MCPP Debate Resources
China Policy (current policy topic)
Posts:• China’s Migrant Workers: Exploitation or Escape from Rural Poverty?
• China Forest Planning: Success or Failure?
• Poverty to Prosperity through Education and Entrepreneurship
• China Infrastructure Spending Heads Down Silk Road
Article links:
• 5 Things to Know… About China’s Floating Population (Paulson Institute)
• China's influence in Australia is not ordinary soft power (Australia Financial Review)
• Chinese Wages Are Showing Paul Krugman Is Right Once Again (Forbes)
• U.S. Presses China to Free Activists Scrutinizing Ivanka Trump Shoe Factory (New York Times)
• Raj Chetty on Teachers, Social Mobility, and How to Find Answers to Big Questions (Medium)
Federal Education (new policy topic)
Posts:
• Poverty to Prosperity through Education and EntrepreneurshipFor NSDA debaters transitioning from the China topic to federal K-12 funding and regulatory reform, consider the connection between child labor, education, and income inequality.
Article links:
• When Memorization Gets in the Way of Learning (The Atlantic)• What’s On The Menu For School Lunch Reform Under Trump (KPBS)
• Spying on Students: School-Issued Devices and Student Privacy (EFF)
• When School Feels Like Prison (The Atlantic)
• The Silicon Valley Billionaires Remaking America’s Schools (New York Times)
Public Forum Topic Posts
(currently on MCPP Publi
April:
2017 April Public Forum Topic Area: Election Reform
Resolved: The United States ought to replace the Electoral College with a direct national popular vote.
Campaign Changes Without Electoral CollegeKeep the Electoral College!March:
China to Palestine: Let Charter Cities & Economic Freedom BloomEntrepreneurs vs. OligarchyNeeded: More Startups, not States
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April:
“Resolved: The United States ought to replace the Electoral College with a direct national popular vote.”
• Without Electoral College, Campaigns Would Shift
• Without Electoral College, Campaigns Would Shift
Nationals:
Resolved: In East Africa, the United States federal government should prioritize its counterterrorism efforts over its humanitarian assistance.
• Humanitarian or Security Priorities for U.S. East Africa Policy?
• Humanitarian or Security Priorities for U.S. East Africa Policy?
