correctness gone mad, or do the offended parties have a point?

    Issue #22: January 15, 2010

13. Website for Beautiful People Kicks Off Fatties

    Emily Friedman, ABC News

    Beauty may well be found on the inside too, but BeautifulPeople.com is unashamedly not interested in finding out.

    Issue #21: January 8, 2010

14. Silicon Valley Sweatshops

    Global Post

    A striking investigation of the labor rights violations at the factories that churn out the world's most popular gadgets.

    Issue #17: December 4, 2009

15. Weather Is Manipulated Again in China for Snow

    Wang Qian, China Daily

    Shouldn't whoever is in charge send out a memo when he decides, God-like, to trigger violent snowfall?

    Issue #16: November 27, 2009

16. New Mexico Player Banned, Apologizes

    ESPN

    Who says women's sports are more civilized? At least four of these fouls could have easily warranted a red card.

    Issue #14: November 13, 2009

17. "Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume

    Kristina Wong, ABC News

    Funny, offensive, or both?

    Issue #13: November 6, 2009

18. Should the US Ban a Japanese "Rape Simulator" Game?

    Leigh Alexander, Slate

    A horrifying and repulsive idea for a video game tests the boundaries of free speech.

    Issue #11: October 23, 2009

19. Project 'Gaydar'

    Carolyn Y. Johnson, Boston Globe

    Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are.

    Issue #7: September 25, 2009

20. Should Government Take an Official Stance on Circumcision?

    Deborah Kotz, U.S. News & World Report

    The U.S. government considers recommending circumcision, a departure from its current neutral stance. The arguments are strong on both sides.

    Issue #5: September 11, 2009

21. Does the MMR Vaccine Cause Autism?

    Phil, Villarreal, The Consumerist

    Some parents are choosing not to give their children the vaccine, based on research by one doctor linking it to autism.

    Issue #4: September 4, 2009

22. CIA Threatened Detainees with Harm to Their Families

    Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times

    The question of whether the Obama administration will seek a potentially highly distracting, full-blown prosecution of those implicated looms over Washington.

    Issue #3: August 28, 2009

23. A Fat Tax in Texas?

    Rick Casey, Houston Chronicle

    The provost of the University of Virginia and the Urban Institute propose taxing food "that makes us fat."

    Issue #2: August 21, 2009