January 31, 2017

Connect Debate seeks mentees

Via Derek Zhang: Are you looking for a coach or mentor to help you navigate your debate career? Connect Debate is an organization that seeks to […]
January 28, 2017

Rankings — Week 17

Premier Debate's ADP and ELO rankings for Week 1! Congrats!
January 20, 2017

10 Things I Like and Don’t Like (Bob Overing)

The first edition of "10 Things I Like and Don't Like" by Bob Overing features the Harvard-Westlake tournament, K vs Theory debates, "We," and more...
January 17, 2017

2017 Columbia Invitational

Main Tournament Round 1 Pairings | Results Round 2 Pairings | Results Round 3 Pairings | Results Round 4 Pairings | Results Round 5 Pairings Partial Double-Octafinals […]
January 17, 2017

Weekend Recap: 2017 Lexington, Harvard-Westlake, & Sunvitational

Lexington Finalist Interviews Nina Potischman (Hunter NP), Co-Champion Question: What did you find the hardest case to answer at this tournament? Nina Potischman: Probably Scarsdale’s constitutionality […]
January 16, 2017

Holiday Disclosure Post #4 – A Challenge (Bob Overing)

Bob issues a public challenge to inadequate disclosers to debate him on the merits of disclosure.
January 13, 2017

2017 Harvard-Westlake DebateLA Round Robin

Finalist Interviews Jack Wareham (Oakwood Secondary School – North Hollywood JW), Champion Question: Was there a particular round you debated at this tournament in which you […]
January 8, 2017

Holiday Disclosure Post #3 – Disclosure Norms in LD (Bob Overing)

Bob stakes out a spectrum of possible disclosure practices and defines three thematic divides to characterize the debates on disclosure. He defends a middle-ground approach to disclosure and clarifies exactly which practices that entails.