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What's the Res? is an ongoing conversation between a debate coach and a high school debater about the current high school debate resolutions (PF, LD, Coolidge).
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Josh and Ethan analyze the Coolidge Foundation's March 7 resolution, "Resolved: The United States should adopt Medicare For All, thus instituting a single-payer system of healthcare." This resolution will be debated at Thales Academy Rolesville on March 7. The Coolidge Foundation has prepared a research brief for this resolution (located here), and if you want to learn more, click here to learn more about the Coolidge Debate League! This episode goes over terminology, affirmative and negative arguments, and weighs advantages and disadvantages of putting this policy change into effect. Let us know what you think!
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Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Josh and Ethan celebrate audience growth, and also provide analysis for the March 7, 2020 Coolidge resolution, "Resolved: The United States should replace means-tested welfare programs with a universal basic income." They go over terms, where the UBI has been tried, and initial argument strategies. Thanks for all your support! It's amazing to see what has happened with this podcast over 100 episodes! Enjoy - and let us know what you think!
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Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Josh and Ethan walk through the January 2020 PF resolution, "Resolved: The United States should end its economic sanctions against Venezuela." They focus on the historical narrative of Venezuela's crisis, arguments for the Pro position, and arguments for the Con position. Be sure to check out our earlier interview episodes with Venezuela experts Analicia Vaamonde-Stolz and Tom Darin Liskey, and let us know what you think of this episode!
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Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Dr. Orlando comes back on the show to discuss the Jan/Feb 2020 LD resolution, "Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear arsenals." Josh and Nathan discuss which countries have nukes, both officially and unofficially, as well as what it would take to effectively disarm all nuclear states. Nathan outlines three arguments on Aff and three arguments on Neg. He also recommends specific authors that debaters should read for their cases. Enjoy! And let us know what you think of the episode!
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tom Darin Liskey is a journalist and photographer who spent a decade living in Latin America, including time in Venezuela. In this episode, he shares stories of his time living there and his perspective on Chavez, Maduro, and the current economic crisis. He goes into detail about the levels of crime and corruption that have contributed to Venezuelan collapse. You can find Tom's work at https://www.tomdarinphoto.com/. Let us know what you think of the episode!
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Ethan interviews Dr. Robert Spalding, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and experienced military strategist, for the January/February LD resolution, "Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear arsenals." They discuss the status of global nuclear arsenals, the feasibility of disarmament, and further resources for both Aff and Neg case prep. Enjoy! And let us know what you think of the interview!
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Josh interview Hillsdale College history professor Dr. Brad Birzer about his high school debate career, the ways debate has impacted his life, and his most recent book, Beyond Tenebrae. Click here to order Beyond Tenebrae on Amazon! Brad is a wonderful teacher, author, and communicator; debate, he explains, got him through high school. Let us know what you think of this episode!
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Dr. Birzer is also the co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative, an online journal of conservative thought. You can access his work here.
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Josh interviews Analicia, a Venezuelan lawyer now working in Washington D.C. For 25 years, Analicia lived in Venezuela. She describes growing up during the Chavez years, the route to Venezuela's current crisis, the results of socialism, and how Venezuela has come to have two governments (Maduro, and Guaido). Analicia provides three solid arguments for the negative; she thinks the sanctions are a sound policy tool. This is a great episode for context on the Venezuelan crisis - let us know if it's helpful!
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Josh and Ethan analyze the January/February LD resolution, "Resolved: States ought to eliminate their nuclear arsenals." They focus on the nine countries with nuclear arsenals, the history of the cold war and nuclear proliferation, and value structures that could help with either side. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
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Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Josh and Ethan discuss one of the most commonly used yet least understood philosophical paradigms (value or value criterion) in Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative. Based on Kant's Groundwork for a Metaphysics of Morals, they source the CI, explain how it works, what burdens it carries with it, and how to respond if the CI is used improperly. Let us know if this episode is helpful!
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