Past Debates

**Should voting be compulsory in democratic elections?**

Should governments guarantee every citizen a universal basic income?

Should artificial intelligence systems be granted legal personhood and rights?

Should governments guarantee every citizen a universal basic income?

Should the West pay reparations for slavery and colonialism?

Should billionaires exist?

Is mass surveillance an acceptable price for public safety?

Should the death penalty be abolished worldwide?

Should democratic governments ever ban political parties that seek to abolish democracy?

Is lying ever the right thing to do?

Should the death penalty be abolished worldwide?

Does the end ever justify the means in politics?

Should the right to privacy ever be sacrificed for national security?

Should assisted dying be a legal right for the terminally ill?

Is eating meat morally indefensible?

Is nuclear power essential to solving climate change?

**Should universities abolish tuition fees for all undergraduate students?**

Should inheritance above a modest sum be taxed at 100 percent?

Should prisons exist to rehabilitate rather than punish?

Should social media platforms ban political advertising entirely?

**Should parents have the right to choose their child's religion, or should children decide for themselves?**

Should climate activists be prepared to break the law?

Should humanity pursue radical life extension?

Should citizens be legally required to vote in democratic elections?

**Should voting be compulsory in democratic elections?**

**Should voting be compulsory in national elections?**

Should governments make voting compulsory in national elections?

Should parents be legally required to vaccinate their children?

Should museums return cultural artefacts acquired during colonial rule to their countries of origin?

**Should universities abandon legacy admissions?**

Should prisoners who have demonstrated genuine rehabilitation be granted the right to vote?

Should prisoners keep the right to vote?

Should the death penalty be abolished in every country?

Should voting be compulsory in democratic elections?

Do exams measure anything that truly matters?

Is the era of American global leadership over?

Is it wrong to raise children in a religion?

**Should democracies require citizens to vote in national elections?**

Should parents be allowed to refuse medical treatment for their children based on religious beliefs?

Should the voting age be lowered to 16?