Tonight’s GOP presidential debate, hosted by CNN, will be moderated by respected radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, CNN’s Jake Tapper, also considered a straight shooter, and up-and-comer Dana Bash of CNN. Bash has already said she won’t make the debate about her, meaning she does not intend to ask any questions outside of the traditional ballpark. If the moderators intend to ask serious, straightforward questions on the heated issues of the day, the following is a list of what I’d love to see included.

The candidates should be asked how they will bring America out of the economic slump that has continued throughout the Obama administration. There wasn’t a single question in the previous debate about the economy. It’s time we heard more on this from the candidates.

Related to that: How do candidates propose to rein in federal spending, including entitlements like Social Security and Medicare? These are out of control and will bankrupt us like Greece. Public opinion on returning to the gold standard is shifting, with more and more supporting it in order to limit federal power over the money supply with its tendency to create boom and bust cycles with loose monetary policy. The candidates should be asked if they support it as well as reforming the Fed and how they would go about doing that.

Islamic terrorism and ISIS is another big issue facing us today — some would say the biggest — so there must be a question on how to combat it. Closely tied into that should be a question on how the candidates would derail Obama’s Iran appeasement deal. Additionally, it should be asked how the candidates would change or continue Obama’s policies towards Israel.

One of the hottest issues in the news right now is how the U.S. State Department is taking in Islamic refugees from Syria — but not Christians. As we all know, Christians are being tortured and executed by the thousands in many Middle Eastern countries like Syria. How would the presidential candidates change this immigration policy?

Same-sex marriage, legalized by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, has turned into a wedge issue to chip away at religious liberty. The candidates should be asked how they will protect religious liberty in light of the recent Supreme Court decision and other activist judicial decisions, and what should have happened in the Kim Davis case. What would the candidates do to rein in the left-leaning judiciary, which seems to have become more powerful than the legislative branch (and maybe even the executive branch in some circumstances) when all its role should be is interpreting the law?

The undercover Planned Parenthood videos continue to be released, about one every week, revealing many incriminating actions — including potential felonies — by the abortion provider and its affiliates. Candidates should be asked what they will do to shut down this activity. Would they sign a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, and perhaps go further and prosecute the organization?

The Black Lives Matter movement is turning into a hate organization, which some are calling a “war on cops.” How would each candidate deal with this if elected president?

In the first debate, specific questions were directed at the top candidates, with the result that several candidates such as Carson had hardly any speaking time. Considering he’s now second in the polls, this was misguided. It’s too early to know for sure which of the top ten or so candidates can be written off, and it certainly isn’t the business of debate moderators to make that call. Hopefully this time all of the candidates in the debate will have a chance to answer major questions on the issues.

If there are going to be specific questions directed at candidates, moderators should ask them about issues where they’ve deserted conservative principles. Donald Trump should be asked why he ever supported a single-payer healthcare system, the enemy of choice and competition, hallmarks of economic conservatism. And if, as in the Fox debate, he gives a vague reply about the times a-changin’ or nonsense about single-payer working wonders in other countries (it hasn’t), he should be pressed to give a more substantive explanation for why he ever thought it was  a good idea. Likewise, Jeb Bush and John Kasich should be asked why they continue to support Common Core now that it has been exposed as a tool for federal centralization and leftist indoctrination.

The candidates should also be required to explain precisely what their path to citizenship for illegal immigrants would entail. All the candidates should answer what they propose to do with the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country currently, and if they give sweeping answers, they should be pressed for specifics.

And finally, for Donald Trump: “Is that your real hair?”