We have a new three part lecture series on the Nietzsche kritik. The lectures are authored by Ralph Paone, 2009 NDT quarterfinalist and leader of the Nietzsche lab at the UT camp.

Part 1 -- Introduction to Nietzsche

Part 2 -- Nietzsche on the Negative

Part 3 -- Answering Nietzsche

The lectures can be purchased individually and are included with our Master & Lecture subscriptions.

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The release is available here.

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Proposed Topic Areas and Resolutions for 2010-11 

Mark only the topic and resolution you prefer.  The area that receives the most votes will be the 2010-11 debate topic and resolution. 

_____   CHINA

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It is available here.

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Access it here.

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 The University of Michigan\'s urban debate program is competing on www.ideablob.com for $10,000 to fund tournaments, teachers, coaches, transportation, and camp scholarships for Detroit\'s debaters. We\'re in second place now, and really need your votes to win the competition. Vote online for \"Detroit Urban Debate Education\" at http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/6401-Detroit-Urban-Debate-Education Voting takes less than 1 minute, and provides countless rewards to Detroit\'s urban debaters.

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The answers are available here.

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Extensive coverage of health care, cap & trade, and many other scenarios.

It will be hard not to run health care this weekend:

Chicago Tribune, 10-15, 9, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-healthcongress-1014-10oct15,0,4446233.story

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Harvard College Debate Tournament Menu

October 31-November 2, 2009 
 

Saturday, October 31

Breakfast—

Mini Breakfast Quiches, Cranberry Walnut Tart, Assorted Muffins, Lox and Bagels with Cream Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Coffee and Juice 

Lunch – “A Tribute to New Orleans”

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It is available here.

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The October 8 economy update is available here.

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It is available here.

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Federalism advantage answers are available here.

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Resolved: Failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations.

Topic analysis coming soon...I suggest choosing the affirmative!

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The file is available here.

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Click here.

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Politics

Economy

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File available here.

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This negative file is available here.

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The 9-17 economy update is available.

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Westminster Wins Greenhill!

Ellis Allen and Daniel Taylor of the Westminster Schools defeated Misael Gonzalez and Kevin Hirn from Whitney Young on a 3-0 decision.

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This update has a health care update, START answers, and hate crimes enhancement law answers.  There is also a new answer to cap & trade and and EFCA answer.

Download the release here.

The table of contents is available here:

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Our September 10 politics update is available. It includes a general health care scenario, a public option trigger scenario, and Afghanistan troops bad scenario, and an Afghanistan troops good scenario. Extensions blocks and affirmative answers to all scenarios are included.

Most of our health care uniqueness evidence is from 9-9 and 9-10.

Another health care update will be posted tomorrow for our subscribers.

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This evening we have launched a new feature for our Master Subscribers -- The Electronic Classroom

"Planet Debate's Electronic Classroom Toolbox is designed to help teams take advantage of electronic communication, file distribution, and mailing lists to coordinate assignments and tournament travel.  The first set of tools includes:


My Mailbox - Keep track of alerts and communication with your team.
My Team Blog - Post news, ideas, and arguments for your team to read.
My Team Files - Upload, sort and distribute files to your team members. (This is private!  They won't be shared with Planet Debate members who haven't been added to your account!)
My Team Calendar - Add tournament schedules, meetings, assignment due dates and more.
My Team E-mail Lists - Use this to e-mail all the users you have added to your account, or create a new list to communicate with parents.

To access the electronic classroom, simply log-on and click "Electronic Classroom" in the top left-hand corner.

We have plans to add many new features throughout the year!

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Our September 9 economy update is available.  It can be purchased for $5. It is included with the Extemp, Public Forum, and Master subscriptions.

If you are running the Inflation DA, you'll certainly want to have this!

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