Motions

Open Grand Finals

  • TH, as Thomas, would choose to give up their anti-natalist position over giving up their agnostic position.

    • Novice Finals

  • This House Believes that the Nobel Peace Prize should be determined by the majority outcome of each country's national public vote.

    • Semifinals

  • THO harsh measures against the repatriation of the ISIS brides including but not limited to denial to enter these countries, repatriation conditional on criminal prosecution, etc.

    • Open Partial-Semifinals

  • Among fictional films depicting relations between historically oppressed groups and their historical oppressors this house prefers films that focus on imagined revenge (e.g. Django Unchained) over ones that focus on imagined reconciliation (e.g. Driving Miss Daisy Green Book).

    • Novice Semfinals

  • THR the growing norm of expecting artists (or public figure) to give their stance on political issues

    • Round 5

  • THBT African countries should refuse aid at the expense of data collection by foreign countries in key sectors e.g health, technology, etc.

    • Round 4

  • THW raise interest rates on private debt financing for AI development

    • Round 3

  • This House Believes That the public’s right to know should outweigh the privacy rights of individuals named in high-profile cases (e.g the Pelicot rape trial, the Epstein files, etc.)

    • Round 2

  • TH hopes that the Universe of the Undying exists

    • Round 1

  • TH Regrets the rise of media that focuses on finding love e.g Matchmaking Shows, Reality TV shows like Love Island, etc.