Past Debates

Should lying in political campaigns be a punishable offence?

Should schools ban smartphones during the entire school day?

Should governments regulate the maximum salary ratio between a company's highest-paid executive and its median employee?

Should governments legally require large corporations to include worker representatives on their boards of directors?

Should governments mandate that corporations prioritize worker wages and benefits over shareholder profits when resources are limited?

Should governments prioritize economic growth or environmental protection when the two directly conflict in policy decisions?

Should international trade agreements enforce strict environmental standards as a condition for market access?

Should governments implement a global minimum carbon tax on multinational corporations to accelerate the transition to renewable energy?

Should governments require companies to disclose their environmental impact in financial reports?

Should governments subsidize lifelong vocational education to help workers adapt to changing labor markets?

Should governments impose a tax on companies for replacing human workers with automation to fund social welfare programs?

Should governments provide universal basic income to all citizens regardless of employment status?

Should democratic governments lower the voting age to 16 for national elections?

Should voting be mandatory in all democratic elections?

Should cities charge congestion fees to reduce traffic and fund public transportation?

Should autonomous vehicles be programmed to prioritize the safety of pedestrians over passengers in unavoidable crash scenarios?

Should governments ban the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces?

Should governments require social media platforms to verify users' ages before granting access to certain features?

Should tech companies be held legally liable for harms caused by their AI systems?

Should artificial intelligence development be regulated by international treaties similar to nuclear weapons?

Should companies adopt skills-based hiring instead of relying primarily on college degrees?

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

Should governments mandate a 'right to disconnect' from work communications outside of standard business hours?

Should governments implement a four-day work week as standard policy to improve worker well-being and environmental sustainability?

Should governments guarantee a universal basic income to all adult citizens?

Should governments prioritize reducing wealth inequality through progressive taxation or economic growth through lower tax rates?

Should governments replace first-past-the-post voting systems with ranked-choice voting in national elections?

Should voting be mandatory in democratic countries?

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

Should governments require social media platforms to label or remove AI-generated political content during election periods?

Should governments require social media platforms to verify the identity of political advertisers?

Should governments implement automatic voter registration for all eligible citizens upon reaching voting age?

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

Should governments require large employers to publish annual reports on wage gaps across demographic groups?

Should governments require companies to disclose salary ranges in job postings to reduce wage inequality?

Should governments require employers to provide predictable work schedules to hourly employees?

Should governments mandate paid parental leave for all new parents?

Should governments guarantee a minimum number of paid sick days for all employees?

Should governments mandate a four-day, 32-hour workweek as the standard for full-time employment?

Should governments expand income-based child care subsidies to increase workforce participation?