APDA Summer GW 2015 Semifinals: Brandeis/Yale v. Swarthmore/Stanford

Case: In May of 2008, John McCain should have had an American Idol-like TV show to decide his Vice Presidential nominee Gov: Brandeis/Yale PM: Russell Leibowitz MG: Megan Wilson Opp: Swarthmore/Stanford LO: Miriam Pierson MO: Emma Pierson [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Brandeis/Yale won on a 3 – 0 decision.[/expand]  Thanks to Ricky Cambo for the recording.

PC 2015 Finals: Bates SWUG v. Brown Calvin and Lucy

Case: THBT the progressive wing of the democratic party should embrace the charter school movement Gov: Bates SWUG PM: Alex Daughtery MG: Zoe Seman-Grant Opp: Brown Calvin and Lucy LO: Alex Mechanick MO: Yidi Wu [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Brown Calvin and Lucy won on a 4 – 3 decision.[/expand]  Thanks to Ricky Cambo for the […]

Hopkins 2015 Demo Round: Hopkins/W&M v. Brown/Brandeis

Case: On-balance, it would be preferable to have a world without nukes Gov: Hopkins/W&M PM: David Israel MG: Aaron Murphy Opp: Brown/Brandeis LO: Alex Mechanick MO: Sarah Margulies [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Unknown[/expand]  Thanks to Ricky Cambo for the recording.

Hopkins 2014 Quarterfinals: Brown Calvin and Hobbes v. W&M The Mountain and the Hound

Case: Should you as a humanitarian, support Fair Trade products? Opp said no Gov: Brown Calvin and Hobbes PM: Alex Mechanick MG: Tanay Padhi Opp: W&M The Mountain and the Hound LO: Aaron Murphy MO: Andrew Kropp-Sullivan [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]Brown Calvin and Hobbes won on a 2 – 1 decision.[/expand]  Thanks to Ricky Cambo […]

West Point 2014 Semifinals: AU A v. Harvard/Hopkins

Case: Does the majority of interpersonal violence arise from the general conditions of the natural world or something unique to humans? Opp chose general conditions of the natural world. Gov: AU A PM: Ashe Girard MG: Dan Cobos Opp: Harvard/Hopkins LO: Nathaniel Donahue MO: David Israel [expand title=””Results”” notitle=””true”” trigclass=””arrowright””]AU A won on a 3 […]

NYU 2014 Finals: AU A v. Harvard A

Case: You are the new leadership of a country in Africa. You gained power through a military coup and replaced a corrupt democracy with ties to the West. The conflict was bloody, and the country’s infrastructure was damaged. However, the country is rich in resources and the industry was largely unaffected. You represent the minority […]