NCFCA debaters have spent the year advocating federal election law reforms and arguing against opponents’ reforms. With at least two of next year’s proposed topics we have an important, if not obvious, connection with...
Yesterday I had the opportunity to discuss public policy ideas with two bright and motivated high school debaters. By email we discussed a recent debate on whether public employees ought to have the right...
[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...
The Stoa league offered three policy resolutions: 1. banking, finance, or monetary policy reform, 2. Federal labor law reform, 3. Veteran’s policy reform. Stoa resolution wording and discussion is here. [Update: the banking/finance/monetary policy...
• Economic Engagement with Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela Study Guide (for 2013 NSDA topic and relevant for 2018-2019 immigration reform topic). Excerpt: The elephant in the room for U.S./Mexico policy continues to be legal and illegal...
This reposted repost comes by way of the Daily Speculations site, which explains why they reposted it. After the article, I have comments on each of the proposed FDR/Michael Moore “Second Bill of Rights.” Though...
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...
Past Economic Thinking posts have reviewed health care policies and ideas for reform. The 2024 Stoa policy topic is: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy on healthcare. Though many...
… While in North America economists have considerable influence in finance, industry, and government, in South America their influence has been even greater. From Mexico to Argentina, from Brazil to Peru, state by state,...
Many interesting resolutions with great opportunities to learn, discuss, and debate. [Update: the import-export policy reform topic was chosen. Discussed in other posts.] Let’s start with Africa: “The United States Federal Government should substantially...
