Please Note: Interested persons should use the event specific tabs at the top of this page to find my 2022-2023 Lesson Plans.

Current Topics


Policy Debate -- 2023-2024 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.
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NOVICE Lincoln-Douglas Topic for MA ONLY (Definitely Through October)
Resolved: Inaction in the face of injustice makes individuals morally culpable.

NOVICE PF Topic for MA ONLY (Definitely Through October)
Resolved: The United States should institute term limits on its Supreme Court Justices.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Possible 2023-2024 Topics
2023 September/October
  • Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing. <<ACTUAL TOPIC
  • Resolved: The United States ought to substantially increase the use of nuclear power to generate electricity.
  • Resolved: The United States ought to establish a public option for banking.
2023 November/December
  • Resolved: States ought to prohibit resource extraction within the Arctic Circle.
  • Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters. <<Actual Topic
  • Resolved: The United States federal government ought to implement a Social Wealth Fund.
2024 January/February
  • Resolved: The United States federal government ought to substantially strengthen its obligation of trust responsibility toward Indigenous Nations.
  • Resolved: The United States ought to recognize Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Resolved: The United States ought to substantially reduce its military presence in the West Asia-North Africa region. <<Actual Topic
2024 March/April
  • Resolved: The primary objective of the United States criminal justice system ought to be rehabilitation.
  • Resolved: An inquisitorial justice system is preferable to an adversarial justice system.
  • Resolved: In the United States, the use of eminent domain to promote private enterprise is unjust.
​2024 National Tournament
  • Resolved: In a democracy, a people ought to have the right to secede from their government.
  • Resolved: Democracies ought to have electoral gender quotas.
  • Resolved: In a democracy, non-citizen residents ought to have the right to vote in national elections.​
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Public Forum Debate – Possible 2023-2024 Topics
2023 September/October
  • Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.<<Actual Topic
  • Resolved: The benefits of European Union enlargement outweigh the harms.
2023 November/December
  • Resolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt. << Actual Topic
  • Resolved: On balance, the benefits of school choice programs in the United States outweigh the harms.
2024 January
  • Resolved: The United States federal government should repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. <-- Actual Topic
  • Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Chevron deference doctrine outweigh the harms.
2024 February
  • Resolved: The Federative Republic of Brazil should prioritize its environmental protection over its economic development.
  • Resolved: The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics.
2024 March
  • Resolved: In the United States, collegiate student-athletes should be classified as employees of their educational institution.
  • Resolved: The United States federal government should restore the banking regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.
2024 April
  • Resolved: The Republic of Korea should develop nuclear weapons.
  • Resolved: The United Nations should abolish permanent membership on its Security Council.
2024 National Tournament
  • Resolved: The United States should establish a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement with the European Union.
  • Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the EU-Mercosur free trade deal outweigh the harms.
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