Extemp Topics

International Extemp (IX):

1. Which candidate is best positioned to win Ecuador’s presidential runoff this spring?
2. Why do South Korean presidents frequently overstep?
3. To what extent can AI help the global battle against climate change?
4. When it is time to select the next pope, will the Catholic Church move in a more conservative direction?

National Extemp (US):

1. Why has the Democratic Party failed to counter Trump’s opening moves?
2. Is the U.S. becoming another Hungary?
3. Has U.S. deindustrialization created a national security problem?
4. Does U.S. higher education need a shakeup?