Stoa Edition
37 briefs, 411 pages
INTRODUCTION
TOPICALITY
Trade Negotiation Does Not Equal Trade Policy
PHILOSOPHY
Priority Economic
Priority Moral
Priority Power & Strategic
GENERICS
Trade Pro
Trade Con
China – Trade and Economic Partnership Pro
China – Trade and Economic Partnership Con
Japan – Trade and Economic Partnership Pro
Japan – Trade and Economic Partnership Con
South Korea – Trade and Economic Partnership Pro
South Korea – Trade and Economic Partnership Con
Taiwan – Trade and Economic Partnership Pro
Taiwan – Trade and Economic Partnership Con
Trade Agreements Pro
Trade Agreements Con
Trade Deficit Pro
Trade Deficit Con
Sanctions Pro
Sanctions Con
Retaliatory Measures Pro
Retaliatory Measures Con
Unilateral Trade Policy Pro
Unilateral Trade Policy Con
Fast Track Authority Pro
Fast Track Authority Con
Trans-Pacific Partnership Pro
Trans-Pacific Partnership Con
DISADVANTAGES
WTO Violations Solvency & Disadvantage
WTO Violations Response
Volatility Solvency & Disadvantage
Volatility Response
Offshoring Disadvantage
Trade Drives Inequality Disadvantage
Trade Drives Inequality Response
Trade War Disadvantage
Trade War Disadvantage Response
NCFCA Edition
35 briefs, 384 pages
TOPICALITY
Judicial Branch vs Third Parties
Article III Courts
GENERICS
Judicial Appointment Process – Pro
Judicial Appointment Process –* Con
Judicial Term Limits – Pro
Judicial Term Limits – Con
Supreme Court – Needs Reform
Supreme Court – No Need for Reform
Juries – Pro
Juries – Conv
Grand Juries – Prov
Grand Juries – Con
Judges – Competent
Judges – Incompetent
Transparency – Pro
Transparency – Con
Judicial Activism – Pro
Judicial Activism – Con
International Law in US Courts – Pro
International Law in US Courts – Con
Specialization – Pro
Specialization – Con
Rules – Pro, Discretion – Con
Rules – Con, Discretion – Pro
SOLVENCY
Judicial Noncompliance Solvency
Backlog Solvency
DISADAVANTAGES
Backlog Disadvantage
Backlog Response
Accessibility Disadvantage
Accessibility Response
Frivolous Litigation Disadvantage
Frivolous Litigation Response
Court Legitimacy Disadvantage
Judicial Independence Disadvantage
Judicial Independence Response
NCFCA Edition
43 briefs, 447 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Actions vs. Policies
GENERICS
Coercion – Good
Coercion – Bad
Democracy/Nation-Building – Good
Democracy/Nation-Building – Bad
Diplomacy – Good
Diplomacy – Bad
Drones/UAVs – Good
Drones/UAVs – Bad
Intervention – Good
Intervention – Bad
Military Presence – Good
Military Presence – Bad
Oil Exports – A Problem
Oil Exports – Not A Threat
Priorities – Moral
Priorities – Strategic
Sanctions – Good
Sanctions – Bad
Sanctions (Iran) – Good
Sanctions (Iran) – Bad
Terrorism – A Problem
Terrorism – Not A Problem
Trade – Good
Trade – Bad
Unpredictable
COUNTRIES
Iran (general) – A Threat
Iran (general) – Not A Threat
Iran (nuclear) – A Threat
Iran (nuclear) – Not A Threat
Israel Support – Good
Israel Support – Bad
Kuwait Support – Good
Kuwait Support – Bad
Pakistan Support – Good
Pakistan Support – Bad
Palestine Support – Good
Palestine Support – Bad
DISADVANTAGES
Blowback Disadvantage
Soft Power Disadvantage
Soft Power Disadvantage – Response
Unintended Consequences
Stoa Midseason
23 briefs, 223 pages
TOPICALITY
Topicality Press – Metadata
GENERICS
Bulk Data Collection – A Problem
Bulk Data Collection – Not A Problem
Drones – Good
Drones – Bad
Executive Evasion Solvency
Executive Evasion Solvency – Response
FISC – Good
FISC – Bad
Foreigner Surveillance – Limits Bad
Foreigner Surveillance – Limits Needed
Patriot Act – Good
Patriot Act – Bad
Satellites – Good
Satellites – Bad
Search and Seizure – Status Quo Fine
Search and Seizure – Status Quo Abusive
Third Party Briefs – Links & Extensions
Third Party Solvency – Big Brother's Little Helpers
Third Party Doctrine (harms response)
Third Party Surveillance (harms response)
Warrantless Surveillance – A Problem
Warrantless Surveillance – Not A Problem
NCFCA Edition
40 briefs, 352 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Elections Only
Topicality Press – State Actions
Topicality Defense – State Actions
GENERICS
Alternative Voting Systems – Good
Alternative Voting Systems – Bad
Centralized Control – Good
Centralized Control – Bad
Electoral College – Good
Electoral College – Bad
Electronic Voting – Good
Electronic Voting – Bad
FEC – Good
FEC – Bad
Gridlock – A Problem
Gridlock – Not A Problem
Money in Elections – Good
Money in Elections – Bad
Partisanship – A Problem
Partisanship – Not A Problem
Supreme Court Actions – Good
Supreme Court Actions – Bad
Term Limits – Good
Term Limits – Bad
Third Parties – Good
Third Parties – Bad
Voter Fraud – A Problem
Voter Fraud – Not A Problem
Voter ID – Good
Voter ID – Bad
PHILOSOPHY
Direct Democracy – Good
Direct Democracy – Bad
Purpose is Representation
Purpose is Outcomes
Universal Voting – Good
Universal Voting – Bad
SOLVENCY
Participation
DISADVANTAGES
Disenfranchisement Disadvantage
Disenfranchisement Disadvantage – Response
Higher Participation Disadvantage
Stoa Edition
43 briefs, 380 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Natural Resources
Topicality Press – Use and Ownership
Topicality Defense – Foreign Resources
GENERICS
Endangered Species Regulation – Good
Endangered Species Regulation – Bad
Energy Independence – Good
Energy Independence – Bad
Energy Production – Good
Energy Production – Bad
Numbers Reliable
Numbers Unreliable
Pollution – A Problem
Pollution – Not A Problem
Privatization/Property Rights – Good
Privatization/Property Rights – Bad
Public Trust Doctrine – Good
Public Trust Doctrine – Bad
Public Trust Doctrine Kritik
Regulation – Good
Regulation – Bad
Regulation (Fisheries) – Good
Regulation (Fisheries) – Bad
Treaties – Good
Treaties – Bad
UNCLOS – Good
UNCLOS – Bad
SOLVENCY
Bureaucracy Kills Your PLan
Evasion Kills Your Plan
Piecemeal Approach Fails
Piecemeal Approach Fails – Response
Regulatory Capture
Regulatory Capture – Response
DISADVANTAGES
Constitutionality Disadvantage
Constitutionality Disadvantage – Response
Ecosystem Collapse Disadvantage
Ecosystem Collapse Disadvantage – Response
Federalism Disadvantage
Federalism Disadvantage – Response
Mislabeling Disadvantage
Offshoring Disadvantage
Offshoring Disadvantage – Response
Treaty Violation Disadvantage
NCFCA Edition
45 briefs, 322 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Policies vs. Structure
Topicality Press – Member Nation Actions
Procedural Argument – Absurd Plans
GENERICS
Aid – Good
Aid – Bad
Centralization – Good
Centralization – Bad
Coercion – Good
Coercion – Bad
Humanitarian Aid – Good
Humanitarian Aid – Bad
Humanitarian Intervention – Good
Humanitarian Intervention – Bad
International Law – Good
International Law – Bad
Intervention – Bad
Multilateralism – Good
Multilateralism – Bad
Peacekeeping – Good
Peacekeeping – Bad
Peacekeeping – Human Rights Abuses
Peacekeeping – Human Rights Abuses – Response
Private Contractors – Good
Private Contractors – Bad
Sanctions – Good
Sanctions – Bad
Security Council – Good
Security Council – Bad
Transparency/Corruption – A Problem
Transparency/Corruption – Not A Problem
Treaties – Good
Treaties – Bad
SOLVENCY
Implementation Gap – Staff
Implementation Gap – Staff – Response
Implementation Gap – Members
Implementation Gap – Members – Response
Only A Tool
Predictions Bad
DISADVANTAGES
Efficiency Disadvantage
Efficiency Disadvantage – Response
National Sovereignty Disadvantage
National Sovereignty Disadvantage – Response
Vagueness Disadvantage
Vagueness Disadvantage – Response
Stoa Edition
50 briefs, 463 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
COUNTRY FILES
Afghanistan – Good
Afghanistan – Bad
Europe – Good
Europe – Bad
Iraq – Good
Iraq – Bad
Israel – Good
Israel – Bad
Japan – Good
Japan – Bad
Middle East – Good
Middle East – Bad
South Korea – Good
South Korea – Bad
GENERICS
Alliances – Unneeded
Coercion – Good
Coercion – Bad
Drones/UAVs – Good
Drones/UAVs – Bad
Intervention – Good
Intervention – Bad
Missile Defense – Good
Missile Defense – Bad
Multilateralism – Good
Multilateralism – Bad
Nuclear Weapons – Needed
Nuclear Weapons – Not Needed
Policing the World – Good
Policing the World – Bad
Predictions Bad
Private Contractors – Good
Private Contractors – Bad
Tactical Nuclear Weapons – Good
Tactical Nuclear Weapons – Bad
Terrorism – A Problem
Terrorism – Not A Problem
Treaties – Good
Treaties – Bad
DISADVANTAGES
Constitutionality Disadvantage
Constitutionality Disadvantage – Response
Hegemony Disadvantage
Hegemony Disadvantage – Response
National Sovereignty Disadvantage
National Sovereignty Disadvantage – Response
Overstretch Disadvantage
Soft Power Disadvantage
Soft Power Disadvantage – Response
Trust Disadvantage
NCFCA Edition
50 briefs, 401 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Civil vs. Criminal
Topicality Press – Federal vs. States
Topicality Press – Kritikal Affirmatives
Topicality Press – Revolution
Topicality Press – System vs. Laws
Topicality Defense – Immigration
GENERICS
Broken Window Theory – Important
Broken Window Theory – Not Important
Courts – Doing Fine
Courts – Doing Badly
Crime Decreasing
Death Penalty – Good
Death Penalty – Bad
Detention – Good
Detention – Bad
Federal Jurisdiction – Good
Federal Jurisdiction – Bad
International Interference – A Problem
International Interference – Not A Problem
Prisons – A Problem
Prisons – Not A Problem
Privatization – Good
Privatization – Bad
Regulation – Good
Regulation – Bad
Special Courts – Good
Special Courts – Bad
Toughness – Good
Toughness – Bad
SOLVENCY
Implementation Gap
Predictions Bad
Counterplans
States Counterplan
DISADVANTAGES
Backlog Disadvantage
Backlog Disadvantage – Response
Constitutionality Disadvantage
Constitutionality Disadvantage – Response
Constitutionality Disadvantage – Bill of Rights
Human Rights Disadvantage
Ineffective Law Enforcement Disadvantage
Innocents Convicted Disadvantage
Labeling Theory Disadvantage
Labeling Theory Disadvantage – Response
Organized Crime Disadvantage
Organized Crime Disadvantage – Response
Permanency Disadvantage
Permanency Disadvantage – Response
Police State Disadvantage
Spending Disadvantage
Spending Disadvantage – Response
Stoa Edition
49 briefs, 359 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Borrowing
Topicality Press – Kritikal Affirmatives
Topicality Press – Purpose Is Revenue
Topicality Press – Revolution
Topicality Press – Spending
Topicality Press – Structure vs. Numbers
Topicality Press – Tax Credits
Supreme Court Fiat – Bad
GENERICS
Corporate Taxes – Good
Corporate Taxes – Bad
Economy – Doing Fine
Economy – Doing Badly
Estate Tax – Good
Estate Tax – Bad
Flat Tax – Good
Flat Tax – Bad
Income Tax – Good
Income Tax – Bad
Predictions Bad
Progressive Taxes – Good
Progressive Taxes – Bad
Regulatory/Excise Taxes – Good
Regulatory/Excise Taxes – Bad
RST/FairTax – Good
RST/FairTax – Bad
Tariffs – Good
Tariffs – Bad
Taxes – Good
Taxes – Bad
VAT – Good
VAT – Bad
KRITIKS
Kritik – Paternalism
Kritik – Tax Relief
DISADVANTAGES
Charitable Donations Disadvantage
Charitable Donations Disadvantage – Response
Congressional Pledge Disadvantage
Constitutionality Disadvantage
Constitutionality Disadvantage – Response
Debt Armageddon Disadvantage
Debt Armageddon Disadvantage – Response
Feed the Black Hole Disadvantage
Feed the Black Hole Disadvantage – Response
Overseas Labor Disadvantage
Overseas Labor Disadvantage – Response
Permanency Disadvantage
Permanency Disadvantage – Response
Spending Disadvantage
Spending Disadvantage – Response
COG 2010
66 briefs, 446 pages
TOPICALITY
Definitions
Topicality Press – Former USSR
Topicality Press – Kritikal Affirmatives
Topicality Press – Policy
Topicality Press – Process vs. Policy
Topicality Press – Revolution vs. Reform
Topicality Press – Russians vs. Russia
Supreme Court Fiat
GENERICS
Aid – Bad
Aid – Good
Authoritarianism/Communism – A Problem
Authoritarianism/Communism – Not A Problem
Coercion – Bad
Coercion – Good
Intervention – Bad
Intervention – Good
Multilateralism – Bad
Multilateralism – Good
Relations With Russia – Important
Relations With Russia – Not Important
Russian Economy – Doing Badly
Russian Economy – Doing Fine
Russian Influence – A Problem
Russian Influence – Not A Problem
Sanctions – Bad
Sanctions – Good
Terrorism – A Problem
Terrorism – Not A Problem
Trade With Russia – Bad
Trade With Russia – Good
Trade With Russia – Irrelevant
Treaties – Bad
Treaties – Good
Trusting Russia – Bad
Trusting Russia – Good
U.S. Economy – Doing Badly
U.S. Economy – Doing Fine
U.S. Economy – Unsolvable
COUNTERPLANS
United Nations Counterplan
SOLVENCY
Corruption Kills Your Plan
Russia Will Subvert
DISADVANTAGES
Alienation Disadvantage
Alienation Disadvantage – Response
Constitutionality Disadvantage
Constitutionality Disadvantage – Response
Hegemony Disadvantage
Hegemony Disadvantage – Response
Interdependence Disadvantage
National Sovereignty Disadvantage
National Sovereignty Disadvantage – Response
North Korean Destabilization Disadvantage
North Korean Destabilization Disadvantage – Response
Nuclear War Megafile
Permanency Disadvantage
Permanency Disadvantage – Response
Proliferation Disadvantage
Proliferation Disadvantage – Response
Risk Disadvantage
Risk Disadvantage – Response
Rogue Nation Relations Disadvantage
Rogue Nation Relations Disadvantage – Response
Soft Power Disadvantage
Soft Power Disadvantage – Response
Unilateralism Disadvantage
Vagueness Disadvantage
Vagueness Disadvantage – Response
COG 2009
39 briefs, 280 pages
DEFINITIONS
Definitions
Narrow Definitions – Good
FUNDING
Funding Sources
Negative Funding Indictments
We Don't Have The Money
We Do Have The Money
Need Funding Source
Don't Need Funding Source
AGENCIES
General
EPA – Good
EPA – Bad
GENERAL
General
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Endangered Species – Important
Endangered Species – Not Important
ENERGY
Alternative Energy – Good
Alternative Energy – Bad
Energy Crisis – Yes
Energy Crisis – No
ENVIRONMENT
Doing Fine
Doing Badly
Environmentalism – Good
Environmentalism – Bad
GLOBAL WARMING
Global Warming – A Problem
Global Warming – Not A Problem
REGULATIONS
Regulations – Good
Regulations – Bad
Free Market Solves
Free Market Fails
STATE VS. FEDERAL
Federal Powers Reference
State's Rights – Important
State's Rights – Not Important
Federal Action Better
State Action Better
TREATIES
Treaties – Good
Treaties – Bad
SOURCES
Source Indictments – General
Source Indictments – Organizations
Source Indictments – Commentators
Source Defenses