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Concerning the March/April 2011 resolution , what are some of the tactical and strategic advantages of private military firms? In "Rec...

The NFL LD topic for March / April 2011 has been released: Resolved:The United States is justified in using private military firms abroad t...

Second in a series of previews of potential 2010-2011 LD topics. One third of first marriages end in divorce within the first ten years ,...

Regarding the Jan/Feb economic sanctions resolution , some affirmatives argue that economic sanctions are immoral because they interfere wit...

Regarding the 2010 Jan/Feb resolution , the U.S.'s potential response to the ongoing crisis in Iran is a perfect contemporary example of...

Concerning the January/February LD resolution , since the affirmative is charged with claiming that economic sanctions ought not be used, i...

A work in progress. Suggest your own in the comments. Remember that this is one of those "affirming a negation" resolutions: Econo...

An extremely useful article for both sides of the economic sanctions resolution is "A Prologamena [ sic ] to Thinking About Economic Sa...

When a rogue nation is making life miserable for the international community, what can be done? Diplomatic talk is cheap--but you get what y...

For debaters creating a rights-based Negative for the immunization resolution , the UN's human rights jurisprudence is worth a serious l...

The November/December resolution throws light on a growing area of legal interest: public health. In "Mapping the Scope and Opportuni...

First in a series of previews of the potential LD resolutions for 2009-2010. One of the potential LD resolutions for 2009-2010 offers a good...

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What are some of the most interesting cases you've encountered while debating the Jan/Feb international criminal court resolution ? Lis...

Suppose it turns out that, legally speaking, acts sanctioned by the Bush administration at Guantanamo constitute torture. Actually, you don...

Regarding the current resolution , a reader writes: I'm really struggling with this topic, but I think I have an idea for a case. Howeve...

Regarding the current LD resolution , any affirmative looking for an actual part of U.S. law obligating the United States to set the observa...

Here are some things I've been mentally batting around over the last couple weeks: some strategic moves for the Affirmative and Negative...

Several readers have asked how "submit" should be defined in the current LD resolution. Here are some thoughts on the subject. 1...

Regarding the Jan/Feb LD resolution , a reader writes, I was wondering if you could help me with my Aff case. VP: (Morality?) VC: (Consequen...