Are you a neo-con?

Apple Valley extemp coach, Gary Arndt, posted this link over on the hsdebate.com forums. It has some fairly in depth explanations of what those who are of certain IR ideologies, and how they might react to certain world affairs. Of course, all these quizzes should be taken with a grain of salt. […]

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Victory Briefs Gallery of State Champions Updated

The Victory Briefs Gallery of State Champions contains all known state champions and runners-up in the United States. But we’re still missing some! Check out the gallery - scroll down and click on the “State Tournaments” icon on the left-hand side of the screen - to see this august collection of names, and help us […]

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The Next Generation of lddebate.org

Mike West has just informed me that a new version of lddebate.org is in the works. The site, West revealed, “should be ready by August.”

The site’s new design - yes, I was treated to a sneak preview - is not intended to be a simple facelift, however. It is part of a concerted effort to […]

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Reassessing Value Debate Theory?

Lee Solomon’s “A Reassessment of Value Debate Theory,” an e-mail post on the LD-L, has started a growing thread (and lively discussion) in that electronic community.
Lee’s original post is available at the LD-L archive at lddebate.org; subsequent posts can be found there as well. (As of now, the replies are not yet archived, but […]

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An Audience with the Czar

B.A. Gregg knows what it takes to build a team, to infuse it with spirit, and to keep it motivated. More importantly, he knows what it takes to build a student’s character.
As the self-styled “Latinist, Hellenist, and Debate Czar” of Randolph-Macon Academy, the forensics coach has quickly built one of the most dominant teams in […]

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CTS Cribs

Casey Trombley-Shapiro. Edina rising-senior. Often very-funny. Has cool-house. Newest Cribs-participant. Hyphens incorrectly-used. Throughout semi-fragments. Read VBD-Cribs.
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Cat Nats Images Now in VB Photos

Mike Baer, Lilly Deng, and Jason Cincotta
At long last, we have uploaded some images of the NCFL Grand Nationals, courtesy of Lilly Deng’s digital camera! You can check them out in VB Photos. Thanks, Lilly!
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