Potential 2017-18 Lincoln-Douglas Topics

  • Resolved: A democracy ought to require the separation of church and state.
  • Resolved: In the United States, non-human animals ought to have legally protected rights.
  • Resolved: In the United States, reporters ought to have the right to protect the identity of confidential sources.
  • Resolved: In the United States, workers ought to have a civil right to unionize.
  • Resolved: Plea bargaining ought to be abolished in the United States criminal justice system.
  • Resolved: Privileged individuals ought not appropriate the culture of a marginalized group.
  • Resolved: The non-therapeutic use of human enhancement technologies is immoral.
  • Resolved: The United States ought to provide a universal basic income.
  • Resolved: The United States’ use of targeted killing in foreign countries is unjust.
  • Resolved: Wealthy nations have an obligation to provide development assistance to other nations.