[June 5 update: energy policy topic chosen.] Ace Peak posted debate notes on the NCFCA policy resolution choices of immigration reform, FDA reform, and USFG energy policy reform. Economic Thinking workshops, blog posts, and...
With Marvel’s Infinity War showing on Netflix, millions who rarely venture to movie theaters can immerse themselves again in the Marvel universe. For Marvel readers, Thanos seems similar to Galactus facing the Fantastic Four in The...
New frontiers of scientific discovery can fill us with wonder and excitement. New planets or meteors or subatomic particles discovered, or new medical breakthroughs to cure diseases, new flying cars, energy sources, or nanotech...
Earlier posts have discussed the three announced motions for the The Winter Holidays Open in Zagreb. (STEM searching, Enviro cost accounting, Poor environmental accounting, 100% Inheritance tax) This post wonders if evil scientists popular in movies scare...
The school year has begun and immigration policy is in the news. Current national and Texas debate topics focus on immigration policy and values. The national NSDA (and UIL) policy topic is: Resolved: The...
Stoa’s three policy resolutions offered for 2018-19 are on the StoaUSA website: reforming international policy toward infectious diseases, international conventions on environmental issues, and reforming federal government foreign aid. The resolutions are interconnected as both...
For the proposed Stoa resolution on labor law, students would research Constitutional history as well as legal and economic concepts. The United States federal government should substantially reform its laws governing the rights of...
Consider the proposed Stoa resolution: The United States federal government should substantially reform its laws governing the rights of employers, employees, and/or labor organizations. There are a great many federal employment regulations prohibiting or...
Lincoln-Douglas debate is about values, and the NCFCA topic contrasts values of economic freedom and equity: “Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity.” Advocates of the free society...
Federal election law reforms, like most policy reforms, add layers of regulation to the legislative onion. Law and established tradition becomes ever more corrupted by legislation, where legislators and regulators endeavor to plug the leaks and...
