HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 30-August 5, 2018

1. What can the federal government do to encourage more Americans to save for retirement?
2. Does Ocasio-Cortez represent the future of the Democratic Party?
3. Has California done a poor job attacking poverty?
4. How can Kirsten Gillibrand best position herself for a presidential run in 2020?
5. In the event of a military confrontation over Taiwan, how would the Trump administration react?
6. To what extent should the U.S. engage Emmerson Mnangagawa after Zimbabwe’s recent election?
7. Should the Trump tax cuts be made permanent?
8. Is the recent decline of Facebook’s stock a short-term aberration or a canary in the coal mine?
9. Should the RNC aggressively target the New Jersey Senate seat?
10. Are Trump’s economic policies repelling foreign investment?