Motions

Novice Finals

  • This house believes that the Biden administration had a more positive impact on the United States than the Obama administration
  • Grand Final

  • This house would establish an international force to arrest those indicted by the International Criminal Court
  • Semifinals

  • This house believes that antitrust regulators should limit institutional investors to ownership of one firm per concentrated industry
  • Quarterfinals

  • This house opposes the narrative that hardship builds character.
  • Round 5

  • This house would abolish income tax and replace it with a property tax
  • Round 4

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of left-wing parties in Europe (e.g., BSW in Germany, the New Popular Front in France, the Left Party in Sweden) to support harsh immigration policies (including but not limited to advocating for limits on legal immigration, stronger penalties for irregular migration, and tighter asylum regulations)
  • Round 3

  • This house regrets Operation Just Cause
  • Round 2

  • This house believes that juvenile detention facilities should involve significantly less 'punitive' elements (e.g., comfortable accommodation, access to recreational activities) and have significantly longer sentences
  • Round 1b

  • This house, as a 25-year old woman in the United States, would participate in the 4B movement
  • Round 1a

  • This house opposes the expectation to publicly take sides and be vocal on social networks in times of social, economic, or political upheaval