March 26, 2020

The Case for an eTOC

In this article, Kenan lays out why an eTOC would likely be a success, and how the community could work to improve it.
March 12, 2020

Coronavirus: UK Announces Move to Online TOC

The Tournament of Champions has recently announced their decision to move to an online format. A statement from the tournament director, David Arnett is included below. […]
January 30, 2020

The Best (And Worst) LD Topics of the Decade

In this article, Kenan reviews the results of a survey about which topics of the 2010s were the best and which were the worst.
December 6, 2019

Text Expansion: The Next Frontier in Paperless Debate

In this article Kenan talks about how text expansion software could change the way that you debate.
October 25, 2019
We've released two new briefs on the November/December topic!
March 13, 2019

JanFeb 2019 Affirmative Meta Analysis (Kenan Anderson)

Kenan breaks down the affirmative meta-game from Harvard and Berkeley. Find out about regional trends, popular affirmatives, and more!
March 6, 2019

March/April Topic Analysis (Patrick Fox)

Guest author Patrick Fox gives everyone a run-down on the new March/April topic. Great additional reading for anyone looking to get a leg up for their next state or local tournament.
February 28, 2019

The Case for Changing the Novice LD Topic (Kenan Anderson)

Kenan discusses the benefits of having a dedicated novice topic, as well as how we could as a community chose one that is better suited for novice debate.
February 21, 2019

10 Things, Featuring Harvard ’19 (Kenan Anderson)

In this article, Kenan breaks down some of the things he did and didn't like about his first time at the Harvard Tournament.
February 13, 2019

5 Tips for Writing an Effective Plan

In this article, Kenan gives suggestions for debaters who are looking to write an effective and strategic plan. From research to pre-round prep, every aspect of writing a plan is important.
January 23, 2019

How to Answer Narrow Plans (Kenan Anderson)

In this article, Kenan breaks down some strategies on how to be prepared to answer narrow plans. From Cameroon to Honduras, Kenan takes you beyond the generic T-Shell and Kritik strategy about how you can write high quality answers that'll be useful against almost any plans.
December 27, 2018

Jan/Feb Schedule and Registration Guide

As the debate season starts to turn towards our last topic and busiest season, we at Premier thought it would be helpful to compile a list […]