Case: Eliminate natural disasters and diseases or all intentional physical violence? Opp chose violence. Government: Brandeis ST PM: Joel Todoroff MG: Mark Samburg Opposition: Harvard BC LO: Zach Cafritz MO: Mike Birnbaum [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Harvard BC won.[/expand] Thanks to Ashley woods and Alex Amar for recovering this video. Mirror Link 1 Mirror Link 2
Case: Sign your artistic masterpiece? Opp said yes. Government: W&M A PM: Tore DeBella MG: Andy Hill Opposition: Yale A LO: Matthew Wansley MO: Adam Chilton [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]W&M A won.[/expand]
Case: You are establishing an ethical religion; should you suggest that man is naturally good or naturally evil? Opp chose good. Government: Harvard KW PM: David Kimel MG: Jason Wen Opposition: Cornell A LO: Robert Glunt MO: David Schoonover [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Harvard KW won.[/expand] Thanks to Robert Glunt, for filming and donating this recording. […]
Case: Is it morally permissible for religious parents to raise their children in silence if these children get “magic empathy” as a result? Opp chose “No”. Government: Harvard BE PM: Kyle Bean MG: Cormac Early Opposition: Hopkins SW LO: Vivek Suri MO: Sean Withall [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Hopkins SW won.[/expand]
Note: This recording is in two parts. Case: In the criminal law, should ignorance of the law be a deciding factor in a defendant’s culpability? Opp said, “No.” Government: Hopkins MB PM: Michael Mayernick MG: Jon Bateman Opposition: W&M A LO: Chris Ford MO: Robbie Pratt [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Unknown won.[/expand]
Case: You are the Second Continental Congress in May of 1775, after the battles of Lexington and Concord. You should form a peace agreement with the British instead of going to war, caveating that such a deal is possible. Government: Harvard A PM: Shomik Ghosh MG: Josh Zoffer Opposition: Brown MF LO: Alex Mechanick MO: […]
Note: This recording is in two parts. Case: Should Grendel destroy humanity? Opp said no. Government: W&M A PM: Andy Hill MG: Ben Strahs Opposition: Brandeis / Wesleyan TH LO: Abigail Hinchcliff MO: Joel Todoroff [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Brandeis / Wesleyan TH won.[/expand]
Case: You’re an atheist, given the opportunity to magically become religious, do so. Government: Syracuse CK PM: David Kopel MG: Samm Costello Opposition: Swarthmore A LO: Andrew Waks MO: David Mok-Lamme [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Swarthmore A won.[/expand]
Case: The IRS should deny tax-exempt status to religious organizations that discriminate based on gender. Government: Syracuse CK PM: David Kopel MG: Samm Costello Opposition: Brandeis Navajo Blanket LO: Keith Barry MO: Russell Leibowitz [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Brandeis Navajo Blanket won.[/expand]
Case: It would be preferable if laws that ban private art traders from trading international antiquities were repealed. Government: Chicago B PM: Leighton Huch MG: Kyle Painter Opposition: GW DC LO: Jordan Dale MO: Dan Cobos [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Unknown won.[/expand] Thanks to Dan Cobos for the recording!
