controversy
P1783
predicate
Indicates a situation in which there is active disagreement, dispute, or public debate between parties over a particular issue, action, or claim.
Aliases (43)
- controversialFor ×52
- debatedIn ×31
- controversial ×20
- controversialIn ×10
- notableControversy ×9
- hasDebateOver ×8
- contentiousIssue ×7
- controversies ×6
- causeOfControversy ×5
- hasConceptualDebate ×5
- controversyOver ×3
- debatedIssues ×3
- dispute ×3
- hasControversies ×3
- identityDebate ×3
- subjectOfDebateOn ×3
- classificationDebate ×2
- debatedRegarding ×2
- designControversy ×2
- disputedIssues ×2
- fieldDebates ×2
- hasControversialStatus ×2
- hasFacedControversy ×2
- ideologicalDebate ×2
- relatedDebate ×2
- scientificDebate ×2
- sourceOfControversy ×2
- sparkedDebateOn ×2
- targetOfControversy ×2
- topicOfDebate ×2
- boycottDebate ×1
- causeOfPublicControversy ×1
- figureSkatingControversy ×1
- fundingControversy ×1
- hadControversy ×1
- halftimeShowControversy ×1
- hasAccessibilityControversy ×1
- hasControversialReception ×1
- hasFilmRatingControversy ×1
- isControversialRegarding ×1
- legalControversy ×1
- legalStatusDebate ×1
- monumentControversy ×1
Sample triples (showing first 500 of 513)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| 1902 Education Act | opposition from Nonconformists → |
| 1902 Education Act | school rates protests → |
| 1936 Summer Olympics | widespread international discussion of boycott ("boycottDebate") → |
| 1966 FIFA World Cup | disputed goal in the final by Geoff Hurst → |
| 1999 Stanley Cup Finals | interpretation of skate-in-the-crease rule on winning goal → |
| 2 Columbus Circle | original design was widely criticized by some architecture critics ("designControversy") → |
| 2 Columbus Circle | renovation sparked preservationist debate ("designControversy") → |
| 2000 United States presidential election | disputed Florida vote count → |
| 2002 Winter Olympics | pairs figure skating judging scandal ("figureSkatingControversy") → |
| 2004 Afghan presidential election | problems reported with indelible ink rubbing off → |
| 2016 United States presidential election | FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton emails → |
| 2016 United States presidential election | Russian interference in the election → |
| 2020 United States census | proposed citizenship question → |
| 568 Group | criticized for alleged price-fixing of net prices for students → |
| 568 Group | involved in litigation alleging anticompetitive financial aid practices → |
| A Doll’s House | challenged traditional views of marriage and women’s roles → |
| AEC | conflict between promotion and regulation of nuclear power → |
| AEC | safety and environmental impacts of nuclear testing → |
| Aduhelm | accelerated approval despite mixed trial results → |
| Aduhelm | efficacy questioned by FDA advisory committee → |
| Aduhelm | high treatment cost → |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | portrayal of African Americans → |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | use of racial slurs → |
| African Renaissance Monument | criticized for high cost ("fundingControversy") → |
| Agenda 2010 | true ("controversial") → |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 | destruction of crops and livestock during a depression → |
| Al Jazeera Media Network | accusations of bias by various governments → |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | alleged violation of First Amendment rights → |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | use to suppress political opposition → |
| Allied bombing of Germany | civilian casualties and destruction of cultural heritage → |
| Allied bombing of Germany | debate over military necessity of area bombing → |
| American South (colonial and early national periods) | slavery and natural rights ("ideologicalDebate") → |
| American South (colonial and early national periods) | slavery and republicanism ("ideologicalDebate") → |
| Amoris laetitia | interpretation of chapter 8 on irregular marital situations → |
| Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan | Japanese Diet ("debatedIn") → |
| Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan | Japanese public opinion ("debatedIn") → |
| Article XXI (Security Exceptions) | risk of abuse for protectionist purposes → |
| Atlantic Yards redevelopment project | displacement of residents and businesses → |
| Atlantic Yards redevelopment project | public subsidies and tax breaks → |
| Atlantic Yards redevelopment project | scale and density of development → |
| Atlantic Yards redevelopment project | use of eminent domain → |
| Australia Day | association with British colonisation → |
| Australia Day | impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples → |
| BCS National Championship Game | exclusion of some undefeated teams ("controversies") → |
| BCS National Championship Game | selection of teams based on computer and poll formulas ("controversies") → |
| BCS National Championship Game | split national titles in some seasons ("controversies") → |
| Baby, It’s Cold Outside | lyrics debated for implications about consent → |
| Balfour Declaration | true ("controversial") → |
| Basic Instinct | depiction of violence → |
| Basic Instinct | graphic sexual content → |
| Basic Instinct | portrayal of bisexual and lesbian characters → |
| Battle of Goose Green | criticism of political pressure to achieve a quick victory → |
| Battle of Goose Green | debate over necessity of the attack → |
| Battle of Khe Sanh | comparison to Battle of Dien Bien Phu → |
| Battle of Khe Sanh | debate over strategic value of defending Khe Sanh → |
| Battle of Monte Cassino | bombing of the Monte Cassino abbey → |
| Battle of Peleliu | strategic value later questioned by historians → |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | criticized for violence and crude content → |
| Beirut port explosion of 4 August 2020 | domestic investigation repeatedly stalled ("legalControversy") → |
| Beneš decrees | Austria ("controversialIn") → |
| Beneš decrees | Czech Republic ("controversialIn") → |
| Beneš decrees | Germany ("controversialIn") → |
| Beneš decrees | Hungary ("controversialIn") → |
| Beneš decrees | Slovakia ("controversialIn") → |
| Beyond Chutzpah | true ("controversial") → |
| Beyond Freedom and Dignity | accusations of promoting social control → |
| Beyond Freedom and Dignity | criticisms from humanistic psychologists → |
| Beyond Freedom and Dignity | criticisms from philosophers of free will → |
| Big Dig | construction defects → |
| Big Dig | cost overruns → |
| Big Dig | leaks in tunnels → |
| Big Dig | political scandals → |
| Big Dig | safety concerns → |
| Bitcoin Law in El Salvador | concerns from international financial institutions → |
| Bitcoin Law in El Salvador | domestic protests and skepticism about Bitcoin volatility → |
| Bob Short | relocation of Minneapolis Lakers to Los Angeles → |
| Bob Short | relocation of Washington Senators to Texas → |
| Bobby Kotick | criticized for corporate culture at Activision Blizzard → |
| Bobby Kotick | criticized for handling of workplace harassment allegations → |
| Bobby Kotick | criticized for high executive compensation → |
| Bowl Championship Series | complex and opaque computer formulas → |
| Bowl Championship Series | exclusion of undefeated or highly ranked teams from title game → |
| Bowl Championship Series | lack of playoff format → |
| Bowl Championship Series | perceived bias toward power conferences → |
| Britannia Coconut Dancers | use of blackface-style makeup → |
| British honours system | historical association with empire ("controversies") → |
| British honours system | perceived political patronage ("controversies") → |
| British monarchy | debates over monarchy in Commonwealth realms → |
| British monarchy | debates over republicanism in the United Kingdom → |
| Brown & Williamson | manipulation of nicotine levels in cigarettes → |
| Brown & Williamson | marketing of menthol cigarettes to African American communities → |
| Browne & Williamson | allegations of misleading the public about health risks of smoking → |
| Browne & Williamson | manipulation of nicotine levels in cigarettes → |
| Bryophyta | circumscription and rank vary among taxonomic systems ("classificationDebate") → |
| Butler Act | conflict between modern science and religious fundamentalism → |
| Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna | criticized by some as overly nationalist or clerical → |
| Calder Memorial Trophy | eligibility of Artemi Panarin as an older KHL veteran rookie ("notableControversy") → |
| Calder Memorial Trophy | eligibility of Sergei Makarov in 1989–90 led to age-limit rule change ("notableControversy") → |
| Calhoun College | debates over historical memory and campus symbols → |
| Calhoun College | student and faculty protests over honoring John C. Calhoun → |
| Cal–Stanford Big Game | disputed presence of Stanford band on the field during The Play ("notableControversy") → |
| Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy | nature and distinctness as a separate galaxy are debated ("scientificDebate") → |
| Canon 28 | challenged traditional prerogatives of the See of Alexandria → |
| Canon 28 | challenged traditional prerogatives of the See of Antioch → |
| Chappaquiddick incident | circumstances of Kennedy's actions after the crash → |
| Chavez Ravine | eminent domain land acquisition → |
| Chinese Taipei | Taiwan domestic politics ("controversialIn") → |
| Coalition Provisional Authority | economic and reconstruction contracting practices → |
| Coalition Provisional Authority | handling of security in post-invasion Iraq → |
| Coalition Provisional Authority | management of Iraqi public funds → |
| Coming of Age in Samoa | claims of misrepresentation of Samoan culture → |
| Coming of Age in Samoa | criticisms of Mead’s methods → |
| Community Charge | administrative complexity and high collection costs ("controversialFor") → |
| Community Charge | criminalisation of non-payment ("controversialFor") → |
| Community Charge | perceived unfairness of flat-rate charge regardless of income ("controversialFor") → |
| Confederate battle flag | display on public buildings → |
| Confederate battle flag | use in state flags → |
| Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary | relative roles of impact and volcanism in extinction ("scientificDebate") → |
| Crimean Bridge | built after Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 → |
| Cross of Saint Patrick | its historical authenticity as a symbol of Saint Patrick is disputed → |
| Cross of Saint Patrick | its use is sometimes politically sensitive in Ireland → |
| D. W. Griffith | racist depictions and Ku Klux Klan glorification in The Birth of a Nation ("controversialFor") → |
| Dan Snyder | on-field underperformance of Washington NFL franchise during his tenure → |
| Dan Snyder | resistance to changing Redskins team name → |
| Dan Snyder | treatment of Washington NFL franchise employees → |
| Dasam Granth | authorship debates → |
| Dasam Granth | textual integrity debates → |
| Day of the Vow | seen as symbol of white supremacy by many South Africans → |
| Deep Throat (film) | organized crime involvement in financing and distribution has been alleged → |
| Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 | Florida and Michigan delegate seating → |
| Dina Boluarte | protests and political crisis in Peru during her presidency beginning in late 2022 ("notableControversy") → |
| Ding an sich | 19th-century German philosophy ("debatedIn") → |
| Ding an sich | contemporary metaphysics ("debatedIn") → |
| Disco Demolition Night | accusations of underlying racism and homophobia in anti-disco sentiment → |
| Don Juan | irreverent treatment of religion ("controversialFor") → |
| Don Juan | sexual content ("controversialFor") → |
| Donald Trump presidential campaigns | allegations of misinformation → |
| Donald Trump presidential campaigns | disputes over election integrity → |
| ECHELON | alleged economic espionage → |
| ECHELON | alleged monitoring of allied governments → |
| ECHELON | alleged monitoring of private citizens → |
| Edward John Eyre | alleged human rights abuses in Jamaica ("causeOfControversy") → |
| Edward John Eyre | treatment of black Jamaicans during post-rebellion reprisals ("causeOfControversy") → |
| Emoluments Clause | definition of emolument for modern financial interests → |
| Emoluments Clause | scope of application to the President of the United States → |
| Espionage Act of 1917 | alleged conflict with First Amendment free speech protections → |
| Espionage Act of 1917 | use against journalists and publishers → |
| Espionage Act of 1917 | use against political dissenters → |
| European Cup final 1975 | refereeing decisions → |
| Fifty Shades of Grey | criticized for portrayal of BDSM → |
| Fifty Shades of Grey | criticized for writing quality → |
| Fifty Shades of Grey | debate over depiction of consent → |
| Florida Senate Bill 4-C (2022) | raised concerns about local tax and debt obligations after dissolution of Reedy Creek Improvement District → |
| Florida Senate Bill 4-C (2022) | raised questions about free speech and retaliation against a corporation → |
| Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | bulk collection of telephony metadata → |
| Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | privacy and civil liberties implications → |
| Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | warrantless surveillance concerns → |
| Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters | Western Church ("controversialIn") → |
| Frank Tipler | mixing theological claims with physical cosmology ("controversialFor") → |
| Frank Tipler | strong form of the anthropic principle ("controversialFor") → |
| Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 | Northern states ("controversialIn") → |
| Fugitive Slave Clause | conflict between federal authority and state personal liberty laws → |
| Fugitive Slave Clause | moral and political opposition in free states → |
| Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | allegations of child marriage → |
| Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | allegations of forced marriages → |
| Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | allegations of sexual abuse → |
| Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | allegations of welfare fraud → |
| Funding Act of 1790 | debate over assumption of state debts → |
| Funding Act of 1790 | regional conflict between northern and southern states → |
| Game of Thrones season 8 | yes ("hasControversialReception") → |
| Gerry Adams | alleged links to the Provisional IRA ("controversialFor") → |
| Giovanni's Room | frank treatment of homosexuality in the 1950s ("controversialFor") → |
| Glass–Steagall Act | relevance after late 20th century deregulation ("debatedRegarding") → |
| Glass–Steagall Act | role in preventing financial crises ("debatedRegarding") → |
| Government-General Building in Seoul | its presence obstructed the main sightline of Gyeongbokgung Palace → |
| Government-General Building in Seoul | viewed as a symbol of Japanese imperialism → |
| Gravity’s Rainbow | initially refused Pulitzer Prize by the Pulitzer advisory board → |
| Haas House | modern design near historic cathedral → |
| Hat Law of 1925 | Turkish Grand National Assembly ("debatedIn") → |
| Hatikvah | perceived lack of inclusivity for some non-Jewish citizens of Israel → |
| Health and Social Care Act 2012 | concerns about fragmentation of services → |
| Health and Social Care Act 2012 | criticised for increasing marketisation of the NHS → |
| Health and Social Care Act 2012 | opposed by many professional medical bodies → |
| Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 | concerns from some school districts about implementation costs → |
| Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 | debates over federal role in school nutrition standards → |
| Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl | close association with Adolf Hitler ("controversialFor") → |
| Helene "Leni" Riefenstahl | use of film as Nazi propaganda ("controversialFor") → |
| Hell | Christian theology ("debatedIn") → |
| Hell | philosophy of religion ("debatedIn") → |
| Helms–Burton Act | criticized by Canada and Mexico for its impact on their companies operating in Cuba → |
| Helms–Burton Act | criticized by the European Union as an extraterritorial application of U.S. law → |
| High Commission | accusations of arbitrary power → |
| High Commission | association with Laudianism → |
| High Commission | conflict with common law courts → |
| High Commission | persecution of Puritans → |
| Hinomaru | association with Japanese militarism before and during World War II ("controversies") → |
| Holocaust in visual arts | aesthetics ("debatedIn") → |
| Holocaust in visual arts | art history ("debatedIn") → |
| Holocaust in visual arts | cultural memory studies ("debatedIn") → |
| Holocaust in visual arts | ethics ("debatedIn") → |
| House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ("dispute") → |
| House of Lords Act 1999 | House of Commons ("debatedIn") → |
| House of Lords Act 1999 | House of Lords ("debatedIn") → |
| House of Lords Reform | House of Commons ("debatedIn") → |
| House of Lords Reform | House of Lords ("debatedIn") → |
| Humanae vitae | widespread dissent among some theologians and laity → |
| Image and Reality of the Israel–Palestine Conflict | yes ("controversial") → |
| Immaculate Conception | Scholastic theology ("debatedIn") → |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement | criticized for conditions in immigration detention facilities → |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement | criticized for family separation and deportation practices → |
| In Cold Blood | ethical issues in true crime writing → |
| In Cold Blood | questions about factual accuracy → |
| Iraq War | civilian casualties and human rights abuses → |
| Iraq War | legality of the invasion under international law → |
| Islamic crescent | not universally accepted by all Muslims as religious symbol → |
| J. Edgar Hoover | abuse of power and blackmail allegations ("controversialFor") → |
| J. Edgar Hoover | civil liberties violations ("controversialFor") → |
| J. Edgar Hoover | surveillance of political dissidents ("controversialFor") → |
| James Levine | Faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct → |
| Jannat al-Baqi cemetery | demolition of shrines and domes caused dispute among Muslims → |
| Jewish National Fund | criticism over land policies regarding Palestinian communities → |
| Jewish National Fund | criticism regarding environmental impact of certain forestry practices → |
| Jewish diaspora | assimilation versus cultural preservation ("hasConceptualDebate") → |
| Jewish diaspora | multicultural integration in host societies ("hasConceptualDebate") → |
| Jewish diaspora | relationship between diaspora and homeland ("hasConceptualDebate") → |
| Jewish diaspora | role of Israel in diaspora Jewish identity ("hasConceptualDebate") → |
| Jewish diaspora | whether diaspora is a permanent condition ("hasConceptualDebate") → |
| Joe Camel | appeal to children ("controversialFor") → |
| Joe Camel | appeal to teenagers ("controversialFor") → |
| Joe Camel | targeting underage audiences ("controversialFor") → |
| John Mason | statue criticized for celebrating Pequot War actions ("monumentControversy") → |
| Joseph Greenberg | criticism of Amerind macro-family proposal → |
| Joseph Greenberg | debate over validity of mass comparison → |
| Kaveri | Cauvery water sharing dispute ("dispute") → |
| Khoisan languages | genetic relationships among subgroups are controversial ("classificationDebate") → |
| Lady Byron Vindicated | criticism from admirers of Lord Byron → |
| Lady Byron Vindicated | public debate over truth of incest allegations → |
| Lahore Resolution | Constituent Assembly discussions and later historiography ("debatedIn") → |
| Last Tango in Paris | yes ("hasFilmRatingControversy") → |
| Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem | debate over association of Kimigayo with Japan’s imperial and militarist past → |
| Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem | opposition from some teachers’ unions and civic groups → |
| Leaves of Grass | departure from traditional poetic forms ("controversialFor") → |
| Leaves of Grass | frank treatment of sexuality ("controversialFor") → |
| Leopold II of Belgium | international scandal over Congo administration ("causeOfControversy") → |
| Leopold II of Belgium | mass killings in the Congo Free State ("causeOfControversy") → |
| Leopold II of Belgium | mutilations and atrocities against Congolese population ("causeOfControversy") → |
| Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 | concerns about government overreach in economic affairs ("hadControversy") → |
| Lord Jeff | association with Lord Jeffery Amherst’s advocacy of biological warfare against Indigenous peoples → |
| Lorillard Tobacco Company | health effects of smoking → |
| Lorillard Tobacco Company | marketing practices of menthol cigarettes → |
| Louis C.K. | sexual misconduct allegations reported in 2017 → |
| Louisiana Purchase | constitutional authority for land acquisition → |
| M3 cutting at Twyford Down | choice of cutting rather than tunnel or alternative route → |
| MAGA hat | true ("controversial") → |
| MLB international signing system | potential international draft ("hasDebateOver") → |
| McKinley Tariff | criticized by farmers and consumers for raising costs → |
| Mein Kampf | yes ("hasControversialStatus") → |
| MemorialToTheMurderedJewsOfEurope | debates about design and representation → |
| MemorialToTheMurderedJewsOfEurope | debates about scope of commemoration → |
| Mike Tyson | disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997 → |
| Mississippi Gestational Age Act | true ("controversial") → |
| Mizrahi Jews | sometimes grouped together with Sephardi Jews in Israel ("identityDebate") → |
| Mizrahi Jews | term overlaps but is not identical with Sephardi Jews ("identityDebate") → |
| My Struggle | true ("controversial") → |
| NPVIC | concerns about effects on campaign strategies → |
| NPVIC | questions about constitutionality and enforceability → |
| Narmada Dam project | displacement of local communities ("controversialFor") → |
| Narmada Dam project | environmental impact ("controversialFor") → |
| Narmada Dam project | impact on indigenous peoples ("controversialFor") → |
| Narmada Dam project | rehabilitation and resettlement issues ("controversialFor") → |
| Narmada Dam project | submergence of agricultural land ("controversialFor") → |
| Narmada Dam project | submergence of forests ("controversialFor") → |
| Narmer | exact dates of reign ("disputedIssues") → |
| Narmer | identity with Menes ("disputedIssues") → |
| National Security Letter | First Amendment concerns → |
| National Security Letter | Fourth Amendment concerns → |
| National Security Letter | civil liberties concerns → |
| National Security Letter | lack of judicial oversight → |
| National Security Letter | secrecy of investigations → |
| Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act | true ("controversial") → |
| Nazca Lines | purpose remains debated → |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | limits on implied powers → |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | scope of federal legislative power → |
| Nestorianism | use of the term Theotokos for Mary ("relatedDebate") → |
| New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures | criticized by some scholars for doctrinal bias → |
| News Corporation | News International phone hacking scandal ("notableControversy") → |
| Newtonian absolute space | foundations of physics ("debatedIn") → |
| Newtonian absolute space | philosophy of space and time ("debatedIn") → |
| Nobel Peace Prize | omission of some peace activists ("hasControversies") → |
| Nobel Peace Prize | political nature of some awards ("hasControversies") → |
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 2018 award postponement ("notableControversy") → |
| Nobel Prize in Literature | yes ("hasControversies") → |
| Norman Finkelstein | denial of tenure at DePaul University ("controversialFor") → |
| Norman Finkelstein | public disputes with Alan Dershowitz ("controversialFor") → |
| Obama Presidential Center | community displacement concerns → |
| Obama Presidential Center | use of Jackson Park land → |
| Office of Cuba Broadcasting | criticized for questions about journalistic independence → |
| Office of Cuba Broadcasting | criticized for signal jamming by Cuban government → |
| Olympia | aestheticization of Nazi ideology ("controversialFor") → |
| Omagh bombing | allegations of intelligence failures → |
| On Human Nature | claims about genetic influences on social behavior ("controversialFor") → |
| On the Origin of Species | religious communities ("controversialIn") → |
| On the Origin of Species | yes ("controversial") → |
| Operation Neptune Spear | debate over legality of targeted killing → |
| Operation Neptune Spear | questions about violation of Pakistani sovereignty → |
| Origen | Origenist controversies → |
| Orval Faubus | defiance of federal desegregation orders in 1957 ("causeOfPublicControversy") → |
| Othello (1965 film) | use of blackface makeup for the title role → |
| Overseas Contingency Operations | lack of clear criteria for designation → |
| Overseas Contingency Operations | use for base-budget activities → |
| PEP 572 | contributed to Guido van Rossum stepping down as BDFL → |
| PEP 572 | sparked debate in the Python community about readability → |
| PRISM | alleged violations of civil liberties → |
| PRISM | mass surveillance of internet users → |
| PRISM | privacy concerns → |
| PRWORA | impact on single mothers and children ("subjectOfDebateOn") → |
| PRWORA | poverty and inequality in the United States ("subjectOfDebateOn") → |
| PRWORA | treatment of immigrants in welfare policy ("subjectOfDebateOn") → |
| Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid | yes ("controversial") → |
| Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act | criticized by abortion-rights advocates → |
| Pastor aeternus | disputes over the scope of papal infallibility → |
| Pastor aeternus | resignations and excommunications of some bishops who rejected the definition → |
| Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople | Monothelite controversy → |
| Perpetual Virginity of Mary | interpretation of Jesus’ brothers and sisters ("isControversialRegarding") → |
| Peterloo Memorial in Manchester | yes ("hasAccessibilityControversy") → |
| Pledge of Allegiance | compulsory recitation in public schools → |
| Pledge of Allegiance | inclusion of the words "under God" → |
| Population Registration Act | yes ("controversial") → |
| Public Law 107-56 | civil liberties concerns → |
| Public Law 107-56 | privacy concerns → |
| Q source hypothesis | existence of Q document ("hasDebateOver") → |
| Q source hypothesis | extent and content of Q source ("hasDebateOver") → |
| Q source hypothesis | language of Q source ("hasDebateOver") → |
| Q source hypothesis | theology of Q source ("hasDebateOver") → |
| Quadriga award | 2011 Putin nomination controversy → |
| Quartering Act | imposition without adequate colonial consent ("controversialFor") → |
| Quartering Act | perceived violation of colonists' rights ("controversialFor") → |
| Queer as Folk | explicit sexual content on television → |
| R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | criticized for marketing practices related to youth smoking → |
| RUC badge | yes ("controversial") → |
| Radcliffe Line | lack of local consultation → |
| Radcliffe Line | late publication of award → |
| Ram Janmabhoomi | Ayodhya dispute ("dispute") → |
| Reedy Creek Improvement District | state of Florida–Disney political dispute over governance → |
| Renunciation of War | constitutionality of collective self-defense ("debatedIssues") → |
| Renunciation of War | participation of Japan in UN peacekeeping operations ("debatedIssues") → |
| Renunciation of War | status of the Self-Defense Forces as military forces ("debatedIssues") → |
| Report on Public Credit | benefits to speculators holding depreciated securities → |
| Report on Public Credit | debate over assumption of state debts → |
| Resident-General of Korea | instrument of Japanese imperialism in Korea → |
| Richard William Howard Vyse | allegations of damaging ancient structures with explosives → |
| Richard William Howard Vyse | debate over authenticity of Khufu cartouches in Great Pyramid relieving chambers → |
| Rob Ford | conflicts of interest and ethics investigations → |
| Rob Ford | drug use allegations → |
| Rob Ford | public intoxication incidents → |
| Robinhood Markets | regulatory fines related to outages and disclosures → |
| Robinhood Markets | trading restrictions during 2021 meme stock volatility → |
| Royal Air Force Bomber Command | civilian casualties from area bombing → |
| Royal Irish Constabulary | allegations of brutality and repression → |
| Royal Irish Constabulary | association with Black and Tans → |
| Royal Ulster Constabulary | allegations of bias against the Catholic and nationalist community ("controversialFor") → |
| Royal Ulster Constabulary | collusion allegations with loyalist paramilitaries ("controversialFor") → |
| Royal Ulster Constabulary | human rights abuses allegations ("controversialFor") → |
| S (middle initial of Harry S. Truman) | whether to include a period after the S ("relatedDebate") → |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | displacement of local communities → |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam | environmental impact → |
| Second Bank of the United States | concentration of financial power ("controversyOver") → |
| Second Bank of the United States | constitutionality of a national bank ("controversyOver") → |
| Second Bank of the United States | relationship between federal government and banking system ("controversyOver") → |
| Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | true ("controversial") → |
| Secure Communities | allegations of increased racial profiling → |
| Secure Communities | concerns about due process for noncitizens → |
| Secure Communities | criticism for involving local police in federal immigration enforcement → |
| Shroud of Turin | authenticity as burial cloth of Jesus → |
| Shroud of Turin | origin of the image → |
| Shroud of Turin | reliability of 1988 radiocarbon dating → |
| Silesian language | language-dialect dispute ("hasControversialStatus") → |
| Sinking of ARA General Belgrano | legality of attack outside exclusion zone → |
| Sinking of ARA General Belgrano | political debate in Argentina → |
| Sinking of ARA General Belgrano | political debate in the United Kingdom → |
| Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution | subject of tax protester arguments → |
| Snow (novel) | depiction of political Islam in Turkey → |
| Sociobiology: The New Synthesis | accusations of genetic determinism → |
| Sociobiology: The New Synthesis | political criticism from some social scientists → |
| Songs of Innocence | true ("controversial") → |
| Southern Baptist Convention | race and slavery legacy ("hasFacedControversy") → |
| Southern Baptist Convention | sexual abuse scandals ("hasFacedControversy") → |
| Stanford Tree | has been disciplined by Stanford University for inappropriate behavior on multiple occasions → |
| Statue of Robert Clive in London | legacy of British colonialism ("topicOfDebate") → |
| Statue of Robert Clive in London | representation of colonial figures in public spaces ("topicOfDebate") → |
| Stellar Wind | bypassing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("controversialFor") → |
| Stellar Wind | warrantless surveillance of U.S. persons ("controversialFor") → |
| Strategic Defense Initiative | high projected costs ("controversialFor") → |
| Strategic Defense Initiative | potential to destabilize nuclear deterrence ("controversialFor") → |
| Strategic Defense Initiative | technical feasibility concerns ("controversialFor") → |
| Super Bowl XXXVIII | wardrobe malfunction incident involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake ("halftimeShowControversy") → |
| Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act | true ("controversial") → |
| Swedish-speaking Finns | seen both as linguistic group and as ethnic group ("identityDebate") → |
| Taxing and Spending Clause | scope of "general welfare" → |
| Taxing and Spending Clause | use of spending power to influence state policy → |
| Tenure of Office Act | whether it unconstitutionally infringed on executive power ("notableControversy") → |
| Thabo Mbeki | questioning mainstream scientific consensus on HIV as cause of AIDS → |
| Thatcherism | deindustrialization consequences ("hasDebateOver") → |
| Thatcherism | impact on public services ("hasDebateOver") → |
| Thatcherism | social inequality effects ("hasDebateOver") → |
| The Awakening | criticized for depictions of female sexuality at time of publication → |
| The Bluest Eye | frequent book challenges in U.S. schools → |
| The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court | alleged breaches of Supreme Court confidentiality norms → |
| The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court | use of anonymous sources from within the Court → |
| The Closer | jokes about the LGBTQ+ community ("controversialFor") → |
| The Closer | jokes about transgender people ("controversialFor") → |
| The Closer | perceived transphobia ("controversialFor") → |
| The Grapes of Wrath | banned and challenged in some U.S. communities → |
| The Joy of Love | interpretation of chapter 8 regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried → |
| The Monk | accusations of immorality → |
| The Monk | charges of blasphemy → |
| The Play (1982 college football) | questions about legality of band members on the field → |
| The Play (1982 college football) | questions about whether ball carriers were down before laterals → |
| The Satanic Verses | accusations of blasphemy by some Muslims → |
| The Satanic Verses | violent protests and book burnings in several countries → |
| The Song of Hiawatha | use of stereotyped and romanticized depictions of Native Americans → |
| The Time of the Hero | copies publicly burned at Leoncio Prado Military Academy → |
| The Time of the Hero | criticized by Peruvian military authorities → |
| Thirty Meter Telescope | construction opposed by some Native Hawaiian groups → |
| Thirty Meter Telescope | legal and permitting challenges in Hawaii → |
| Three Non-Nuclear Principles of Japan | Japanese domestic politics ("debatedIn") → |
| Till Death Us Do Part | depiction of bigotry ("targetOfControversy") → |
| Till Death Us Do Part | use of racist language ("targetOfControversy") → |
| Transeurasian languages | true ("controversial") → |
| Trisagion Hymn | Christological disputes in the 5th century → |
| Tritheism | historical theology ("debatedIn") → |
| Tritheism | systematic theology ("debatedIn") → |
| Triumph des Willens | glorification of Adolf Hitler ("controversialFor") → |
| Triumph des Willens | glorification of the Nazi Party ("controversialFor") → |
| Triumph des Willens | overt Nazi propaganda ("controversialFor") → |
| Trump Foundation | payment of legal settlements using foundation money ("notableControversy") → |
| Trump Foundation | purchase of a portrait of Donald Trump with foundation funds ("notableControversy") → |
| Tucker Carlson Tonight | accusations of promoting conspiracy theories → |
| Tucker Carlson Tonight | criticisms over coverage of race-related issues → |
| Tucker Carlson Tonight | criticisms over rhetoric on immigration → |
| Turner Prize | accusations of elitism → |
| Turner Prize | criticism of conceptual and installation art focus → |
| Turner Prize | debates about definition of art → |
| Tzimtzum | Hasidic thought ("debatedIn") → |
| Tzimtzum | Jewish philosophy ("debatedIn") → |
| U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology | civil liberties concerns → |
| U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology | privacy concerns → |
| Ukrainian language promotion laws | criticized by some minority and neighboring states as restricting minority language use → |
| Ulster Banner | yes ("controversial") → |
| Ulster Defence Regiment | discriminatory recruitment → |
| Ulster Defence Regiment | human rights abuses → |
| Union Flag | use in Northern Ireland politics → |
| United States debt ceiling | criticized as redundant given congressional control over spending and taxation → |
| United States debt ceiling | defended as a tool to force debate on federal spending → |
| United States military commission | criticized for admissibility of coerced or hearsay evidence (historically) → |
| United States military commission | criticized for due process concerns → |
| United States military commission | debate over compliance with Geneva Conventions → |
| United States–Cuba relations | Cuban support for leftist movements abroad during the Cold War ("contentiousIssue") → |
| United States–Cuba relations | U.S. democracy promotion programs in Cuba ("contentiousIssue") → |
| United States–Cuba relations | U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism ("contentiousIssue") → |
| United States–Cuba relations | freedom of expression in Cuba ("contentiousIssue") → |
| United States–Cuba relations | human rights in Cuba ("contentiousIssue") → |
| United States–Cuba relations | political prisoners in Cuba ("contentiousIssue") → |
| United States–Cuba relations | property claims of U.S. citizens and companies ("contentiousIssue") → |
| Valle de los Caídos | association with Francoist propaganda → |
| Valle de los Caídos | treatment and identification of Civil War dead → |
| Valle de los Caídos | use of forced labor by political prisoners during construction → |
| Vitamin C and the Common Cold | efficacy of vitamin C in preventing colds ("sparkedDebateOn") → |
| Vitamin C and the Common Cold | efficacy of vitamin C in treating colds ("sparkedDebateOn") → |
| Vitamin C and the Common Cold | true ("controversial") → |
| White House tapes | extent of erasures and missing recordings → |
| White House tapes | privacy and civil liberties concerns → |
| Who Shot Ya? | perceived connection to East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry ("controversialFor") → |
| Willem Kieft | massacres of Native Americans during Kieft's War → |
| Winnie Mandela | alleged involvement in human rights abuses by the Mandela United Football Club → |
| Winnie Mandela | kidnapping and assault case involving Stompie Seipei → |
| XKeyscore | mass surveillance of civilians → |
| XKeyscore | potential violation of civil liberties → |
| XKeyscore | privacy concerns → |
| Yamashita standard | criticized for breadth of liability → |
| Yamashita standard | criticized for due process concerns → |
| Yamashita standard | debated regarding standard of proof for knowledge → |
| Zionism | Jewish religious thought ("debatedIn") → |
| Zionism | international politics ("debatedIn") → |
| al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah | claims of divinity promoted by some followers ("sourceOfControversy") → |
| al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah | persecution of certain religious groups ("sourceOfControversy") → |
| atomic bombing of Hiroshima | subject of international law and ethics debates ("legalStatusDebate") → |
| atomic bombing of Hiroshima | true ("controversial") → |
| atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | ethical debate over targeting cities → |
| atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | historical debate over necessity → |
| establishment of the First Bank of the United States | constitutional interpretation of implied powers → |
| hammer and sickle | contemporary politics ("controversialIn") → |
| hesychast tradition | Hesychast controversy → |
| killing of Osama bin Laden | legality under international law debated → |
| killing of Osama bin Laden | violation of Pakistani sovereignty → |
| net neutrality | Brazil ("debatedIn") → |
| net neutrality | European Union ("debatedIn") → |
| net neutrality | India ("debatedIn") → |
| net neutrality | United States ("debatedIn") → |
| net neutrality | economic impact on broadband investment → |