Fear of Clash by Jake Nebel

I am a pluralist
about the value of LD debate. That is, I believe there are multiple features of
LD that make it good for its participants, including the development of
research skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills. (The
debate about such values and their…

March/April LD Topic: Humanitarian Intervention

The March/April Topic for LD is:

Resolved: TheUnited States is justified in intervening in the internal political processes of other countries to attempt to stop human rights abuses.

Debaters Against Sexism: Taking a Stand

We received an email from the people organizing Debaters Against Sexism:

Attached is an article that we would like published as soon as possible; I hope it’ll be pretty self-explanatory when you read this. I, along with Catherine…

March PF Topic: Health Insurance Mandate

The March Topic for PF is:

Resolved: The U.S. government should not require its citizens to have health insurance.

Introducing: VBI@Georgetown

Debate Participation Survey

Catherine Tarsney is conducting research into debate participation and the return students and coaches get from the activity. She has offered to make this research available to the debate community. Please take a moment to participate; collecting this kind of data is very…