Archive for August, 2008
Great Resource
Came across the Center for International Policy’s Cuba Program. This appears to be a great site for affirmative case ideas: The CIP Cuba program opposes the current containment policy towards Cuba and seeks a policy that will be productive in terms of real US interests and objectives. Read about our mission, the conferences & delegations [...]
Lafayette College Debate Camp – Evidence Packet
Hello! I hope everyone is having a good time researching for the topic this year! Here is a little evidence to help get you started. LCDC Camp Evidence.pdf If you would like a copy of the files in .doc format, feel free to suggest and make a contribution to the evidence set. A supplemental set [...]
Cuba Resources
FYI – the resources page available here for research help has been recently updated with a lot of great institutes and think tanks to go to get some case ideas… Here is a list of resources from The Center for Democracy in the Americas – a great find for more information on Cuba! Any sites [...]
CE with respect to Cuba
Hope everyone can jump on the CE = Constructive Engagement abbreviation, I think it will help flowing a lot this year =) Tariq, in response to an earlier post on CE, pointed out this article (available on the JSTOR database if your school has access) The United States and Cuba: From a Strategy of Conflict [...]
Lafayette College Debate Camp – Recap
The inaugural Lafayette College NFA-LD Debate Camp concluded yesterday. We had a GREAT week at camp with 27 debaters and 7 staff. In the camp tournament, the debaters all pretty much had the same evidence as everyone else. Sam Derrick of Lafayette College finished prelims as the only 6-0. Advancing to the showcase semi-finals were [...]
Background on Cuba
Here are some links to get up to speed up Cuba: General Background (NOTE: I’m not sure about the qualifications of this source but he sums it nicely and provides an excellent bibliography at the bottom – I’d avoid cutting cards directly from this source but instead use it as background and then go to [...]
A new year and a new topic
Reasons why I’m excited about the new year: 1) My school got a travel budget increase, so we’re going to travel a bit more and see some more midwestern L/D. (Okay, these aren’t necessarily reasons why YOU would be excited, this is my list.) 2) The Cuba topic is a fascinating one with lots of [...]
Constructive Engagement discussion
Here is a discussion of one of the key terms in the resolutions this year – “Constructive Engagement” – from a CEDA topic paper in 2007. Some of the discussion overlaps and should be a good introduction. I wouldn’t use this as any time of ‘framers intent’ but just as a starting off point. (http://www.cedatopic.com/Middle_East_07.pdf) [...]
and we’re off…
Congrats to the NFA community – I’m thrilled about this topic! It’s an issue that I think is tremendously significant given recent changes in Cuban domestic politics and will probably be a substantial part of the larger 2008 Presidential election debate. It’s also straightforward and easy to understand: The affirmative should constructively engage and the [...]
