Case: You’re Kruschev in 1958 during the Second Taiwanese Straights Crisis. China is launching a complete conventional assault on Taiwan. The United States has threatened to nuke China if China commenses the assault. China is non-nuclear at this time. We say, you should threaten to nuke the U.S. if the U.S. initiates a nuclear attack […]
Case: You are the leader of an autocratic, communist nation. Should you accept conditional aid from the UN? Opp said yes. Government: Northeastern QR PM: Grace Rosinski MG: Haden Quinlan Opposition: Hopkins QC LO: Omar Qureshi MO: Sam Chirtel [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Hopkins QC won on a 4-1 decision.[/expand] Thanks to David Kopel for the […]
Case: You are a member of the 1%. Join the Occupy movement. Government: Hopkins QC PM: Omar Qureshi MG: Sam Chirtel Opposition: Brandeis Navajo Blanket LO: Keith Barry MO: Russell Leibowitz [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Brandeis Navajo Blanket won on a 4-1 decision.[/expand] Thanks to David Kopel for the recording.
Case: The government should use a lottery to harvest organs from the healthy to give to those in need. Government: Red Dawn A PM: David Reiss MG: Storey Clayton Opposition: Time Desk LO: Dan Blynn MO: Rocky Lotito [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Time Desk won.[/expand] Thanks to Storey for the recording.
Case: Abolish laws against price gouging. Government: Columbia Diddy and J-Mo PM: David Yin MG: Josh Morrison Opposition: Columbia/Penn Hybrid LO: Alexa Semonche MO: Connie Hua [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Columbia/Penn Hybrid won.[/expand] Thanks to David Yin for the recording.
Case: You have discovered irrefutable and uncontroversial proof that God does not exist, that is so compelling that anyone who hears such a proof will have to believe it. You have the ability to spread it globally and instantaneously. Opp choice: Do you spread the proof, abolishing belief in religion? Opp chose not to publish […]
Case: If the US is attacked by the USSR, ought it retaliate in kind with full knowledge that the US will be wiped out regardless? Government: Red Dawn A PM: David Reiss MG: Storey Clayton Opposition: Brown/Penn Sanders Take APDA LO: Sam Sanders MO: Beryl Sanders [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Red Dawn A won.[/expand] Thanks to […]
Case: The government should not accredit for-profit universities. Government: Swanson PM: Greg Padin MG: Ryne Duchmann Opposition: Red Dawn A LO: Storey Clayton MO: David Reiss [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Red Dawn A won.[/expand] Thanks to Storey for getting the recording.
Case: It would be preferable if all drugs were legal in the United States. Government: BU MT PM: Alex Taubes MG: Greg Meyer Opposition: Yale CD LO: Max Dovala MO: Andrew Connery [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]BU MT won.[/expand] Thanks to Greg Meyer for editing the recording.
Case: Allow graduate students to unionize. Government: Yale CD PM: Andrew Connery MG: Max Dovala Opposition: Brandeis FH LO: Brendan Fradkin MO: Andrew Husick [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale CD won.[/expand] Thanks to Denise Yu for the recording!
