Extemp Questions 2017 Aug.

• Is President Trump losing the support of the American business community?
• Will Charlottesville become a major turning point for the Trump administration?
• Do social media companies have an obligation to more strongly police extremist content online?
• Does world athletics need to rethink its approach to doping?
• How can the Modi government improve religious discrimination in India?
• Can India find a solution to the problems of religious intolerance?
• Is the conflict between India and China on the verge of exploding?
• Should Congress strengthen the powers of the Office of Government Ethics?
• Are major staff shake ups in the White House still forthcoming?
• Is the US headed towards armed conflict with North Korea?
• Does President Trump finally have the White House staff he needs to execute on his policy agenda?
• Will the removal of Prime Minister Sharif lead to serious political instability in Pakistan?
• How should the US respond to Russian expulsion of diplomatic staff?
• Is the Trump Presidency making America less relevant on the international stage?
• Is democracy under siege in Venezuela?
• What steps should President Trump take to combat the opioid epidemic in the short term?
• Will the diplomatic row between the US and Russia continue to escalate?
• Will Jeff Sessions be forced to resign his post as Attorney General?
• Will a new Chief of Staff be enough to calm the chaos in the Trump White House?
• Will international sanctions against the Maduro regime in Venezuela be enough to restore democracy there?
• Should the US take a more active role in support of Venezuelan democracy?
• Is Venezuela headed towards a violent revolution?
• How much will the lack of a health care bill hinder the Republican agenda for tax reform?
• Is the US playing the wrong role in Afghanistan?
• Is Venezuela’s President Maduro on the path to dictatorship?
• Will new UN sanctions be enough to get North Korea to change course on its weapons development programs?
• Does the continuation of leaks coming from the Trump Administration harm America’s reputation on the global stage?
• Is the Pentagon strategy in Afghanistan failing?
• What should the Trump Administration strategy for Afghanistan look like?
• Is Afghanistan an unwinnable conflict for the US?
• Can the Democratic Party find a way to reconnect with American voters?
• Should the federal government do more to address sea level rise?
• Is it time for the US to adopt a national cap and trade program?
• Is repeal and replace finally dead in Congress?
• Is Twitter an effective communications tool for President Trump?
• Has a conservative policy agenda fallen to political infighting within the GOP?
• Is the Presidency of Donald Trump having a negative effect on the American body politic?
• Have the major political parties in the US lost the ability to connect with American voters?
• Is centrist politics in the US dead and buried?
• Is the conflict between India and China escalating?
• Is the US in a position to help resolve the conflict in Crimea?
• Has the Presidency of Donald Trump made the relationship between the US and Russia worse?
• Should Iraqi Kurdistan becom an independent nation?
• What should be done to walk back the escalating tension between the US and North Korea?
• Will new elections in Kenya lead to a return of previous violence?
• What does the future hold for South Africa's ANC Party?
• Will Jacob Zuma bring down the ANC?
• Is economic growth in South Africa being stymied by political corruption?
• Is denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula an achievable goal?
• Is the removal of Narwaz Sharif good for the future of Pakistan?
• Can Chief of Staff Kelly deliver legislative wins for the Trump White House?
• How should the world deal with North Korea?
• Does the ANC still have a political future in South Africa?
• Is too much emphasis being put on China’s ability to rein in North Korea?
• Should the federal government relax the rules on human genetic engineering to allow for the correction of genetic diseases?
• Can the US learn to live with a nuclear-armed North Korea?
• Should Russia face additional penalties for doping in international athletics?
• Does federal law hamstring the ability of law enforcement agencies to effectively deal with cybercrime?
• Can Trump still get an infrastructure bill through Congress?
• Is nation building necessary for the US to be successful in Afghanistan?
• What should the US do to get regional neighbors to cooperate in President Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan?
• What does Steve Bannon’s return mean for the relationship between the Trump White House and Breitbart?
• Is political corruption leading South Africa towards becoming a failed state?
• Should the major cities of Europe take further steps to protect against ISIS=inspired terrorist attacks?
• Is Hong Kong losing the political autonomy it has from mainland China?
• Is Steve Bannon’s exit good for the Trump administration?
• Should the FCC block the Sinclair media merger with Tribune?
• Is the EPA under Scott Pruitt failing the American public?
• Does President Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan overcommit the US to the region?
• Will economic indicators help President Trump retain his base of supporters?
• Will a new President mean a fresh start for Angola?
• Is the Trump Presidency damaging the Republican Party?
• How will the Trump White House change with Steve Bannon gone?
• Can the Trump Administration convince the Pakistani government to help in Afghanistan?
• Should the federal government do more to address homelessness?
• Will President Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan start to cost him the support of his base?
• Should law enforcement agencies take alt-right groups more seriously as domestic terrorist organizations?
• What does the disbanding of President Trump’s economic councils signal about the changing relationship between the White House and business leaders?
• Will the upcoming debt ceiling vote cause another Congressional showdown?
• What does victory in Afghanistan look like under President Trump’s new strategy?
• Is the GOP under President Trump becoming an ethnic white nationalist party?