Monthly Archives: April 2015

R&D from Prepd: Immigrant Violence in South Africa

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of April 20-26, 2015

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.

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R&D from Prepd: The Environmental Movement

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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Raising Interest Rates (2015)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] When 2015 began policymakers figured that the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates.  Optimism about the strength of the U.S. economy, as well as projections that inflation would soon meet the Federal Reserve’s preferable mark of 2%, lent … Continue reading →

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R&D: Raising Interest Rates (2015)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on raising interest rates (2015). How will the @federalreserve raise interest rates? Here’s a primer from The Hutchins Center: http://t.co/W3l5UbaZvl pic.twitter.com/tMhKONC9mR — Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 12, 2015 What an … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 20-26, 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Will a new bailout for Greece be “Finnished”? 2. Is Jacob Zuma responsible for the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa? 3. Will Yemen ignite a wider sectarian war across the Middle East? 4. Would the … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 20-26, 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. What is the future of the American environmental movement? 2. How can Democrats win back white, working-class male voters? 3. Has Carly Fiorina become the new Sarah Palin? 4. Is it time for the Senate to hold a … Continue reading →

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2015 NSDA Nationals: Qualification Board Update (4/17)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] This week we have another small update to our NSDA qualification boards with the Eastern Missouri District constituting the latest addition. You can access the qualification board by clicking on “Quals 15” on the right hand menu on the … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of April 13-19, 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Hillary Clinton in 2016

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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