Extemp Central

1. Should President Biden make abortion rights a centerpiece of his re-election bid?
2. How does the firing of Tucker Carlson affect the future of the populist right?
3. Should President Biden support the House debt reduction bill?
4. Can the U.S. military afford to get in a fight with China over Taiwan?
5. Do parents have too many rights in the U.S. education system?
6. Are growing state age restrictions on Internet content a violation of free speech rights?
7. If President Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination, who will he choose as his vice-president?
8. Will growing bank consolidation due to recent bank failures prove beneficial to the U.S. economy?
9. Does the use of artificial intelligence for reporting have the potential to reduce American politial polarizaiton?
10. How can Senator Joe Manchin fend off Jim Justice’s challenge?

1. Should President Biden be concerned about Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential candidacy?
2. Does Twitter have a future?
3. Is Chris Christie 2024’s dark horse candidate?
4. How will the settlement of the Dominion lawsuit affect Fox News’ business operations going forward?
5. What does the Supreme Court’s recent interim ruling on abortion medication reveal about how it will handle future abortion rights cases?
6. Will the U.S. see more bank mergers by the end of next year?
7. Should U.S. foreign policy prioritize allies in Asia over allies in Europe?
8. Is the gun control debate becoming a civil rights issue?
9. Should President Biden release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees when he announces his re-election bid?
10. Is Ron DeSantis losing his fight with Disney?

1. Who is to blame for Bolivia’s economic stagnation?
2. Has international law lost its teeth?
3. What is the best way that India can tackle poverty?
4. Will Chad be affected by growing political violence in Sudan?
5. Did international pressure thwart Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill?
6. Has globalization subverted democracy?
7. Is the development of powerful AI the new global arms race?
8. Does Germany need to embrace military power in order to lead Europe?
9. Has the Yemeni civil war weakened Saudi Arabia’s power in the Middle East?
10. Will Japan’s economy slide back toward deflation this year?

1. Will Sudan’s recent fighting reopen the door for democratic protests?
2. Is a closer relationship with China in Brazil’s best interest?
3. Has the Second Cold War arrived?
4. What is needed to create a “total peace” between the Colombian government and rebel factions?
5. Is Germany’s quitting of nuclear power only temporary?
6. If Ukraine’s upcoming counter offensive fails, do its chances of winning its war with Russia go with it?
7. What can the African Union do to reduce income inequality between member states?
8. To what degree is social media responsible for growing attacks on political candidates around the world?
9. Should the BRICS create a common currency to replace the U.S. dollar?
10. Has the UN Security Council become too dysfunctional?

1. Are the EPA’s rules to “turbocharge” the sales of electric vehicles constitutional?
2. Should the U.S. launch military strikes in Mexico against drug cartels?
3. How can New York City better combat its rat problem?
4. Are abortion restrictions becoming a political “ball and chain” for Republicans?
5. Has Oregon’s drug decriminalization failed?
6. Would a new criminal indictment against former President Trump solidify or destroy his chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination next year?
7. Should recent intelligence leaks trigger comprehensive reform of the U.S. intelligence community?
8. Does Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent conduct with Republican donors warrant impeachment hearings?
9. How should the U.S. react to renewed violence in Sudan?
10. Should Senator Dianne Feinstein resign?

1. Is access to mifepristone a constitutional right?
2. Could aggressive EPA emission targets cost President Biden re-election?
3. How should racial justice be taught in U.S. schools?
4. Are state legislatures emerging as the next significant political battleground?
5. Should the U.S. consider France a reliable ally?
6. Will auto loan debt be the source of the next American economic crisis?
7. What will be the way that the U.S. escapes a debt ceiling crisis?
8. Is the Forward Party going nowhere?
9. How can persistent poverty be abolished in the United States?
10. What lessons should Democrats learn from the Chicago mayoral election?

1. How will the leak of U.S. classified documents affect Ukraine’s war efforts?
2. Should Israel invade Lebanon?
3. Was Macron’s visit to China a success?
4. Are AI generated photographs a threat to democracy?
5. Should the UN cut off aid to Afghanistan?
6. Will Montenegro’s new government shift it into Russia’s orbit?
7. Which international institution is in the most need of reform?
8. How will OPEC’s production cut affect the global economy for the rest of 2023?
9. Is the U.S. dollar losing its standing as the world’s reserve currency?
10. Should South Korea begin a nuclear weapons program?

1. How will Finland’s accession to NATO affect Russia’s military strategy in Europe?
2. Is China handing out too many belt and road bailouts?
3. How does Zimbabwe need to do to regain access to international capital markets?
4. Who is winning Myanmar’s civil war?
5. Will economic difficulties prove to be Erdogan’s undoing?
6. Does Vladimir Putin’s ICC indictment make a negotiated settlement to the Russo-Ukrainian War harder?
7. What will be the deciding issue in Greece’s general election?
8. How should Venezuela’s corruption crackdown be interpreted?
9. What should NATO do if a civil war breaks out in Belarus?
10. Should the European Central Bank continue to raise interest rates?

1. Does the indictment of former President Trump set a dangerous precedent?
2. Would Glenn Youngkin be a better presidential candidate than Ron DeSantis?
3. Have Americans become numb to school shootings?
4. Is the Federal Reserve creating a “zombie bank” problem?
5. Should the U.S. re-evaluate its strategic relationship with Israel?
6. Did the Brittney Griner prisoner swap embolden Russia to detain Evan Gershkovich?
7. Will Asa Hutchinson’s presidential bid gain any traction?
8. Should more U.S. states legalize sports gambling?
9. Is President Biden waiting too long to announce whether he is running for re-election?
10. Will the rest of 2023 remain good for the bond market?

1. Should Uganda be sanctioned over its anti-LGBTQ+ bill?
2. What is the best way to hold those who committed war crimes in the Tigray War accountable?
3. Is the expulusion of Rahul Gandhi from the Indian Parliament a devastating blow to the Indian National Congress Party?
4. How can Brazil save the Yanomami group?
5. Will there be a major war in the Pacific in the next decade?
6. Twenty years after the U.S. invasion, is Iraq better off?
7. Does Iran’s economic future run through Central Asia?
8. What can the EU do to help Kosovo and Serbia normalize relations?
9. Does Israel need a written constitution?
10. Is the U.S.-Canada asylum agreement a win for Trudeau’s government?