A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1 - 10:00

  1. Speaker 1


    Will the vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors survive GOP opposition?

    How much will SCOTUS passing on the Texas abortion law encourage copycat laws in other states?

    Will the Arizona audit fiasco discourage other states that were planning their own audits?

  2. Speaker 2


    Will vaccine hesitancy within the LAPD and LAFD compromise public safety?

    Are concerns about the SCOTUS shadow docket overblown?

    Is the Biden infrastructure plan dead?

  3. Speaker 3


    Will the LAUSD vaccine mandate be a model for the rest of the state or an outlier?

    Which of the recently signed California law enforcement reforms will have the greatest impact?

    Will the threat of a primary challenge force a change to Krysten Sinema’s recalcitrance?

  4. Speaker 4


    Will enforcement of vaccine mandates cripple California hospitals?

    Will Newsom’s spending on homelessness make a meaningful difference?

    How can the Democrats overcome the Manchin veto?

  5. Speaker 5


    Will the effectiveness gap between Pfizer and Moderna speed up the booster rollout?

    Will Gascon’s dropping of marijuana convictions lead other jurisdictions to follow suit?

    Will the outcry over the attention garnered by the Petito case lead to more attention on missing women of color?

  6. Speaker 6


    Will the GOP pay a political price in the midterms for their oppositions to health mandates?

    Will the passing of police decertification have a significant impact on police misconduct in California?

    Is YouTube’s ban on vaccine misinformation too little – too late?

Round 2 - 12:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Will North Korea’s recent actions derail their rapprochement with South Korea?

    What does Rodrigo Duterte’s retirement announcement mean for the future of the Philippines?

    Does Germany’s repudiation of the far right in their election signal a shift for the rest of Europe as well?

  2. Speaker 2


    Is PM Naftali Bennett’s commitment to “shrink the conflict” more than PR?

    How will the fallout of the submarine deal effect US-French relations?

    Will the expiration of the Columbian peace deal bring on a new wave of violence?

  3. Speaker 3


    Will Israeli aid to Palestine pave the way to peace?

    Will the protests that led to the shutdown of Kabul University lead to policy changes?

    Will Lithuania’s rejection of Chinese electronic products pave the way for other countries to follow suit?

  4. Speaker 4


    Will the new ‘high level talks’ lead to lasting peace for Israel and Palestine?

    Should the UN accept the Taliban’s nominee for Afghanistan’s UN Ambassador?

    Is China’s use of hostage diplomacy an anomaly or a sign of things to come?

  5. Speaker 5


    Will Erdogan’s relationship with Putin lead to Turkey’s departure from NATO?

    Will the recent power outages in China jeopardize their commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement?

    What does the defeat of Merkel’s party in the German election mean for her legacy?

  6. Speaker 6


    Do the Taliban’s actions thus far suggest they will be different with women’s rights this time?

    Will its recent election results reshape Canada’s climate policy in a meaningful way?

    What will be the fallout of Kais Saied ruling by decree rather than the constitution in Tunisia?