The 2021 NCFL Nationals Lincoln-Douglas topic is Resolved: The U.S. presidency ought to be decided by a national popular vote instead of the electoral college.
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Author: Lawrence Zhou
Lawrence Zhou won the 2014 NSDA National Championship in Lincoln-Douglas debate. He is the Director of Publishing at Victory Briefs.
2021 TOC At Large Acceptances Announced
Congratulations to the following students for receiving at-large bids to the 2021 TOC in LD! Ayala Adam Mimou Bronx Science Dahlia Bekong Cardinal Gibbons Roberto Sosa Claudia Taylor Johnson Abhived Pulapaka Dougherty Valley Arjun Garg Immaculate Heart Beatrice Culligan Immaculate Heart Felicity Park L C Anderson Aseel Rawashdeh Lexington Jeong-Wan Choi Pembroke Pines Charter Jayvyn […]
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April PF Topic is IMF
The 2021 April Public Forum topic is, Resolved: The benefits of the International Monetary Fund outweigh the harms.
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March PF Topic is Space Force
The 2021 March Public Forum topic is, Resolved: On balance, the benefits of creating the United States Space Force outweigh the harms.
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Mar/Apr LD Topic is Universal Child Care
The 2021 March/April Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal child care.
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Feb PF Topic is West Africa
The 2021 February Public Forum debate topic is, Resolved: On balance, the benefits of urbanization in West Africa outweigh the harms.
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Five Trends Among E-Debate Competitors by Peter Zhang
Peter Zhang is a student at UC Berkeley, a former TOC quarterfinalist, and an assistant coach at The Bronx High School of Science. Edit: The author has added some updates regarding the original article which can be found here. Introduction Tournaments this season have, so far, been held exclusively online. While judging debate rounds certainly […]
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Jan/Feb LD Topic is LAWS
The 2021 January/February Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: States ought to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
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Jan PF Topic is NSA Surveillance
The 2021 January Public Forum debate topic is, Resolved: The NSA should end its surveillance of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
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Nov/Dec LD Topic is Jobs Guarantee
The 2020 November/December Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee.
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