So the LD resolution is about the oughtness of economic sanctions, which dovetails nicely with the discussion about what to do about miscreant programs. In LD I’m sure there are all kinds of theory negatives running around, but in the real world, the major disputes with sanctions are that they are ineffective in correcting negative [...]
This last weekend was the Columbia Tournament, which is probably the most tense tournament we of the Traveling Tabulating Circus run. Not because the Columbia kids do it worse — in fact, they’re usually spot on with excellent tournament direction. This year was no exception; Brittany did a fantastic job, which is usual for a [...]
Stephen Toulmin, who among other work created the argumentation form which debaters know as Claim-Warrant-Impact, has died.
A great guide to eating at away tournaments.
This weekend, I traveled to Maine, specifically Maranacook Community School, a little west of Augusta. At Cat Nats last year, John B from Maine told me they’d talked about computerizing their tournaments this year for the first time on tabroom.com, and being the sucker nice guy that I am, I volunteered to come up and [...]