1. Will there be a debt ceiling crisis in 2023?
2. Has the bruising battle over Speaker of the House done lasting damage to the Republican Party going into 2024?
3. Does the Biden administration need to crackdown more on illegal border crossings?
4. Is the growing prevalence of sports betting bad for America?
5. How can Republicans win Michigan’s Senate seat in 2024?
6. Will there be more adjunct faculty strikes in the U.S. this year?
7. Should progressives make a campaign finance reform amendment to the U.S. Constitution a priority?
8. Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders a future presidential candidate?
9. Are bump stocks bans constitutional?
10. What steps should the federal government take to protect aquifers in the Midwest?
Month: January 2023
New standings for the 2022-2023 Extemp Central National Points Race have been released! These results reflect the outcomes of the George Mason University Patriot Games and the University of Texas-Austin Longhorn Classic. You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.
This weekend features two National Points Race competitions. The Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin, the first major tournament of the season, is a second tier event that will award 150 points to the winner. The top six extempers in the sixteen person field will receive points. 13 of the top 25 in the National Points Race will be appearing, so MBA could significantly shakeup the standings.
The other National Points Race event will take place in Florida at the Sunvitational. That tournament will award 70 points to its winner and all extempers who reach semi-finals will earn National Points Race credit.
Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
1. Would greater regulation prevent another Southwest-like situation from affecting air travelers?
2. Should the U.S. abandon sanctions as a foreign policy tool?
3. If Kevin McCarthy does not become Speaker of the House, what does that say about the current state of the GOP?
4. Will Donald Trump end his presidential campaign before the end of 2023?
5. Is the U.S. economy headed for a severe recession in 2023?
6. Should Elon Musk take Twitter public again?
7. How should the Biden administration approach Israel’s new government?
8. Should the U.S. end ethanol subsidies?
9. Will the Supreme Court keep Title 42 later this year?
10. How is “work from home” changing communities throughout the United States?
1. Should Lula’s government pursue a criminal investigation of Bolsanaro?
2. Will 2023 see an end to the war in Ukraine?
3. How will greater defense spending by Japan affect its East Asian neighbors?
4. Will Vladimir Putin still lead Russia by the end of 2023?
5. What grade does Olaf Scholz’s coalition government deserve after its first year in office?
6. Does the Catholic Church need to continue the path paved by Pope Francis or revert to that of Pope Benedict XVI?
7. To what degree should international aid organizations continue to work with the Taliban despite increased restrictions on women?
8. Does Mexico need to erect greater immigration restrictions?
9. Should Belarus continue to align itself with Russia?
10. Why did Juan Guaido fail?