Speaker 1

1. Is an anti-Iran alliance emerging in the Middle East?
2. Can Romania get convictions of the Tate brothers?
3. Can the Department of Education fix the FASFA problem?

Speaker 2

1. How will Colombia's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Israel affect its economy?
2. How will East Asia’s demographic crunch affect global politics?
3. How will the Cicada resurgence of 2024 impact American agriculture?

Speaker 3

1. Are the fates of Ukraine and Taiwan interconnected?
2. Will the reinstatement of net neutrality make a better internet?
3. Can California’s wage increase for fast food workers be sustained?

Speaker 4

1. How significant is the global competition for semiconductors?
2. Should the government retry Harvey Weinstein?
3. What effect will Robert F Kennedy have on the outcome of the next presidential election

Speaker 5

1. What does a warming global climate mean for global health outcomes?
2. Do Trump's legal problems hurt his chance of winning the 2024 presidential election?
3. Should Medically Assisted Death for Mental Health be implemented in the United States?

Speaker 1

1. Does the U.S. need to rethink its approach toward autocratic states?
2. Should countries with significant carbon footprints pay reparations to nations most affected by climate change?
3. Should Vladmir Putin restart the Soviet Union?

Speaker 2

1. Does the IRS need more funding?
2. Is the French ban of TikTok in New Caledonia justified?
3. How will the results of the Eurovision finals affect the war in Gaza?

Speaker 3

1. Should the TSA be abolished?
2. How would a non-junta government in Myanmar affect its neighbors?
3. What is the likelihood of China invading Taiwan within the next year?

Speaker 4

1. Should the U.S. reverse its position on Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries?
2. Do increasing cyber capabilities among rogue states pose a greater threat to international security than traditional military power?
3. Where did Jack Ma go when he disappeared?

Speaker 5

1. Should Donald Trump lose his Secret Service protection if he is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence?
2. Has the Scottish nationalist movement collapsed?
3. Should the US continue to allow Jeff Bezos to use encrypted messaging systems?

Speaker 1

1. [Riddle] How can one be taken from a mine, cased in wood, and still remain in constant use?
2. [Harry Potter] Should the Triwizard Tournament be discontinued or reformed?
3. [48 BC] Is the intellectual loss from the burning of the library of Alexandia significant?

Speaker 2

1. [Riddle] What grows without life, breathes without lungs, and dies in water?
2. [Spongebob] How should Bikini Bottom address bottom trawling?
3. [1984 AD] What can Walter Mondale do to win the upcoming presidential election?

Speaker 3

1. [Riddle] How can one have keys, yet open nothing?
2. [Star Wars] Should podracing be subject to more rigorous safety regulations?
3. [1921 AD] How should the world react to the Chinese Communist Party's first National Congress?

Speaker 4

1. [Riddle] What flies without wings and weeps without eyes?
2. [Fallout] Is the NCR the wasteland's best chance for governance?
3. [69 AD] What should Rome do to avoid another year of four emperors?

Speaker 5

1. [Riddle] How can something be tall in youth, but short in age?
2. [The Chronicles of Narnia] Is the monarchy at risk of a coup?
3. [240 BC] What significance, if any, does Halley's comet have on the world?

Speaker 6

1. [Riddle] How can one have cities with no houses, and mountains with no trees?
2. [Lord of the Rings] Will the reclaiming of Moria by the Dwarves lead to prosperity or provoke ancient evils?
3. [3114 BC] What date should the new Mayan Calendar end on?