Weekly Briefs

With 4 domestic and 4 international news briefs published every week, weekly briefs are perfect for understanding current events in a condensed manner for Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking, and more general audiences. Tailored analyses for Extemp and questions for practice rounds are attached to the bottom of each brief, including useful details like attention-getting devices, substructure and strategy.

We publish 3 articles every other week that are relevant to the debate topics for Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, and Policy Debate. Debate briefs provide and analyze arguments/evidence about the current topic, add supporting sources and weighing, explain how current events impact discourse surrounding a debate topic, and include cards when available. Perfect for the debater looking for topic-specific ideas and prep.