This popular book impartially examines eight hotly-contested current political issues in which one or or both sides seeks to use government authority to enforce certain norms of behavior--in chapters that are

Foreword: New Dimensions in Policy and Politics Theodore J. Lowi

Introduction: Moral Conflicts and the Policy Process Raymond Tatalovich and Byron W. Daynes

1. Abortion: Pro-Choice Versus Pro-Life Ruth Ann Strickland

2. Death Penalty: Just Punishment or Legalized Homicide? Brent S. Steel and Mary Ann E. Steger

3. Gay Rights: Nature or Nurture? Margaret E. Ellis and Nina Therese Kasniunas

4. Hate Crimes: Protected Prejudice or Punishable Motive? Scott Yenor and Jon Schaff

5. God and Country: Debating Religion in Public Life Ted G. Jelen

6. Gun Control: Constitutional Mandate or Myth? Robert J. Spitzer

7. Global Warming: Environmental Crisis or Scientific Hoax? Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman

8. Animal Rights: Subordinate or Equal Species? Stephanie A. Slocum-Schaffer

Raymond Tatalovich, Byron W. Daynes, Theodore J. Lowi