Past Debates

Should legacy preferences be banned in college admissions?

Are standardized tests still useful for college admissions?

Should public schools replace traditional exams with project-based assessment?

Is anonymity online more valuable than identity verification?

Should governments require social media platforms to provide users with chronological, non-personalized feeds?

Should governments require labels for AI-generated content?

Should national elections replace traditional polling places with mandatory online voting systems?

Should democratic countries lower the voting age to 16?

Should voting be mandatory in democratic countries?

Should parents be legally required to vaccinate their children against all preventable diseases?

Should social media platforms be legally required to verify users' ages before granting access to their services?

Should governments prioritize retraining programs over unemployment benefits for workers displaced by automation?

Is universal basic income better than targeted welfare programs?

Should schools ban smartphones during the entire school day?

Should public libraries be allowed to lend out AI-powered personal tutoring devices the same way they lend out books?

Should AI companions be regulated like mental-health products?

Should the voting age be lowered to 16 in national elections?

Should democratic governments be allowed to restrict citizens' use of end-to-end encryption in order to aid law enforcement investigations?

Should governments mandate a global minimum tax on multinational tech companies to fund universal digital access?

Should nuclear energy be classified as green energy and receive the same subsidies as solar and wind power?

Should governments implement universal basic income funded by a carbon tax to address both inequality and climate change?

Should colleges replace traditional letter grades with detailed written evaluations?

Should companies replace most meetings with asynchronous written updates to improve decision-making?

Is remote work better than in-office work for creative collaboration?

Should every city center eventually become car-free?

Should college athletes be classified as employees and receive salaries from their universities?

Should professional sports use AI-assisted officiating by default?

Should the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement be banned in public spaces?

Should artificial intelligence be permitted to hold patents and intellectual property rights for inventions it creates autonomously?

Should governments require social-media platforms to verify users’ real identities to reduce online abuse and misinformation?

Should public schools ban smartphones during the school day to improve learning and student well-being?

Is open-source AI safer for society than closed AI?

Should social-media platforms be legally required to verify users’ real-world identities before allowing them to post?

Would a 4-day workweek improve productivity in most companies?

Are standardized tests still useful for college admissions?

Is anonymity online more valuable than identity verification?

Should governments subsidize home solar panel installations for all households to accelerate the transition to renewable energy?

Should governments make parental leave fully paid and equally available to all caregivers regardless of gender or employment status?

Should governments tax ultra-processed foods to reduce public-health costs and obesity rates?

Should countries adopt mandatory voting, with a small fine for eligible citizens who do not participate?