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Current Topics
Policy Debate – 2021-2022 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
Policy Debate – 2022-2023 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Possible 2021-2022 Topics
2021 September/October
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NOVICE Lincoln-Douglas Debate -- The NOVICE topic lasts from September through November every year.
Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.
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Public Forum Debate – Possible 2020-2021 Topics
2021 September/October – Europe
2021-2022 Big Questions
Resolved: On balance, societies benefit from religious belief and practice.
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
Policy Debate – 2022-2023 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Possible 2021-2022 Topics
2021 September/October
- Resolved: The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines. <-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The European Union ought to sanction member states that violate Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
- Resolved: The member states of the African Union ought to further advance the goal of continental integration.
- Resolved: In the United States, the use of mandatory arbitration clauses as a condition of employment ought to be prohibited
- Resolved: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The United States ought to condition trade agreements on adherence to enforceable labor standards.
- Resolved: States ought to ban gain-of-function research.
- Resolved: The United States ought to ban the use of germline genetic engineering in humans.
- Resolved: The appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjust. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: In the United States, single-family zoning ought to be abolished.
- Resolved: The United States ought to restrict the power of the Supreme Court to overturn federal law.
- Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: A people’s right to self-determination ought to take precedence over a state’s right to territorial integrity.
- Resolved: Radicalism is preferable to incrementalism to achieve social justice. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: A nation’s obligation to mitigate climate change ought to be proportional to its historical emissions.
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NOVICE Lincoln-Douglas Debate -- The NOVICE topic lasts from September through November every year.
Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.
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Public Forum Debate – Possible 2020-2021 Topics
2021 September/October – Europe
- Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states. <-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The United States should substantially increase its economic engagement in the Western Balkans.
- Resolved: Increased United States federal regulation of cryptocurrency transactions and/or assets will produce more benefits than harms. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The United States federal government should implement a central bank digital currency.
- Resolved: The United States federal government should legalize all illicit drugs. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of drug courts outweigh the harms.
- Resolved: The United Nations should admit the Republic of Somaliland as a member state.
- Resolved: On balance, Turkey’s membership is beneficial to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The United States should substantially increase its investment in carbon capture technology.
- Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The People’s Republic of China should substantially decrease its control of state-owned enterprises.
- Resolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its Constitution to develop offensive military capabilities. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: The United States should establish a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan. <<-- Actual Topic
- Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership outweigh the harms.
2021-2022 Big Questions
Resolved: On balance, societies benefit from religious belief and practice.