The 2021 April Public Forum topic is, Resolved: The benefits of the International Monetary Fund outweigh the harms.
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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.
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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Nov/Dec PF Topic is No First Use
The 2020 November/December Public Forum debate topic is, Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.
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Sept/Oct LD Topic is Compulsory Voting
The 2020 September/October Lincoln-Douglas debate topic is, Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.
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