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It's no secret that both China and the US are preparing for war. Some American military experts think that an armed conflict between the two superpowers is inevitable and could begin as early as 2025. And while there is a general consensus among Americans that the US should defend Taiwan from Chinese aggression, there is also widespread disagreement about whether the US government should make a public commitment to do so. Some foreign policy experts argue that strategic ambiguity will signal that an invasion will be met by a weak response, thus bolstering China's resolve to attack. Strategic clarity in the form of a pledge to defend Taiwan would intimidate Xi Jinping, deter his re-unification ambitions, and send a strong message of support to allies in the region. Other analysts say that a security guarantee by the US could force Xi's hand and lead to a military conflict that would have otherwise never come to pass. The US should focus on deterring China from attacking Taiwan without resorting to military commitments that could spiral into a long, protracted and devastating war with a rising superpower. Arguing for the motion is David Sacks, Research Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations, where he specializes in U.S.-China relations Arguing against the motion is Michael Mazarr, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He previously served as a special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. SOURCES: CBS, CNN, ABC, China Policy Research The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths - @rudyardg. Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com. To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 10+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Senior Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Editor: Kieran Lynch
The National Speech and Debate Association recently released the September/October LD topic for this year: “Resolved: The United States ought to implement a single-payer universal healthcare system.” As such, today's episode will dive into the arguments for and against the resolution, setting up debaters to begin writing cases as the season is quickly approaching
The National Speech and Debate Association recently released the September/October LD topic for this year: “Resolved: The United States ought to implement a single-payer universal healthcare system.” As such, today's episode will begin a deep dive into the history and context surrounding U.S. healthcare, single-payer healthcare systems, and universal healthcare more generally.
For more than 30 years, The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual High School Debate Championship in which the top two area high school debaters square off in a classic "Lincoln-Douglas" style debate. Despite the pandemic, we are moving forward with this tradition and presenting the championship virtually.rnThe two finalists, Sophia Avery, a junior at Chagrin Falls High School, and Soren Palencik, a senior at Hawken School, will be debating Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal child care.
Ethan and Josh cover resolution analysis, definition of terms, key arguments, strategy suggestions, and value premises on the March/April resolution dealing with universal child care. Let us know what you think! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Cheyenne East Speech and Debate Team Policy Coach Jeff Pope drops in to provide an overview of the Policy Debate Topic for 2020-2021 while answering questions from Lyle. Jeff's high level description of this year's topic and overview of each of the three criminal justice reform areas of the resolution is full of helpful ideas and approaches. He also discusses some possible case constructions in various areas of the resolution and answers all of Lyle's annoying questions!This year's Policy Topic (2020-2021):Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.If you have any ideas or requests for topics to explore on Rock On! Debate, shoot Lyle an email at lylewiley@gmail.com or check out our blog and social media here:One Clap Website: www.oneclapspeechanddebate.comFacebook: @oneclappodcastInstagram: @one_clap_podcastBe sure to subscribe, rate, and review the One Clap Podcast. Watch for new episodes of One Clap, Rock On! Debate, Coach Connection, and Speech Love!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oneclapspeechanddebate)
Cheyenne East Speech and Debate Team Head Coach Marcus Viney tackles a topic analysis for the 2020 Nov./Dec. LD resolution (Resolved: The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee) on this episode of the Rock On! Debate podcast. Marcus buried himself in the LD debate lab for a couple of days and emerged with a quite useful and generous topic analysis to share - complete with a topic overview, framework discussion, as well as some affirmative argument and negative arguments. It is glorious!Check out resources and links from this this episode on the One Clap website here.Marcus is building a really cool debate resource website too - Punchy Debate. It is in the works, but it is going to be epic. You can find it here.If you have any ideas or requests for topics to explore on Rock On! Debate, shoot Lyle an email at lylewiley@gmail.com or check out our blog and social media here:One Clap Website: www.oneclapspeechanddebate.comFacebook: @oneclappodcastInstagram: @one_clap_podcastBe sure to subscribe, rate, and review the One Clap Podcast. Watch for new episodes of One Clap, Rock On! Debate, Coach Connection, and Speech Love!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oneclapspeechanddebate)
Josh and Ethan discuss the Sept/Oct 2020 PF resolution, "The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019." They discuss Bernie Sanders, some nuances of this bill, Pro arguments, Con arguments, and the general flaws in socialistic programs. They also discuss the free market, inelastic demand, and Adam Smith. Enjoy! And let us know what you think of the episode! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com instagram/Reddit/Twitter - @Whatsteres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Dr. Nick Higgins, associate professor and department chair of the department of politics, government, and criminal justice at North Greenville University, joins Josh and Ethan for a discussion about justice, rule of law, and what Aristotle and Plato contribute to our current cultural moment. Along the way, Josh is reminded that Dr. Higgins is a former policy debater, and Dr. Higgins provides his thoughts on the 2020-2021 Policy resolution (Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing). Email - Whatstheres@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Josh and Ethan discuss the death of George Floyd, the protests and their relationship to riots, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to nonviolent protest contrasted with Malcolm X's desire for radical revolution. We also outline the summer series of episodes focusing on race riots, rule of law, and prison reform as related to the 2020-2021 Policy Debate resolution, "Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing." Enjoy the summer, and use the time well to prep for next season! Email - Whatstheres@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Josh interviews Dr. Andrew "Spence" Spencer about the nuances of commercial nuclear power. Dr. Spencer's career path combines several years in US Navy (nuclear submarines), a PhD focused on theological ethics, and current work as a nuclear engineering supervisor. He is a great voice to help the non-expert understand the world of commercial nuclear power; several of his analysis points lend themselves to climate change impacts of commercial nuclear power. Let us know what you think of the episode! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/WhatsTheRes
Josh and Ethan analyze the Coolidge Foundation's March 7 resolution, "Resolved: The United States should adopt Medicare For All, thus instituting a single-payer system of healthcare." This resolution will be debated at Thales Academy Rolesville on March 7. The Coolidge Foundation has prepared a research brief for this resolution (located here), and if you want to learn more, click here to learn more about the Coolidge Debate League! This episode goes over terminology, affirmative and negative arguments, and weighs advantages and disadvantages of putting this policy change into effect. Let us know what you think! Email - Whatstheres@gmail.com Instagram/Twitter/Youtube - @whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/whatstheres
Josh and Ethan celebrate audience growth, and also provide analysis for the March 7, 2020 Coolidge resolution, "Resolved: The United States should replace means-tested welfare programs with a universal basic income." They go over terms, where the UBI has been tried, and initial argument strategies. Thanks for all your support! It's amazing to see what has happened with this podcast over 100 episodes! Enjoy - and let us know what you think! Email - Whatstheres@gmail.com Twitter/Reddit/Instagram - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Josh and Ethan walk through the January 2020 PF resolution, "Resolved: The United States should end its economic sanctions against Venezuela." They focus on the historical narrative of Venezuela's crisis, arguments for the Pro position, and arguments for the Con position. Be sure to check out our earlier interview episodes with Venezuela experts Analicia Vaamonde-Stolz and Tom Darin Liskey, and let us know what you think of this episode! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres Instagram/Twitter/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
David Deavel, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas and economics contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, joins Josh for a conversation about the Nov/Dec 2019 LD resolution - "Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels." Dr. Deavel covers the nature of subsidies, reasons why these subsidies might be valuable, and offers several avenues of response for both Aff and Neg strategy. Enjoy! And let us know what you think! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @whatstheres_ Facebook - facebook.com/whatstheres
Josh and Ethan interview Dr. Joseph Aldy, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy at Harvard University' Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Aldy's research combines environmental management with economic policy (here is his faculty webpage, with CV), and his background as as LD and Policy debater in high school make him the perfect person to help with the November/December LD resolution: "Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels." This episode covers two different ways to think about defining subsidies, an analysis of fossil fuel pollution, and our mutual agreement that Neg has no ground on this resolution (we offer some alternative routes). Enjoy! And let us know what you think! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Josh and Ethan discuss the Nov/Dec 2019 Lincoln Douglas resolution - "Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels." They go over definitions, strategies, a couple of article (links below), and suggestions on Aff and Neg for value structures. The Neg ground is harder to find in this one, but Ethan has the strategy angle covered! Enjoy! And let us know what you think! Links: - https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subsidies-a-closer-look-at-tax-breaks-and-societal-costs - https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/05/how-much-does-world-subsidize-oil-coal-and-gas/589000/ - https://www.vox.com/2019/5/17/18624740/fossil-fuel-subsidies-climate-imf Contact Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/whatstheres
Josh and Ethan analyze the #Nats19 NSDA Public Forum resolution - "Resolved: The United States federal government should enforce antitrust regulations on technology giants." After a grammatical breakdown, they walk through the Sherman Act, the FTC Act, and the Clayton Act. They describe the current top financial tech companies, and offer thoughts about Pro and Con argumentation strategy. Check it out, and let us know what you think at whatstheres@gmail.com!
In this episode, we are breaking down the new Public Form resolution from the NSDA and going in depth on a full analysis. The resolution is; Resolved: The United States should promote the development of market rate housing in urban neighborhoods. We flow through the basics of the affirmative and negative, and map out how a debate round in this resolution would play out. Enjoy! Email us with Questions and Comments!: whatstheres@gmail.com Instagram: @whatstheres_ Twitter: @whatstheres_ Instrumental Credits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sGYyoSmtnc&t=121s&list=PLR_gGmqhp_zv3IMU77KeCznJXheulG6W9&index=100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OfG9lgbAc
Q and Lucas address the March PF topic Resolved: The United States should promote the development of market rate housing in urban neighborhoods. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/formerpartners/support
This is the 2nd episode over the January PF topic "Resolved: The United States federal government should prioritize reducing the federal debt over promoting economic growth." Q and Lucas talk about DeDevelopment, economic growth impacts, and have 2 example debates for the topic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/formerpartners/support
In this episode Quentin and Lucas discuss the upcoming public forum topic Resolved: The United States federal government should prioritize reducing the federal debt over promoting economic growth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/formerpartners/support
We discuss Oprah.
We chat about the April Public Forum topic and weigh in on whether the Electoral College still matters.