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US Extemp Hot Topics

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 6-12, 2025

  1. What will be President-elect Trump’s first legislative priority when he takes office?
  2. If Canada were to join the United States as one state or a collection of states, how would it transform the U.S. economy?
  3. Was President Biden wise to block the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger?
  4. Should Americans be optimistic about the U.S. economy going into 2025?
  5. Is the U.S. prepared for a large-scale bird flu pandemic?
  6. How will the terror attack in New Orleans affect the confirmation of the next FBI director?
  7. What should America’s living and future presidents learn from Jimmy Carter?
  8. Does the U.S. economy need more tax relief?
  9. Will Mike Johnson be the Speaker of the House until the 2026 midterms?
  10. Should the Trump administration continue the Biden administration’s “hostage diplomacy”?
Extemp Hot Topics

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of January 6-12, 2025

  1. Which nation is winning the AI race?
  2. Will 2025 see a further weakening of Iran’s strategic position in the Middle East?
  3. Should Denmark sell Greenland to the United States?
  4. Are there still risks of escalation in the Russia-Ukrainian War?
  5. Is there any way for the Social Democratic Party to avoid a thrashing in the German general elections?
  6. Will China’s infrastructure plans for its western provinces lead to an economic boom?
  7. Is the Schengen Area on borrowed time?
  8. Could rising authoritarianism in Latin America give day to a “Latin American Spring”?
  9. Is growing skepticism about the effectiveness of international institutions justified?
  10. Should the European Union think of adding nations beyond Europe’s continental footprint?

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