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THS the use of lustration in newly-formed democracies"Lustration" is a policy which involves the temporary removal (usually a period of 20–30 years) and political exclusion, often without trial, of officials at all levels of the political system associated with former regimes and their political parties, e.g. officials associated with the communist parties in Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This process is normally conducted by the new, more democratic establishment.83OGPMNaomi PankovaStructural Reasons Volume 25Politics
THBT religions advocating for religious pluralism is within the interest of religious people...83COOWMuzamil GodilPrinceton IV 20235Religion
THBT India should substantially ease restrictions on Chinese trade and investment...82OPPOWTobi LeungUADC 20237IR
Assuming the One Ring has been destroyed and Sauron defeated, TH, as a Hobbit, Would never leave the Shire"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!" - Bilbo (Hobbit) to Gandalf (Wizard).The Shire is an inland rural area settled exclusively by Hobbits, largely sheltered from the rest of Middle Earth. They also eat two breakfasts. Beyond the Shire dwell the rest of Middle Earth's inhabitants, including the kingdoms of Man, Dwarves, and Elves.80+OGPMTin PuljićDoxbridge 3Open FinalFiction
Given the choice as an individual who is a typical, healthy 30-year-old, THW elect to never again feel the emotion of sorrow...86, 85CGMGDan LahavHWS RR 20174Philosophy
This House regrets the westernisation of the elites in post-colonial countries (e.g. speaking predominantly in English, going to schools/universities in the West, consuming predominantly Western Media)...80+COMOArthur LeeMacau TOC BP IV 2018Grand FinalSociety
THS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology...85OGDPMMadeleine WooDK Wien Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open 20223Politics
THBT the Bank of England should enact a policy of tightening the monetary supply* *increasing interest rates, reversing quantitative easing*NOT ORIGINALLY PROVIDED* Quantitative Easing:Monetary policy in which a central bank, like the U.S. Federal Reserve, purchases securities (e.g government bonds and mortgage backed securities) in the open market to reduce interest rates and increase liquidity i.e money supply.Typically done when interest rates are near zero and economic growth is stalled.The process of reversing QE, either by stopping reinvestments or selling bond, raises interest rates and lowers inflation80+COOWAniket ChakravortyManchester IV 2022Semi-FinalEconomics
THW allow democratic governments to overturn supreme court/constitutional court decisions with a simple majority in the legislature...80+OGPMShaurya ChandravanshiWUDC 2023PDOLaw
This House Believes that modern rap and hip-hop has done more harm than good for women...87OODLOXiao-ke LuLSE Open 20244Feminism
This house opposes the centrality of sport to national identity...80,81 81,84OG | OOPM LOJason Xiao & Tin PuljićHWS RR 20175Sports
TH, as the Brazilian Worker’s Party (PT), W advocate for the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro for the January 8 riotsOn January 8th 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of his successor, Lula da Silva (leader of the Brazilian Worker’s Party), thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters invaded and vandalized Brazil's federal government buildings (the headquarters of the Brazilian government’s executive branch, Congress and the Supreme Court) in Brasília. Motion: TH, as the Brazilian Worker’s Party (PT), W advocate for the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro for the January 8 riots83OGDPMMatt MaurielloDrexel Open 20234Politics
THBT academia should focus on social relevance over academic relevance...83OGPMRyan LaffertyAstana Open 20232Education
This House Opposes the popularization of therapy speak"Therapy speak" refers to the significant expansion of psychological and medical language and concepts to daily life, outside of the academic context. This could include but is not limited to:  using terms like "toxic" or "gaslighting" when talking about interactions, friendships, or relationships in situations that do not meet the academic definition of these terms referring to the urge to tidy up as "OCD", or a temporary inability to focus as "ADHD" partaking in speculative psychiatric diagnoses of others, including public figures84CGMGMatt CaitoWUDC 20227Medical
TH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, would aggressively push the narrative that gender is a social construct...83COOWTejas SubramaniumPrinceton IV 20234Activism
TH prefers to live an average anonymous life in South Korea over being a K-Pop star...80+CGMGTin PuljicWUDC 2021Open Semi FinalsCulture
THBT states should discourage the concentration of their country's economic and political power within a single city...83OOLONaomi PanovkaOxford IV 20211Economics
This House prefers occupation unionism to sector unionismFor the purposes of this debate, "occupation unionism" refers to labour unions that represent specific jobs (e.g. teachers' union, writers' union). "Sector unionism" refers to labour unions that represent industrial sectors (e.g. construction workers, media workers).83OOLOJack StoryMelbourne ABPDC 20235Economics
THBT parents of minorities should encourage their children to embrace positive stereotypes about themselves...83, 83OOLOEva-Marie QuinonesHWS RR 20202Society
This house opposes the norm of company founders remaining in key C-suite roles in the company after its IPO IPO = Initial Public Offering (when a company changes from private to public ownership by offering stocks to the public) C-suite = a term used to describe high-ranking executive titles in an organization (e.g., chief executive officer, chief operating officer, etc.)84, 84COOWMax RosenHWS RR 20235Business
This House Regrets the practice of religiously obliged alms-giving (e.g. Zakat, tithing, maaser, dana)...83 84OO | CODLO | MOMatt Caito & Mikko VitugDoxbridge 55Religion
THS a Multi-Speed Europe Multi-Speed Europe is a scenario where existing Member States in the European Union integrate at different paces, where certain Member States opt in doing more in specific policy areas, while others opt out.  This would not apply retroactively, so existing policies would remain unified, but new policies would be differentially adopted. These may cover policies such as defence, internal security, taxation or social matters.80+CGMGOskar SherryEUDC 2021OPEN FINALSIR
This House Supports the rise of private cities in the developing world A 'private city' is a city that is owned, developed, and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations (usually companies). Within the city, the operators provide all public services and have some power to establish their own sets of rules that differ from the laws of the country it is in.84 85CO | CGMO | GWHar Naveenjeet Singh & Lucía Arce CubasLSE Open 20215Business
THBT humanity should invest considerable amount of resources into the exploration of deep space (e.g. colonising, space mining, exploring deep space, finding alien races)...80+OGDPMHamza Tariq ChaudhryCambridge IV 2020Open Semi FinalsScience