Cora Alles and Stefanie Klaves agreed to interview with me about their nationals experience, making it to 2nd place on the finals stage in NCFCA team policy for 2015 national championships. There are some great stories in here, getting into the weeds on Syrian Rebels...
What exactly is the 1AR? Take a second to think. Before you can learn how to use it to win, you must first understand what the 1AR truly is. Is it the most important speech in the round? Is it the compensation for Aff’s right to be the first and last word in the...
Ryan Collins (2013 TP national champion) and I are planning this weekend’s teaching. We’re working with a group of experienced debaters who aren’t having the traction they should. We had both written down our own notes, and they were remarkably...
Any Hunger Games fans out there? We don’t own any archer themed pictures for this post, so you get someone in odd clothing. I recently talked to group of skilled debaters about how to develop champion-level negative strategies. My advice may surprise you. It...
Currently in my senior year of high school, I wanted to experience something new and challenging before I graduated. To supplement my Honors Government and Politics course, I applied for an internship position in my congressman’s district office. The person who...
Democracy 101 Voting and Popular Will What do you first think of when you hear the word democracy? Do you think of freedom or of liberty? What about the constitution? Or America? Maybe you think of the right to vote. Regardless of what you think of, or what you’ve...
