“A Look at the Shocking Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2017,” (Student Loan Hero, Updated: July 11, 2017) reports: Americans owe over $1.4 trillion in student loan debt, spread out among about 44 million...
Upper-income American pay the largest percentage of federal income taxes, so perhaps feel justified when they children benefit from federally-subsidized universities. Federal funding has taken the major role in funding higher education, and also that funding has also...
Debaters looking to reform federal education funding or regulations should know where federal education dollars flow now. “Federal Education Funding: Where Does the Money Go?,” (US News, January 14, 2016), offers an overview with helpful...
The phrase, “all politics is local” is a common phrase in U.S. politics. The former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O’Neill is most closely associated with this phrase. — Wikipedia Politics...
The new Administration is shifting federal energy policies and that concerns companies, employees, and advocates of solar power. “Sunset for solar incentives? Panel installers worry about industry’s outlook,” Seattle Times, July 1, 2017) quotes one...
For the July 13-18, 2017 Heart of Europe debate tournament, one of the announced motions is: This House would penalize corporations for excessive use of planned obsolescence. Motions page has added comment: Motion Committee...
Economic principles and history are at the center of the Stoa transportation topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its transportation policy. Previous Astounding Ideas/Economic Thinking posts include: • Free Money for...
“U.S. Presses China to Free Activists Scrutinizing Ivanka Trump Shoe Factory,” (New York Times, June 6, 2017) reports on labor activists detained by Chinese authorities and U.S. State Department pressure for their release. U.S....
The Chinese government has strong incentives to advance environmental goals, from reducing air and water pollution to restoring habitat and ecosystems. “Trees or Shrubs? Study Disputes Success of China’s $100 Billion Forest Effort,” (New York...
For NSDA debaters transitioning from the China topic to federal K-12 funding and regulatory reform, consider the connection between child labor, education, and income inequality. Young people from low-income families could thrive with part-time opportunities...
