A. Open Extemp Speaking Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
1. Who is the best replacement for Justice Stephen Breyer?
2. What will come of the January 6th committee's investigations?
3. Should the democrats push for student loan forgiveness?
Speaker 2
1. What do Whoopi Goldberg's comments reflect about the state of antisemitism in the United States?
2. Will congress avoid a spending shutdown in February?
3. Will Donald Trump face charges as a result of January 6th?
Speaker 3
1. What does Hamm v. Reeves reveal about death penalty procedures in the US?
2. What should be done about the Afghans who fled the Taliban and are now stuck in America's immigration system?
3. Is Lindsey Graham an unexpected ally for Biden's SCOTUS pick?
Speaker 4
1. Will Trump run for president in 2024?
2. What can the US do about rising sea levels?
3. What should the US do about mass violence levels returning to higher levels?
Speaker 5
1. Is it time for the GOP to move on from Donald Trump?
2. Does Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s stock split mean that stock splits are no longer out of favor?
3. Will the Republicans take the House again in 2022?
Speaker 6
1. Who should the Democrats select as their presidential candidate for 2024?
2. What does Donald Trump's attempt to seize voting machines in disputed states mean for continued investigations into his conduct?
3. Why does the United States have far higher Covid death rates than other wealthy countries?
Round 2
Speaker 1
1. How should Guinea-Bissau respond to the recent attempted coup?
2. Is sending more troops to Europe the right reaction to Russian aggression?
3. What will come of the increased tensions between China and Taiwan?
Speaker 2
1. Is war with Russia inevitable?
2. What should China's policy priority be in the year of the tiger?
3. What effect will Amnesty International's accusation that Israel is comitting apartheid have on discourse surrounding resettlement?
Speaker 3
1. What is Boris Johnson's political future?
2. What does the creation of a "digital rupee" mean for cryptocurrency more broadly?
3. How should the US respond to North Korea's latest missile test?
Speaker 4
1. Are India's spending increases a problem?
2. What will Qatar's designation as a major Non-NATO ally have on US-Qatar relations
3. Does the situation in Ukraine require additional US troops?
Speaker 5
1. Can Tory MPs save the United Kingdom from Boris Johnson?
2. Will China's Covid-free strategy pass the test of the Beijing games?
3. Should the United States reevaluate its position on Israel?
Speaker 6
1. How can the US prepare for cyberwarfare in the coming years?
2. Is the Russian military buildup in Europe a threat to American government personnel in the region?
3. What should the world do about the masses of waste generated by the international Covid response?
Finals
Speaker 1
1. What is the appropriate action for Spotify to take after Neil Young removed his music from their streaming platform?
2. Is Tucker Carlson's defense of Russia reflective of a broader Republican sentiment?
3. What does the open-world mechanics of the new Pokémon game reveal about the trajectory of video game design?
Speaker 2
1. Are Tesla's self-driving cars safe for consumers?
2. What should Spotify do about the problem of Covid misinformation?
3. What effect will the Omicron variant have on the private sector?
Speaker 3
1. Will OPEC and Russia deliver on their promise to pump more oil?
2. Is Joe Rogan responsible for the problem of misinformation on his podcast?
3. How should US tech giants respond to India's demands about misinformation?
Speaker 4
1. What does Alphabet Inc.'s earnings reveal about the state of the post-pandemic economy?
2. Will Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for kids under 5 be accepted by the public?
3. What can the Eurozone do about rising inflation levels?
Speaker 5
1. Is US debt a problem?
2. Will the restaurant business ever recover from the Covid recession?
3. What effect will rising inflation rates have on the US economy?
Speaker 6
1. What does Starlink mean for the future of the internet?
2. How can Facebook recover from its privacy scandals?
3. Will Ford's 20 billion investment into electric cars help to revitalize the company?
Speaker 7
1. What is the future for crypto-currency?
2. Is the perceived U.S. economic recovery false hope?
3. Will Chinese support ruin the threat of economic sanctions against Russia?