The Scope of Fiat: A Response to O’Krent by Jacob Nails

A) A Minimalist Notion of Fiat

I. What is Fiat?

Many debate resolutions propose ideas which, regardless of their merits, are highly unlikely to be…

Organ Procurement- An Annotated Bibliography

Here is a bibliography that gives a very good rundown of articles and books available on the issues surrounding organ procurement.

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Victor says farewell, Chris and Jake take the helm of Victory Briefs

Read Victor’s and Chris and Jake’s letters to the debate community.

From Victor:

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Ethical Frameworks, Fiat, and Advocacy By Michael O’Krent

Michael O’Krent debated for four years at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, qualifying to the TOC thrice and appearing in the final rounds of the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational and The Meadows tournament. He is now…

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Heart of Texas Open for Registration

The Heart of Texas Invitational, hosted at St. Mark’s School is now open for registration. There are some “Major Changes” listed on the tournament website. One of those major changes is that the tournament is now, for LD & Policy, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday…

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