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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #6 on environmental issues.

Since 1992, when the United Nations recognized climate change as a serious issue, negotiations among countries have produced notable accords, including the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement.

But leaders have failed to slow global temperature rise. https://t.co/MkJGzDYqhu

— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 29, 2022

Before and after: Satellite image shows horrific drought scouring Horn of Africa https://t.co/Bx2cDnmpEy

— The Independent (@Independent) May 24, 2022

Brazil has pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2028. But its president has relaxed enforcement of environmental safeguards https://t.co/U75p4KOuzk

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 22, 2022

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Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #6 on the First Amendment.

The First Amendment protects private platforms’ rights to moderate content.#CatoSCOTUS brief in NetChoice v. Paxton: https://t.co/RlQT1hHeCc #Cato1A pic.twitter.com/neWn8AaHve

— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) May 24, 2022

A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against conservative thought is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. https://t.co/BzMXne4YOn

— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) May 23, 2022

Silicon Valley media entrepreneurs might talk about free speech, but it is a fallacy that we should be able to say whatever we want to whomever we want, warns Annalee Newitz https://t.co/kkvNDshUAw

— New Scientist (@newscientist) May 28, 2022

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1. What lessons should the Chinese government learn from the West’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
2. Should Spain stop deporting asylum seekers to Algeria?
3. What preparations should Israel make for Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon?
4. Should Australia adopt a softer foreign policy toward China?
5. Is there anything the African Union can do to ease food shortages across the continent?
6. Should the UN conduct an inquiry into the death of Shireen Abu Akleh?
7. Why is Latin America turning left?
8. Should Afghanistan continue to provide a haven for the TTP?
9. Can Lebanon’s new parliament put the nation on the path to recovery?
10. Should the West allow Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions?

1. Should teachers be armed?
2. How will U.S. businesses deal with labor shortages?
3. Should Democrats make gun control the centerpiece of their midterm election campaign?
4. Who will win Los Angeles’ mayoral election?
5. Will the Uvalde school shooting lead to new gun control legislation?
6. Should NASA prioritize a mission to Mars or to an asteroid?
7. Will former President Trump’s mixed primary record embolden potential challengers to him in 2024?
8. How will the Uvalde school shooting affect Texas’ gubernatorial race?
9. What steps should U.S. cities take to protect their residents from the affects of climate change?
10. Should the U.S. end its policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan?

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #5 on elections.

Colombia’s upcoming election could deliver the country’s first left-wing president, an outcome with the potential to transform Bogota’s approaches to economic policy, peace negotiations, and foreign relations. Here’s what to know. https://t.co/GyIoYXPfHm

— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 25, 2022

Evangelicals are key to Brazil’s upcoming election https://t.co/QUXxa3m5WB

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 19, 2022

Europe’s once surging movement of nationalist populists suffered a significant setback in Slovenia on Sunday, on the same day French voters rejected the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in their presidential election.https://t.co/BbinEKWChD

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 25, 2022

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Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #5 on the executive branch.

The Department of Homeland Security took three weeks from announcing a board intended to combat disinformation to suspending it.

Former DHS leader Nina Jankowicz talks about the irony of an effort to combat disinformation being derailed by disinformation. https://t.co/TWsRKtaqNd

— NPR (@NPR) May 22, 2022

How do government affairs teams stay on top of the policy priorities most important to their industry? They use resources like our Biden executive order tracker, which you can preview here: https://t.co/JlpBhOO2TL pic.twitter.com/QeMJn2c9t8

— National Journal (@nationaljournal) May 12, 2022

A new report takes the U.S. Department of Defense to task for chronically underfunding researchers at HBCUs and other schools with large underrepresented student enrollments—and for failing to deliver on its repeated promises to do more. https://t.co/PhsfyjU6v8

— News from Science (@NewsfromScience) May 6, 2022

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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

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Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #4 on East & Southeast Asia.

President Biden hosts a U.S.-ASEAN summit beginning today. Ahead of the meeting, here’s what to know about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. https://t.co/C5EvWnd2FD

— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 12, 2022

How bad might North Korea’s first COVID-19 outbreak get, and what options does the international community have in responding? https://t.co/cE7UlSC7pe pic.twitter.com/Xf2ctBNEvH

— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 21, 2022

The long-term solution to tensions in East Asia is for the neighboring countries to start taking each other’s respective security concerns more seriously. https://t.co/3C9JrWkDPU pic.twitter.com/hM4WaoNiPZ

— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) April 28, 2022

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Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #4 on environment and energy.

56% of Americans think policies aimed at addressing climate change generally do more good than harm for the environment. When it comes to the impact these policies have on the U.S. economy, 37% say they help while 35% say they hurt the economy. https://t.co/G1YgKGPTcv pic.twitter.com/0JrrHvrRfw

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 6, 2022

Going from fossil fuels to renewable energy is not as easy as flipping a switch, writes @tomfriedman. https://t.co/qpqz5ntMyl

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 19, 2022

Elevated gas prices to continue throughout summer, analysts predicthttps://t.co/s5QvNWYJeb

— The Week (@TheWeek) May 20, 2022

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1. How should the U.S. use international institutions to achieve its foreign policy goals?
2. What steps should the Biden administration be taking to prevent a major COVID-19 wave in the fall?
3. Is the U.S. providing too much military aid to Ukraine?
4. What role, if any, should the United States play in helping to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea?
5. Is John Fetterman the future of the Democratic Party?
6. Should the U.S. enact compulsory voting?
7. What lessons should public schools learn from the 2021-2022 school year?
8. Does the U.S. need a Disinformation Governance Board?
9. Will Elon Musk withdraw his bid to buy Twitter?
10. If the Supreme Court refused to recognize a right to privacy, what impacts would that have on American jurisprudence?

1. Should France pay reparations to Haiti?
2. What helped the Labor Party return to power in Australia?
3. Will monkeypox become the next global pandemic?
4. What does Macron’s new cabinet suggest about his political priorities?
5. Should Israel cease its military strikes in Syria?
6. Could Sri Lanka’s economic struggles lead to the re-emergence of the Tamil Tigers?
7. Is the Accra Initiative failing?
8. Who is likely to be Colombia’s next president?
9. What reforms should be made to the African Development Bank?
10. Is the idea of a global minimum tax deal dead?

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #3 on Central & South Asia.

Haibatullah Akhunzada, the de facto head of state, has called on countries to engage with Afghanistan on the basis of “mutual respect.” That is not going to happen until other states get a bit of respect back https://t.co/0a3AmkZRln

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 17, 2022

India seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka https://t.co/VPHy6WIVeS

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 19, 2022

Sri Lanka fell into default for the first time in its history as the gov’t struggled to halt an economic crisis https://t.co/m2HA6caJ66 pic.twitter.com/iJsFZQJob7

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 19, 2022

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Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #3 on entitlements and healthcare.

The history of U.S. entitlements is a 230-year record of continuous expansion and liberalization, writes John F. Coganhttps://t.co/yUhForIuoP

— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) January 8, 2022

Up to 14M people could lose Medicaid coverage when health emergency ends: study https://t.co/OXMGU5NAp8 pic.twitter.com/JoWoP0P5rX

— The Hill (@thehill) May 10, 2022

If we adopt Medicare for All without remaking the bureaucracy, we will perpetuate the perverse core of our medical system and its world-leading inefficiency.https://t.co/pAxeGx1OOR

— The Nation (@thenation) May 12, 2022

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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

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1. How should Western European nations respond to Turkish threats to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO?
2. Will political deadlock in Northern Ireland escalate into a wider conflict between Great Britain and the European Union?
3. Is Venezuela’s stock sale a good buy for foreign investors?
4. Will a recent COVID outbreak create a humanitarian disaster in North Korea?
5. How will drought in the Horn of Africa affect neighboring countries?
6. Should the Japanese government move to reduce the U.S.’s military presence in Okinawa?
7. Would electoral reform stabilize Somalia?
8. How should the Israeli government respond to footage of riot police attacking pallbearers at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh?
9. What effect would the adoption of the euro have on Croatia’s economy?
10. If the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to go poorly, will Vladimir Putin be removed from power by the end of the year?