Turmoil in Syria, Iraq, and Gaza continue to sent tens of thousands fleeing violence. With the state quo, though, U.N., U.S., U.K, and other international agencies and governments fund broken and bureaucratic refugee policies. Global...
Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity. The Middle East topic may seem endlessly complicated to policy debaters, but the debate over freedom and equity turns out to...
This debate topic should encourage homeschool students to research American and Middle Eastern history, international affairs, geography, and the economics of trade, development, and energy. For over ten years Economic Thinking workshops have helped...
Stoa debate students have a high-tech resolution for the coming school year: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its electronic surveillance law. So homeschool students will be researching and debating many legal...
Most of the Middle East is troubled because most cities lack open societies and economies. State capitalism and socialism are the rule on most countries. Tradition-heavy societies regulated by entrenched elites is more the rule in world...
Lincoln Douglas debaters have economic freedom versus equity as a national topic. It’s value debate rather than a policy debate, but if freedom should be valued above equity, or equity above freedom, these value...
Imagine a government license was required to start a debate club, or to coach a student for free or for pay. Actually, that’s not so hard to imagine. Any city council that could ban...
I posted on the NCFCA policy topic, asking how refugee camps could be reformed or transformed to allow more economic freedom. Could refugee camps be Startup Cities. Lincoln-Douglas debaters might be suspicious of a LD...
For students researching Middle East policy, this fascinating July 4th NYT article is highly recommended: Refugee Camp for Syrians in Jordan Evolves as a Do-It-Yourself City. The Zaatari Refugee Camp, now home for over 85,000...
Lincoln-Douglas debaters are exploring the new NCFCA topic: Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity. That exploration leads into the realm of economics. It’s sort of like exploring Narnia where...
