Skip to content

John R. Park Debate Society

College of Humanities

Main Navigation

Public Forum Debate Briefs

Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan. 

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border.

Resolved: The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics.

Resolved: The United States federalgovernment should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.

Resolved: The benefits of European Union enlargement outweigh the harms. 

Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment in high-speed rail.

Resolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its constitutionto develop offensive military capabilities.

Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms.

Resolved: On balance, Turkey's membership is beneficial to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Resolved: The United States federal government should legalize all illicit drugs.

Resolved: Increased United States federal regulation of cryptocurrency transactions and/or assets will produce more benefits than harms.

Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.

Resolved: The benefits of the International Monetary Fund outweigh the harms.

Resolved: The National Security Agency should end its surveillance of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.

Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.

Resolved: The European Union should join the Belt and Road initiative.

Resolved: The United States should promote the development of market rate housing in urban neighborhoods.

Resolved: The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations.

Resolved: On balance, the current Authorization for Use of Military Force gives too much power to the president.

Last Updated: 11/16/24