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...
[Post below on 2017-2018 topics, post on 2019-2010 NCFCA topics is here.] NCFCA posted potential debate topics for 2017-2018: A. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its budget and appropriations process....
“Behind China’s $1 Trillion Plan to Shake Up the Economic Order,” (New York Times, May 13, 2017) profiles China’s massive infrastructure spending across Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe. China’s government has funded vast infrastructure...
Proposed Stoa policy resolution for the coming year: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its labor law. An Ethos Debate post, “The Ethos Guide to the 2017-2018 Stoa Policy Resolutions,” (April...
For Stoa debaters who have wished for a space exploration topic, one proposed resolution offers the next best thing, a space transportation topic area: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its...
“Foreign Correspondents as They Live and Breathe,” (New York Times, March 30, 2017) reports on the still deadly air pollution in China: Ian Johnson, a China correspondent, took out his phone to check Air...
Well, to start with, property doesn’t have rights and the public doesn’t have needs. So when students are asked to compare values in these two phrases, confusion often results. The current Stoa Lincoln-Douglas topic is:...
Billions are being invested upgrading U.S. railroads, including various new technologies. The federal government has little involvement in this upgrade. Railroad, apart from Amtrak, are privately owned and operated and when demand for services...
Should the U.S. encourage China to further decentralize economic and political authority? Soft or full partition has been advocated for Iraq, Syria, and Libya. The politically-decentralized canton-nation of Switzerland, and past and modern city-states show the success of devolving political...
