The Record

Past Daily Motions

Missed a day? Revisit any past motion and take the floor.

Sep
4
Today
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Economic sanctions are a moral weapon against hostile nations.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Sep
3
relationships

Is ghosting ever acceptable?

vs The Devil

Debate
Sep
2
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One bad ad shouldn't end a creator's career.

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Sep
1
technology

Is AI an existential threat to humanity?

vs Yuval Noah Harari

Debate
Aug
31
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Governments have the right to erase online political speech they deem dangerous.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
30
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Local communities should veto major development projects even if they're economically sound.

vs The Guardian

Debate
Aug
29
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Governments should prioritize jobs over environmental protection for big projects.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
28
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Data centers' water use should disqualify them from drought regions.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
27
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Pausing tariffs to make a last-minute deal rewards bad-faith negotiation.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
26
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Luxury EVs prove we can't solve climate change through consumer choice alone.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
25
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Big Tech judges shouldn't preside over Big Tech cases anymore.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Aug
24
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Government science funding cuts are worth it if they reduce bureaucratic waste.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
23
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Tech CEOs' public manifestos are just PR for regulatory capture.

vs George Carlin

Debate
Aug
22
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Companies shouldn't be allowed to hide how they use employee data.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
21
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Employee data should never be used to train AI, even with consent.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
20
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Automation in care work should be banned, not encouraged.

vs The Guardian

Debate
Aug
19
ethics

Should people have the right to end their own lives?

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Aug
18
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Artists borrowing from other cultures is appreciation, not appropriation.

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Aug
17
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Tech layoffs are actually good for companies and workers.

vs Jordan Peterson

Debate
Aug
16
philosophy

Is death actually bad for the person who dies?

vs Marcus Aurelius

Debate
Aug
15
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States should ban new data centers until rules are clear.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
14
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Investors should avoid 'sin stocks' regardless of profit potential.

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Aug
13
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AI companies should stay out of influencer relationships.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
12
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Tech companies should teach AI to workers, not just replace them.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
11
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Big Tech funding teacher AI training corrupts union independence.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
10
business

Is passive income ethical?

vs Diogenes

Debate
Aug
9
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Smart glasses should exist even if they creep people out.

vs Richard Feynman

Debate
Aug
8
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Expensive drugs should stay expensive to fund innovation.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
7
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Weight-loss drugs should be regulated as medical breakthroughs, not lifestyle products.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Aug
6
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Major sporting events shouldn't be treated as investment vehicles.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
5
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It's fair to blame Fauci personally for pandemic policies he recommended.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Aug
4
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Nvidia should choose: champion open AI or sell proprietary chips. Not both.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
3
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Taxpayer-funded grocery stores are good urban policy, not unfair competition.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
2
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys within a decade.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
1
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Fauci's pandemic diaries should have remained private.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Jul
31
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Governments should tax oil more aggressively to force energy transitions.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Jul
30
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Universities are healthier when politically activist.

vs Jonathan Haidt

Debate
Jul
29
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Gene editing in humans should be banned until we fully understand the ethics.

vs Carl Sagan

Debate
Jul
28
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Cutting foreign research funding protects America more than it hurts.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Jul
27
technology

Can AI ever be truly conscious?

vs Sam Harris

Debate
Jul
26
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Permanent daylight saving time is worth the health costs.

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Jul
25
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Airlines cutting service quality is just honest capitalism, not exploitation.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Jul
24
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Sports debates about rules are really just culture war in disguise.

vs George Carlin

Debate
Jul
23
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Lowering business energy costs is the fastest path to economic growth.

vs The Industrialist

Debate
Jul
22
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Athletes born into privilege deserve equal media attention as underdogs.

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Jul
21
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Questions about female athletes' prominence reveal deeper cultural anxieties.

vs Simone de Beauvoir

Debate
Jul
20
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Interest rate hikes will fix inflation faster than cutting business costs.

vs Marcus Aurelius

Debate
Jul
19
society

Is college worth it anymore?

vs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Debate
Jul
18
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Inflation is a feature of capitalism, not a bug to be fixed.

vs Friedrich Nietzsche

Debate
Jul
17
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Regulators can't stop AI—they can only slow down innovation.

vs Sam Harris

Debate
Jul
16
pop-culture

Are remakes ruining entertainment?

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Jul
15
ethics

Is animal testing justified to save human lives?

vs Carl Sagan

Debate
Jul
14
hot-takes

Is cereal a soup?

vs Aristotle

Debate
Jul
13
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Vaccine manufacturers need stronger liability shields.

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Jul
12
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Brands that built empires can collapse faster than anyone expects.

vs Nassim Taleb

Debate
Jul
11
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Tech companies should lose immunity for addictive design.

vs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Debate
Jul
10
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Desperate business debt proves the economy is failing workers, not that workers are lazy.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Jul
9
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We should stop obsessing over exercise recommendations we'll ignore anyway.

vs George Carlin

Debate
Jul
8
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Countries should use tariffs to protect their workers from global competition.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Jul
7
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Tradition should survive even if it requires modern marketing.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate