Case: McCain should have used an American Idol style reality TV show to select his VP candidate. Government: Brandeis Fighting Navajos PM: Rich Weisbach MG: Russell Leibowitz Opposition: Yale BS LO: Zach Bakal MO: Becca Steinberg [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale BS won on a 4-1 decision.[/expand]
Case: You are Superman. Should you act as an American hero or a cosmopolitan hero? Opp chose American. Government: Chicago / GW Hybrid PM: Jon Haderlein MG: Dan Cobos Opposition: Yale MS LO: Marissa Medansky MO: Becca Steinberg [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Chicago / GW Hybrid won.[/expand]
Case: Caveating that determinism is true, should we pursue retribution? Opp said yes. Government: Syracuse A PM: David Kopel MG: Seth Elder Opposition: Brandeis MS LO: Sarah Margulies MO: Veronica Saltzman [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Syracuse A won.[/expand] Thanks to Dave Kopel for the recording.
Case: Prosecutors should be required to serve terms as public defenders. Government: AU A PM: James Schmitt MG: Stephen Hayes Opposition: Yale CT LO: David Trinh MO: Robert Colonel [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]AU A won on a 4-3 decision.[/expand]
Link to Audio Source Case: Should a competitor in the Hunger Games should lie down and refuse to play as protest? Opp chose to participate in the fight to the death. Government: Rutgers LM PM: Quinn Maingi MG: Arbi Llaveshi Opposition: Brandeis AW LO: Rich Weisbach MO: Shira Almeleh [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Brandeis AW won.[/expand] […]
Case: Kantian deontology is a better moral philosophy than hedonistic act utilitarianism. Government: Kant Sandwich A PM: David Kopel MG: Keith Barry Opposition: Swarthmore Yahtzee LO: Griffin Olmstead MO: Jodie Goodman [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Swarthmore Yahtzee won on a 3-2 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Thanks Dave Kopel for recording!
Case: A trans-woman who was raped tried to volunteer at a rape counseling center that only allowed women to counsel there. The counseling center refused to allow her to volunteer. The center should have let her volunteer there. Government: Brandeis A PM: Rebecca Sivitz MG: Dan Blynn Opposition: Harvard A LO: Zach Cafritz MO: Mike […]
Case: THBT the Olympics should be abolished. Government: AU/Swat Hybrid PM: Ashe Girard MG: Jenny Koch Opposition: Yale Anti-Patriarchy LO: Zach Bakal MO: Anirudh Sivaram [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]AU/Swat Hybrid won.[/expand]
Motion: THW disregard civilian casualties and institutions when targeting combatants who have intentionally placed themselves in densely populated areas. Government: Yale BB PM: Mike Barton MG: Zach Bakal Opposition: Brandeis Navajo Blanket LO: Keith Barry MO: Russell Leibowitz [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Yale BB won.[/expand]
Motion: Given a machine which perfectly diagnoses mental illness, THW require all citizens to be tested with it. Government: Brandeis Navajo Blanket PM: Keith Barry MG: Russell Leibowitz Opposition: Chicago HM LO: Jon Haderlein MO: Tinley Melvin [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]Brandeis Navajo Blanket won.[/expand]
