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The Five Laws of Impactful Briefing
At its core, a brief is a collection of arguments with evidence. At a more advanced level, it...
The History of US Farm Policy
If you don’t farm or hunt, you don’t eat. For most of world history, this statement was true...
How To Use A Sourcebook - Mark Roose
Before a tournament in Georgia, my partner Josiah Weber and I bought Ethos and Monument sourcebooks. We spent...
The End of Sovereignty - How to Understand Geopolitics in 2026 - Charlie Said
For 70 years, our understanding of the world has been shaped by the “post-war consensus,” an understanding reached...
You Don't Have Time
I get it, highschool is busy. It certainly would be ideal to brief every single affirmative yourself, taking...
What To Do With Healthcare?
As counterintuitive as it may seem, don’t rush to Google right away. Instead, take a moment to reflect...
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