February 13, 2020

Jan/Feb Affirmative Meta Analysis

In this article, Kenan breaks down which affirmatives have seen the most success on the Jan/Feb 2020 topic.
February 6, 2020

Durability and Fiat Questions on Jan/Feb 2020

In this article Kenan breaks down what durable fiat is, and what (if any) limitations it might face.
May 8, 2019

10 Things I Like, TOC19 (Bob Overing)

Bob's final 10 things of the season--congratulations, shoutouts, and celebrations are in order!
April 25, 2019

Planorama #3: TOC, Innovation, and the Inevitability of Plans Good/Bad

Bob assesses the state of plans good/bad going into TOC '19 and gives some advice for debaters on both sides.
February 14, 2019

Planorama #2: Replies and Uniqueness Updates

Bob summarizes and replies to some comments on the last edition of Planorama before moving to consider the state of plans good/bad debate.
February 7, 2019

4 Ways to Adapt to Split Panels (Kenan Anderson)

In this article, Kenan breaks down how to adapt to "split panels" where you have 1 or more lay judge along with judges with significant circuit experience.
January 30, 2019

Planorama #1: A New Way to Plan (Bob Overing)

To kick off a new series, Bob discusses a way affs that want to read a plan can read an 'example' instead, dodging semantics-based topicality concerns.
January 3, 2019

Small School Disclosure: A Response to Stephen Scopa (Kenan Anderson)

In this article, Kenan responds to a recent article that argues against small schools disclosing. He discusses the educational, fairness, and strategic benefits of disclosure both to small schools and the community at large.
December 31, 2018

PremierDebate.com Year in Review

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December 19, 2018

Discussing Israel on Jan/Feb: How to Avoid Anti-Semitism (Jonathan Horowitz)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and do not reflect any position of Premier Debate. This article […]
December 6, 2018

10 Things, Princeton, Topics, etc. (Kenan Anderson)

In this 10 Things Kenan breaks down some of his concluding thoughts on Nov/Dec, the Princeton tournament, and circuit debate going forward.
November 21, 2018

Bid Tournaments Part 2: Regions (Kenan Anderson)

In the sequel to last week's post Kenan analyzes which regions have the most bids on the line, and who dominates the national circuit in general.