Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Extemp Questions 2019 May

About a week and a half late. What can I say? I've been busy

  • Can Boeing recover from the scandal over the 737 MAX 8?
  • Does President Trump’s use of Twitter help or hurt his re-election chances?
  • Will the abdication of Emperor Akihito bring major changes for Japanese society?
  • Will NASA be supplanted by private space travel?
  • Is the US economy strong enough to secure a second term for President Trump?
  • Will financial mismanagement bring down the NRA?
  • Are Congressional impeachment proceedings against President Trump inevitable?
  • Will Trump White House claims of executive privilege over the Mueller Report hold up in the courts?
  • Should the US become less engaged in global affairs?
  • How will the influx of oil money change Guyana?
  • Will increased sanctions bring Iran back to the negotiating table?
  • Can the Japanese government successfully increase the participation of women in the workforce?
  •  Will escalation of the trade war result in a more favorable deal with China?
  • What more can the U.N. do to solve the issue of economic migration?
  • Should the US more tightly control remittances sent by immigrants to family members abroad?
  • Can the US achieve regime change in Iran without major military intervention?
  • Will the JCPOA deal with Iran survive the Trump Presidency?
  • Can Congressional Republicans develop a plan to replace the ACA ahead of the 2020 elections?
  • Is traditional US diplomacy dead and gone?
  •  Is his Presidency damaging the Trump brand?
  • Will Facebook’s pivot towards privacy restore its brand reputation?
  • Does increased US military presence in the gulf make armed conflict with Iran significantly more likely?
  • How much farther will the trade war between the US and China go?
  • Will the Trump Administration’s tough stance bring about behavior change in the Iranian regime?
  • Is Huawei poised to win the fight for 5G networks despite US objections?
  • Will Taiwan’s legalization of same-sex marriage bring a political backlash in President Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election bud?
  • What steps should the UK take to move forward on the issue of Brexit?
  • Will Austria’s snap elections push the country further towards the nationalist right?
  • What does Australia’s election signal about the global community’s willingness to take on climate change?
  • What will Theresa May’s resignation mean for Brexit?
  • Who will succeed Theresa May as Britain’s Prime Minister?
  • Will Britain crash out of the EU?
  • Has President Trump permanently damaged public discourse in America?
  • Does Facebook act responsibly in its handling of misinformation online?
  • Can the new President improve Ukraine’s relationship with Vladimir Putin?
  • Should India’s election be viewed as a referendum on Modi’s first term?
  • Will America’s economy help or hinder President Trump’s reelection chances in 2020? 
  • How long can Nancy Pelosi continue to stave off calls for impeachment from Congressional Democrats?
  • Is the Democratic base moving farther to the left?
  • Are America’s colleges and universities capable of dealing with the rise in mental health issues that they’re seeing?
  • What steps should South Africa’s ANC take to address systemic unemployment?
  • Can Congress still act with bipartisanship when it needs to?
  • What does Spain’s political turmoil signal about the state of the populist movement in Western Europe?
  • Is the Mueller report leading America down the path towards a constitutional crisis?
  • Can the ANC regain the trust of the South African public?
  • Will the new conservative majority on the US Supreme Court take steps to severely restrict abortion?
  • Should private universities be bound to the same First Amendment free speech protections as public ones?
  • Has violence become normalized in France’s yellow-vest movement?
  • Is public support for France’s Gilet Jaunes movement losing steam?
  • Is Africa becomng the next hotspot for international jihadist violence?
  • What steps should the international community do to bring security and stability to the Sahel?
  • Is the Trump Administration provoking a conflict with Iran?
  • What role should monarchies play in modern society?
  • Can the Trump Administration still make progress on getting a trade deal with China?
  • How quickly will all the children separated from their parents under the Trump Administration’s family separation policy be reunited?
  • Will the US be willing to use military force to remove Maduro from power in Venezuela?
  • Will Iran drop out of compliance with the JCPOA?
  • Are social media companies putting conservative commentators at an unfair disadvantage?
  • Have America’s giant tech companies gotten too big?
  • Can social media companies be trusted to regulate their own platforms?
  • Is President Trump’s escalation of the trade war with China having the desired effect?
  • Is President Trump’s unilateralism good for America in the long run?
  • How much will the US-China trade war hurt the global economy?
  • Does increased aggression with Iran damage US credibility on the international stage?
  • Is Sudan making real progress towards having a civilian-controlled government?
  • Should the SEC more tightly regulate stock trading in dark pools?
  • Does the UK need a written constitution?
  • Will Brexit renew calls for Scotish independence?
  • Is India’s caste system holding it back?
  • Will threats of new tariffs against Mexico by President Trump derail the USMCA?
  • Is the gig economy good for American workers?
  • Is the socialist label still politically fatal in US politics?
  • Should any future nuclear talks between the US and North Korea include discussions about human rights?
  • Will the scandal around Boeing change how air travel safety is regulated around the world?
  • What more should the Japanese government do to address the falling national birthrate?
  • Will the ongoing trade war hurt China more than the US?
  • Would escalating the tariff on Chinese goods backfire on the US economy?
  • Can President Trump still work out a trade deal with China?
  • Will the White House stonewalling of Congressional investigations backfire on President Trump’s re-election campaign?
  • Should American public schools move to a four-day school week?
  • Will President Trump blink first in the escalating trade war with china?
  • Will new state laws restricting abortion lead to the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v Wade decision?
  • Can Cyril Ramaphosa restore the credibility of South Africa's ANC?
  • What should the ANC do to increase foreign investment in South Africa?
  • Will the Stockholm Agreement change the tide of the humanitarian disaster in Yemen?
  • Is the Trump Administration underestimating Iran’s political resolve?
  • Is a denuclearized North Korea a lost cause?
  • Should the US adopt a nationwide universal basic income?
  • Can the US still be an honest broker for Mideast Peace?
  • What steps should Congress take to relieve the growing issue of student debt?
  • Has the growth of student debt become a crisis for the US?
  • Should for-profit colleges and universities be more tightly regulated by the federal government?
  • Will the nationalist right be strengthened in the EU parliamentary elections?
  • Are its citizens losing faith in the EU?
  • Has the time come for the US to pass paid family leave?
  • Has South Africa’s ANC lived up to the legacy of Nelson Mandela?
  • What will it take for climate change to become a bipartisan issue in America?
  • Does the outbreak of African swine flu in China offer an opportunity for a breakthrough in the trade war with the US?
  • Should the Trump Administration be more outspoken over President Erdogan’s growing authoritarianism in Turkey?
  • Will the addition of an adversity score on the SATs improve America’s college admissions?
  • What does the electoral surge by the Greens mean for the future of the EU?
  • Should the US significantly cut back arms sales to Saudi Arabia?
  • Can France’s Macron hold the line against the right-wing nationalists?
  • Is Turkey still a democracy?
  • Has the US given up on improving human rights in China?
  • Can Netanyahu build a new electoral coalition?
  • Is the Trump Administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran working?
  • Will Attorney General Barr’s new declassification powers widen the rift between the Trump Administration and the US intelligency community?
  • What more should the international community be doing to combat Ebola in the Congo?
  • Has William Barr’s tenure as Attorney General damaged his reputation?
  • Is identity politics tearing apart American society?
  • Should illegal immigrants already in the US be provided a path to citizenship?
  • What steps should the federal government take to prevent American employers from hiring undocumented workers?
  • Is the Netanyahu era in Israel nearing an end?
  • Will Congressional Republicans stand against President Trump’s threats of new tariffs against Mexico?

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