NSDA Nationals Warmup Tournament Debate and IEs Welcome
2026 — Online, LA/US
World Schools Debate Topics
Rounds 1 & 2: This House supports the implementation of. Federal jobs guarantee (e.g. India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Argentina’s Plan Jefes y Jefas de Hogar, Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme)
Rounds 3 & 4: This House believes that NIL has done more good than harm for college athletics.
Info Slide: NIL stands of Name, Image, and Likeness. NIL policies allow college athletics to receive compensation for the use of their personal brand without losing athletic eligibility.
Rounds 5 & 6: This House, as a less economically developed country, would implement the Philippines’ 60-40 Rule.
Infor Slide: The 60-4- Rule requires that at least 60% of each business in sectors of the economy deemed critical for national interest must be owned by citizens of that country.
Rounds 7 & 8: This House welcomes the decline of United States hegemony.
Rounds 9 & 10: This House prefers direct cash transfers to goods or service-based welfare programs (e.g., food stamps, housing vouchers, etc.)
Rounds 11 & 12: This House would prioritize rehabilitation over punishment for all non-violent crimes.