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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 25th-31st, 2011

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Is Obama putting too much pressure on Bashar al-Assad? 2. Why is Netflix seeing a significant decline in its stock value? 3. Ten years after its debt: What is the legacy of the iPod? 4. Why are “ultrasound” abortion … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 25th-31st, 2011

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. How can the world ensure enough food to feed the world’s hungry? 2. What does Japan need to do to forge a closer bond with South Korea? 3. Is there enough time in the EU’s “political clock” to solve … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 18th-24th, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Has the international community failed to establish a strong democratic culture in Afghanistan? 2. Is Mexico’s drug war a regional more than a Mexican national security issue? 3. Should the French Socialist Party have gone younger for the 2012 … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 18th-24th, 2011

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Is it important that the Occupy Wall Street movement unifies around a single message? 2. How will recent reports that Hugo Chavez’s cancer is terminal impact U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America? 3. Is the U.S. doing enough to … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 11th-17th, 2011

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. What impact will Christie’s endorsement of Romney have on the GOP presidential race? 2. Will the Occupy Wall Street movement an effective liberal counter to the Tea Party? 3. Are U.S. comments on the euro zone crisis hypocritical? 4. … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 11th-17th, 2011

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Is the Chinese government doing enough to restore investor confidence in financial stocks? 2. Will Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner easily win re-election in two weeks? 3. Is another global oil crunch on the horizon? 4. Will China’s growing economic … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 4th-10th, 2011

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Is the international community giving Meles Zenawi a pass on human rights violations? 2. Why have recent Bulgarian protests against the Roma broken out? 3. How can Brazil clean up its football federation? 4. Is the failure of the … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 4th-10th, 2011

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Why are banks moving towards monthly debit card fees? 2. Was the U.S. killing of Anwar al-Awlaki unconstitutional? 3. How should the RNC deal with Florida? 4. Should states embrace or limit early voting? 5. Do those who receive … Continue reading →

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 27th-October 3rd, 2011

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. Herman Cain post-Florida GOP straw poll: Contender or pretender? 2. Should terms for the House of Representatives be lengthened? 3. Is it time to scrap NCLB? 4. Are consistent spending bill crises on Capital Hill giving the Republican Party … Continue reading →

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 27th-October 3rd, 2011

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1. What steps do developing countries need to take to bolster their defenses against natural disasters? 2. Is Myanmar gradually becoming more democratic? 3. Why are recent Tibetan protests garnering such little international attention? 4. Could the Libyan civil war … Continue reading →