Speaker 1

-Ambition is a more significant driver of success than talent

-The USFG should lower the voting age to 16

-When developing leadership skills, hands-on experience is preferable to formal education.

-Public universities should be required to adopt open-source textbooks instead of paid textbooks

-When forced to choose, work is preferable to play

Speaker 1

-Minimalism is preferable to consumerism

-Social skills are more important than technical skills in the workplace

-The USFG should mandate free transportation in major cities.

-The USFG should substantially increase regulations on the airline industry

-A day at the library is preferable to a day at the movies

Speaker 1

-When forced to choose, working in a team is preferable to working alone

-Working a low-paying job you love is preferable to working a high-paying job you tolerate

-”Hustle Culture” is more harmful than beneficial

-The USFG should place a strict age limit on social media.

-Higher education institutions should prioritize virtual learning modalities

Speaker 1

-The traditional movie-going experience is unsalvageable 

-As a way to spend a weekend, a road trip is preferable to a staycation.

-The USFG should ban the use of ketamine

-The USFG should substantially reform the presidential primary process

-When forced to choose, positive reinforcement is preferable to negative reinforcement

Speaker 1

-When forced to choose one over the other, preservation is preferable to grace.

-Self-care is overrated

-The USFG should substantially increase regulations on sports gambling

-In the case of international relations, hard power is preferable to soft power

-Higher education institutions should require all students to take a basic culinary course

Speaker 1

-The winner of the 2028 presidential election is more likely to be a Democrat than a Republican.

-The USFG should abolish private prisons

-Higher education speech and debate organizations should take substantial steps to increase student access

-As a tool for social betterment, a microphone is preferable to a pen

-The 1970’s were preferable to the 1980’s