Speaker 1

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 1

1.  What impact would the Build Back better plan have on the global economy? 

2.  Is student debt really “violence?”

3.  What does the return of the GMC Hummer mean for the US auto industry?

Speaker 2

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 2

1. Should online resellers (Amazon, eBay, etc.) be responsible for validating merchandise sold isn't stolen?

2. Will Gov Newsom's $300M bill to combat crime be enough to keep retailers in California?

3.  Will we see a crypto crash in the next 10 years?

Speaker 3

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 3

1.  What can the Fed do to curb the current inflation hike?

2.  How will New York's ban on natural gas impact housing economic diversity?

3.  Who gets the blame for the supply shortage?

Speaker 4

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 4

1.  How will Africa survive the economic hit from the Omicron travel bans?

2.  Are NFTs a safe investment?

3.  Should Top European central banks take a more unified approach to combat inflation?

Speaker 5

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 1 - Speaker 5

1.  Who gets the credit for the low jobless claims?

2. What will Jerome Powell’s legacy be?

3.  Is Stablecoin the answer to Bitcoin’s woes?

Speaker 1

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 1

1. What does the death of the Squid Games smuggler and imprisonment of Squid Games watchers in North Korea indicate for isolationist mandates? 

2. Does China's live bombing in the South China Sea indicate an imminent threat for neighboring countries? 

3. What does Kem Sokha's trial say about the future of Cambodia?

Speaker 2

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 2

1. How will the US Cambodian arms embargo change the military landscape?

2. How will the new high speed train in Laos impact its relationship with China? 

3. How are the recent revelations about Chinese-run agriculture abuses in Laos impact future exports?

Speaker 3

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 3

1. Will the Olympic boycott have any impact on China’s treatment of Uyghurs?

2.  How can  Alibaba be held more accountable for firing women who claim abuse?

3. How will the collapse of Asian tourism in the wake of Covid-19 impact international goodwill?

Speaker 4

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 4

1. Can the US Congress bill to bar goods created by forced labor in Xinjiang be enforced? 

2.  Does Duterte’s senate withdrawal indicate his influence is gone?

3.  Should the UN condemn Vietnam for the imprisonment of Pham Doan Trang?

Speaker 5

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 2 - Speaker 5

1.  What challenges are in store for Busan’s “floating city?”

2.  How will Kim Jong Un emerge from a post-COVID North Korea?

3. Is the US and China in a cold-war?

Speaker 1

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 1

1.  Are Americans ready for a ‘test-to-stay’ policy for public schools?

2.  Have TikTok challenges done more harm than good?

3.  Is Biden’s border crisis getting worse?

Speaker 2

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 2

1.  Should social justice-inspired crimes be forgiven?

2.  Will other US cities and states adopt NYC’s noncitizen voting model?

3.  Will Democrats disown Manchin?

Speaker 3

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 3

1.  How can retail stores better protect themselves against the smash and grab crimewave?

2.  Is Lia Thomas helping or hurting women’s sports?

3.  Does Kyle Rittenhouse have a substantial defamation case against news media giants?

Speaker 4

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 4

1.  Will Alex Baldwin face criminal charges?

2.  Is CNN dead?

3.  Will Kim Potter be found guilty?

Speaker 5

NOF Quarter 2 - Extemp - Round 3 - Speaker 5

1.  Will more states follow Florida’s COVID model?

2.  How will Truth Social be received?

3.  What does the failure of Pfizer’s toddler vaccine mean for the future of child vaccinations?