Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THBT the United States should have maintained a prominent military presence in Afghanistan long-term.

    • Novice Final

  • 1
    THW require colleges to roughly approximate the economic breakdown of society in the composition of their student body (e.g. admit an equal number of candidates from each wealth quartile)

    • ESL Final

  • 1
    THS the use of artificial intelligence within conflicts (i.e AI-led drones, AI-led ground troops)

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THR the decline of class as the primary organizing political identity in liberal democracies.

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic. (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.)

    • Novice Semi Finals

  • 1
    THR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.)

    • Round 5

  • 1
    THS the Chinese government's efforts to disparage and exclude the influence and visibility of prominent, highly successful entrepreneurs.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders)

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH prefers a world where supreme court justices remain anonymous to the public

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THP media funding models that rely on primarily advertising to models that rely primarily on subscriptions.