November 9, 2018
For debaters and judges who flow on a laptop, Flexcel is a great new tool you need to check out.
November 7, 2018
After the first major tournaments on Nov/Dec our new Associate Editor, Kenan Anderson, breaks down what affirmatives are dominating the metagame and how affirmatives are, and aren't, interpreting this resolution.
November 1, 2018
This edition of "10 Things" by Bob Overing features Bronx, food, theory, and some predictions about the fast-approaching Apple Valley tournament.
October 23, 2018
The topic for today is what to make of arguments like “your interpretation X leads to Y bad thing” and the common response “but you could read theory on Y bad thing.” Bob likes the former (sometimes) but the latter never.
October 4, 2018
Which are the most competitive round robins of the last three years? Kumail analyzed the data!
October 1, 2018
Premier Debate is seeking a new Associate Editor for our website and social media content. Apply now!
October 1, 2018
The 2018 November/December LD Topic is "Resolved: In a democracy, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above the right to privacy of candidates for public office."
September 25, 2018
This edition of "10 Things" by Bob Overing features Yale, advocacy/inherency problems on SO18, metagame shifts, and more...
September 19, 2018
Bob challenges the use of abbreviated arguments or "enthymemes" in contemporary kritik debate. On his view, they discourage innovation and clash, exclude debaters, and emphasize the judge's knowledge over the skill of the debaters.
September 10, 2018
Get out the vote! NSDA topic voting closes tomorrow. Click to read John's picks for the best topics for 2018-2019.
September 6, 2018
Bob gives some preliminary thoughts on the new LD topic along with a preview of upcoming content and job opportunities at Premier.
