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Debaters in Washington D.C.
I found this fascinating blog post today regarding how debaters move to the political arena:
From http://debatekc.edublogs.org/2009/10/29/%E2%80%9Ccompetitive-and-slightly-unhinged%E2%80%9D-why-college-debaters-dominate-washington%E2%80%99s-political-scene/Alfred Charles Snider, Global Debate, Nov 2009
You should read the whole article.
Public Transit & Light Rail Neg
Here is an article I found that has some great neg cards against a public transit case or light rail. It is a bit dated (2003) with one particularly damaging quotation regarding public transit:
The “race” between the automobile and public transit is over. The auto has won. Nothing short of an economic debacle that drastically [...]
Back to the financial debate
Saw this article in the NYT today on Road and Rail Spending Proposals Stall as Lawmakers Punt on Revenue Fix
Off the Hill, however, most transportation experts agree you cannot address the nation’s infrastructure without a new revenue source.
As some contended on this post (and this one on funding) this quotation is proof that addressing the [...]
Good Funding post
Given that funding is all the rage right now in the comments I saw this article in my handy dandy google alerts that came in my mailbox today regarding American public opinion and toll roads – perhaps an inherency press here or just some good resources on this potential (I’d argue non-topical!) case.
A new survey [...]
Video Lectures
Not being someone who likes to duplicate work already being done, I point you to these outstanding video lectures from the Cal National Debate Institute on various aspects of policy debating…
While they are not focused exclusively on NFA-LD debate they are certainly from some of the most prominent debate coaches in the country and could [...]
Live Online Lecture
Eric Robertson, DOF at SDSU, has been putting together a live online debating community at world forensics network. I’ve been working with Eric a bit and we both thought it would be a neat idea to try and broadcast my lecture tomorrow at the RCC camp live on the website.
This website has [...]
Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 Case
For next week’s camp at RCC I wanted to put together a quick beginner case to hand out to participants. This way, in case anyone is lost with this topic, you’ll have some evidence. Here it is, on the STA ACT – 1AC – Aug 2009 (here are all the STA ACT – [...]
