You should choose a topic you are interested in and that is researchable. The links below will help you browse for topic ideas. Pay attention to background information on your topic. You want to understand a little bit of history and context surrounding any current or controversial events. Remember that you will need to identify what is controversial about your topic in order to write an argumentative paper.
If you need some more information, use the two databases below to search for newspaper and magazine articles. Type in your search terms and when you have a set of results, use the menu on the left to filter. You can check the box for "Full Text", limit to Newspapers and Magazines, and limit your publication dates.
There is lots of great information available on the Internet, but you need to make sure it's from a reliable source. Pay attention to the url or the publisher. Look for an "About Us" section that can tell you how long this site has been around and where their information comes from. Below are a couple good internet sites and a database where you can search for statistics related to your topic.
You can also search the Internet for specific urls by typing in [site:.org drug legalization]. That searches the Internet for just .org sites on drug legalization. There is a pre-formatted search box below for searching .gov sites.