Here is an archive of topic briefs on Extemp Central, dating back to the Extemp Question Central days on geocities.
June 2016 Topic Briefs
Turkey’s War with the PKK Last topic brief of the 2015-2016 season!
Voter Apathy in the United States
May 2016 Topic Briefs
First Quarter GDP Numbers (2016)
The Decline of Leftism in Latin America
The North Korean Threat? (2016)
U.S.-Vietnamese Relations (2016)
April 2016 Topic Briefs
The North Carolina “Bathroom Bill”
March 2016 Topic Briefs
The State of the Republican Race (2016)
February 2016 Topic Briefs
The Ongoing War in Syria (2016)
January 2016 Topic Briefs
December 2015 Topic Briefs
The Every Student Succeeds Act
The Impeachment Trial of Dilma Rousseff
November 2015 Topic Briefs
Myanmar’s National Elections (2015)
October 2015 Topic Briefs
Canada’s Parliamentary Elections (2015)
Russia’s Intervention in Syria
The American Gun Control Debate
September 2015 Topic Briefs
The Colombian-Venezuelan Border Crisis
August 2015 Topic Briefs
Donald Trump’s Presidential Candidacy
Poaching & Global Wildlife Conservation
2015 National Speech & Debate Association Extemp Topic Area Analysis by Logan Scisco
2015 NSDA Extemp Topic Area Analysis
2014-2015 Topic Briefs
American Education Reform (2015)
Brazil’s Presidential Election (2014)
Ebola in the United States (2014)
Hong Kong’s Political Protests
Nigeria’s Presidential Election (2015)
Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations (2014)
Police Reform Last topic brief of the 2014-2015 season!
President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
Russia’s Economic Difficulties (2015)
The Assassination of Boris Nemtsov
The British Parliamentary Election (2015)
The Case for Catalan Independence
The Chicago Mayoral Election (2015)
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Decision
The Prospects for a Colombian Peace
The Scottish Independence Referendum
The State of the Union and the Politics of 2015
The State of the U.S. Economy (2014)
The West African Ebola Outbreak (2014)
Venezuela’s Economic Problems (2014)
2014 National Speech & Debate Association Extemp Topic Area Analysis by Carolyn Evans & Logan Scisco
2014 NSDA Extemp Topic Area Analysis
2013-2014 Topic Briefs
2013 Venezuelan Municipal Elections & The Venezuelan Economy
Argentina’s Economic Dysfunction
Bangladeshi Political Violence
Chemical Weapons Use in the Syrian Civil War
Edward Snowden & U.S.-Russian Relations
Government Shutdown Aftermath (2013)
Government Shutdown & Debt Ceiling Debate (2013)
ISIS in Iraq Last topic brief of the 2013-2014 season!
Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve
Japanese Foreign Relations with China & South Korea (2014)
Matteo Renzi & Italian Reforms
South Sudan’s Civil War (2014)
Thailand’s Political Dysfunction (2014)
The Rise of the European Far-Right
The Temporary Iranian Nuclear Deal
The U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement
Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia Free sample (R&D not included)
2008-2009 Topic Briefs
2008 Democratic March Presidential Primaries
2008 Presidential Election Recap
Bill Clinton’s Visit to North Korea
Colombian Free Trade Agreement
Iranian Nuclear Controversy (2008)
Missile Defense Adjustments in Europe
New RNC Chairman Michael Steele
North Korean Aggression (2009)
Pope Benedict XVI’s Visit to America
President Obama’s Budget Plans
The Politics of National Security
Six Days to Go: A Countdown to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Social Security & Medicare Spending
Stephen Harper’s Minority Government
Tea Parties & State Sovereignty Resolutions
Tensions in North Korea (2009)
The State of Afghanistan (2008)
“You Lie!”: The Joe Wilson Incident
Geocities Archive of Topic Briefs
2008 Presidential Election Recap by Logan Scisco (November 2008)
2012 GOP Presidential Contenders by Logan Scisco (September 2010)
2013 Judicial Issues by Logan Scisco (June 2013)
America’s Credit Crunch (Predicting the 2008 Financial Crisis) by Logan Scisco (September 2007)
American Education by Logan Scisco (November 2007)
American Healthcare by Logan Scisco (October 2007)
Budget Deficit Politics by Logan Scisco (September 2009)
Chinese Domestic Policy by Michael Garson (February 2008)
David Souter Retirement by Logan Scisco (May 2009)
Disproportionate Minority Confinement Part I & Part II by Bill Thompson (August 2014)
East Asia (Japan & Korea) by Michael Garson (October 2007)
French Pension Reform by Logan Scisco (September 2010)
G-20 Summit by Logan Scisco (October 2009)
Healthcare Debate Part I & Part II by Logan Scisco (November 2009)
High Oil Prices by Logan Scisco (October 2007)
Hillary Clinton’s Asia Tour by Logan Scisco (February 2009)
International Economics by Michael Garson (November 2007)
International Organizations & Perspectives by Michael Garson (January 2008)
Iowa Caucuses (2008) by Logan Scisco
Iran by Michael Garson (January 2008)
Iraq by Michael Garson (October 2007)
Israel’s Election by Logan Scisco (February 2009)
Kerry-Lugar Bill by Logan Scisco (October 2009)
Latin America by Michael Garson (December 2007)
Leftism in Latin America by Sarah Anand (March 2009)
The Middle East (Excluding Iran & Iraq) by Michael Garson (September 2007)
Myanmar by Logan Scisco (November 2007)
New Hampshire Primary (2008) by Logan Scisco (December 2007)
New Jersey Governor’s Race by Logan Scisco (October 2009)
North Korean Aggression (June 2009)
Nuclear Armament by Michael Garson (November 2007)
Obama’s Noble Prize by Logan Scisco (October 2009)
Omar al-Bashir Arrest Warrant by Logan Scisco (March 2009)
Poverty by Bill Thompson (November 2008)
Public Opinion by Michael Garson (September 2008)
RNC Chairman Michael Steele by Logan Scisco (February 2009)
Russia’s Foreign Policy by Sebastian Pyrek (September 2008)
Sino-American Relations by Michael Garson (February 2008)
South African Politics by Logan Scisco
Space Junk by Logan Scisco (March 2009)
Syria and Iran as Agents of Change in the Middle East by Omar Qureshi (October 2008)
Western Europe by Michael Garson (September 2007)