B. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1: Ext Draw 9:15 in Science 201

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Will Susan Collins win reelection?
    2. What reforms to voter roll maintenance are necessary to prevent wrongful purges? 
    3. Should Congress implement budgeting reforms to reduce the frequency of government shutdowns?
  2. Speaker 2


    1. Can Democrats overcome their fundraising disadvantage against the GOP in the midterm elections?
    2. What should be done to address rising electricity costs in the United States?
    3. How are ICE enforcement efforts affecting rural America?
  3. Speaker 3


    1. Are Democrats’ DHS reform demands misguided?
    2. What does the El Paso airspace closure reveal about the current state of federal interagency coordination?
    3. Should the FTC be empowered with additional authority to regulate AI platforms?
  4. Speaker 4


    1. Have Trump officials created a credibility crisis for federal law enforcement?
    2. Is the SAVE America Act a solution in search of a problem?
    3. Should Congress pass legislation allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases?
  5. Speaker 5


    1. What reforms are necessary to ensure accountability of federal officials in civil rights contexts? 
    2. Will AIPAC regret opposing candidates who support conditioning aid to Israel?
    3. How should federal policymakers address concerns about AI and online political misinformation? 
  6. Speaker 6


    1. What will be the biggest political issue on voters’ minds leading up to the midterm election?
    2. What strategies should states use to resist unwanted federal immigration enforcement operations? 
    3. How should courts adjudicate challenges to sweeping environmental rollbacks?

Round 2: Ext Draw 2:00

  1. Speaker 1


    1. What should the United Nations do to address its budget crisis?
    2. Is Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence the final death knell for Hong Kong’s democracy?
    3. With New START’s expiration, is a nuclear arms race inevitable?
  2. Speaker 2


    1. Should middle powers form new coalitions to counterbalance great-power rivalry?
    2. What changes will the Bangladesh Nationalist Party bring to Bangladesh?
    3. Are hybrid threats the greatest risk to European stability?
  3. Speaker 3


    1. How should the U.S. recalibrate its Indo-Pacific strategy in 2026? 
    2. Does Keir Starmer have any viable path to political survival? 
    3. What geopolitical shifts will emerge from the Munich Security Conference?
  4. Speaker 4


    1. Should Olympic athletes be given greater rights to political expression?
    2. Would the presence of Indonesian troops help stabilize Gaza?
    3. Are Australia’s new anti-hate measures the right answer to rising intolerance?
  5. Speaker 5


    1. Has Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired?
    2. Is regime change in Iran an inevitability?
    3. Should Europe pursue its own nuclear deterrent?
  6. Speaker 6


    1. Is Peru really at risk of ceding its sovereignty to China?
    2. Should Germany give its intelligence services more resources and operational freedom?
    3. What will be the effects of the United States’ military deployment in Nigeria?

Round 3: Ext Draw 3:30

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Can Spirit Airlines find a viable financial path forward?
    2. Should the S.E.C. start regulating prediction markets?
    3. What impact have immigration raids had on the U.S. economy?
  2. Speaker 2


    1. Are Detroit automakers making a mistake by pivoting away from EVs?
    2. Can Venezuela capitalize on its natural gas reserves?
    3. Should the U.S. be concerned about rising levels of financial stress among higher income borrowers?
  3. Speaker 3


    1. Is healthcare’s dominant place in the U.S. labor market good for the economy?
    2. Will Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. succeed?
    3. Should large investors be banned from buying houses in the U.S.?
  4. Speaker 4


    1. Is Wall Street overreacting to the “AI Fear Trade” phenomenon?
    2. Will Argentina’s proposed labor reforms help or hurt its economy?
    3. Will falling mortgage rates spur more homeowners to sell their properties?
  5. Speaker 5


    1. Is Russia’s wartime economic momentum sustainable?
    2. Are the Trump administration’s claims that deportations lower housing costs believable?
    3. How will a weaker dollar impact the U.S. economy?
  6. Speaker 6


    1. Will China’s new pricing rules prevent a race-to-the-bottom among car manufacturers?

    2. Should Kraft Heinz split into two different companies?

    3. Is Kevin Warsh a credible choice to chair the Federal Reserve?

     

Finals: Ext Draw 6:15

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Should social media companies comply with DHS subpoenas for anti-ICE accounts?

    2. Can Trump’s new Project Vault successfully counter China’s minerals dominance?

    3. Will Kazakhstan and the World Bank’s proposed partnership framework succeed?

  2. Speaker 2


    1. Will TrumpRX meaningfully reduce prescription drug prices for Americans?

    2. How is Starlink impacting the Russian-Ukranian War?

    3. How will political instability in Pakistan affect South Asian economic integration?

     

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Is Scott Socha a bad choice to lead the National Parks Service?

    2. Should the African Union lift its suspension of Sudan’s membership?

    3. Can Chipotle turn around its fortunes in 2026?

     

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Should Congress sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996?

    2. Is the United Kingdom’s Chagos Islands agreement really “an act of great stupidity?”

    3. How will Amtrak’s fleet renewal affect intercity rail travel in the United States?

     

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Is birthright citizenship in the United States in real jeopardy?

    2. Should the U.S. strengthen its renewed counternarcotics cooperation with Bolivia?

    3. How will Milan’s Olympics Village affect housing affordability in Milan?

     

  6. Speaker 6


    1. How will the proposed 2027 rate adjustment for Medicare Advantage affect seniors?

    2. Will NATO’s new Arctic Sentry mission succeed in ending the Greenland crisis?

    3. In light of ballooning global debts, is IMF reform needed?

     

  7. Speaker 7


    1. What does the FBI seizure of ballots in Georgia portend for future election fraud cases?

    2. Is “neo-royalism” the best descriptor for Trump’s foreign policy?

    3. What must Türkiye do to get inflation under control?