Monday, May 3, 2021

Extemp Questions - 2021 April

  • Should the Biden Administration push back more on Saudi Arabia?
  • Does President Biden’s failure to punish the Saudi Crown Prince over the Khashoggi murder undermine America’s international authority?
  • Should Congress end qualified immunity for police?
  • Is COVID creating a large step backwards in the struggle for gender pay equity?
  • Is public backlash to the coup making Myanmar ungovernable for the military?
  • Will legislation targeted at the LGBTQ bring suburban voters back to the Republican Party?
  • How much of President Biden’s infrastructure plan will make it through Congress?
  • Will the Biden Administration’s infrastructure plan slow America’s economic recovery?
  • How should college athletes be compensated?
  • How much has COVID rolled back democratic rights around the world?
  • Is vaccine nationalism impeding Europe’s recovery from COVID?
  • Do the Palestinians need new leadership?
  • Is Israel facilitating a dysfunctional government for the Palestinians?
  • Will the Biden Administration offer any meaningful pushback on the completion of the Nordstream 2 pipeline?
  • Should the Biden Administration restart engagement with Cuba?
  • How should former Trump Administration officials be held accountable for political interference with the CDC during COVID?
  • Will global vaccination efforts be able to stay ahead of new COVID variants?
  • How long can Bibi Netanyahu continue to dodge his legal problems?
  • Is the effect of YouTube getting overlooked in the conversation about online disinformation and extremist activity?
  • How much of the migrant problem at the southern border is of the Biden Administration's own making?
  • Is nationalism winning out against global cooperation in the fight against COVID?
  • What should be done to push back against ongoing Russian aggressing in Ukraine?
  • Will the US jobs recovery stay on track through 2021?
  • Is Iran really prepared to come back into compliance with the nuclear deal?
  • Has the long-term stability of the Jordanian government been brought into question?
  • Will the Biden Administration’s plan to exit Afghanistan put the Taliban back in control?
  • Should Ukraine join NATO?
  • Will any amount of sanctions be able to deter Russia’s actions in Ukraine?
  • How long can the Burmese public keep up the anti-coup protests?
  • Is the era of large multinational companies dodging taxes by offshoring profits coming to an end?
  • Will Congress take up the issue of gun control?
  • Does the Biden Administration’s plan stretch the definition of infrastructure too far?
  • Is Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement over?
  • What will it take for the international community to end the Saudi-led blockade in Yemen?
  • What will the end of the Castro era mean for the future of Cuba?
  • Does Modi face a perilous political future because of the Indian government's handling of COVID?
  • What will America’s departure mean for the future of the Afghan people?
  • Does the verdict in the Chauvin trial signal a real change is comping in American policing?
  • What role will Donald Trump play in the future of the GOP?
  • Is it in the best interest of the US to return to the JCPOA deal with Iran?
  • Is the Biden Administration taking the right approach towards Russia and Putin?
  • What does China’s growing trade with Africa mean for the future of America’s influence on the continent?
  • Can escalations in violence between Russia and Ukraine be avoided?
  • Can Boris Johnson keep the support of the British public?
  • What will the Chauvin trial mean for the DOJ’s oversight of law enforcement across the country?
  • What can India do to bend it’s curve of COVID cases?
  • Is America’s economy getting back on the right track?
  • Is the US prepared to deal with another wave of COVID in the fall?
  • Is America approaching the point where COVID vaccine supply will exceed demand?
  • How much will vaccine hesitancy prolong the effects of COVID on the US economy?


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