Topics

No novice topics will be used in any division.

Policy Debate: NSDA 2026-27 topic---Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

LD Debate: the NSDA September/October 2026 topic---Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

PF Debate: NSDA September/October 2026 topic---Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

WSD will follow the scaffold and TFA Constitution recommendations. We will break to TFA points for elimination rounds.

Round 1 AND 2 (students will debate both sides): This House would prioritize expanding access to affordable housing over increasing wages.

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: This House welcomes climate pessimism. Info slide: Climate pessimism is the viewpoint that catastrophic global heating and severe ecological breakdown cannot be fully prevented and we should make decisions based on this fact.

Elim 1: Impromptu

Elim 2 (If needed): This House believes democratic elections are better served by public financing than by privately funded campaigns. Info Slide: A publicly financed election is one in which candidates' campaigns are funded by the state through public funds, such as tax revenues, rather than through private donations, corporate contributions, or candidates' personal wealth.

Elim 3 (If needed): This House regrets the use of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the primary metric of a nation's success.

Congress will follow the Region 4 TFA Scaffold for Fall 2026. All legislation will be pulled from this link

Prelims: 19, 18, 20, 16, 17
Semis (if needed): 28, 29, 26, 30, 27
Finals: 24, 21, 25, 22, 23

Additionally, we will be using Rule 2(l) on page 68 of the TFA Constitution and limiting floor debate per item of legislation to no more than one-third of a session's total floor time. We anticipate that will be 1 hour per piece of legislation.

Per the Full Cycle Amendment that passed at TSCA last year, there is a minimum cycle of one affirmative and one negative speech before items can be tabled

DX:

Round 1 - US Politics/Elections

Round 2 - Foreign Policy

Round 3 - Economics

Quarters (if necessary) - The Trump Administration

Semis (if necessary) - Social Issues (Usually Healthcare, Environment, Immigration, etc.)

Finals - Hypotheticals


IX:

Round 1 - Middle East

Round 2 - Europe

Round 3 - Latin America

Quarters (if necessary) - Asia

Semis (if necessary) - Africa

Finals - Hypotheticals

NX: will be a mixed format and involve topics from both IX and DX.