Policy briefs

Free prep for NSDA Policy topics: background, definitions, the strongest arguments on both sides, key clashes and sources for each resolution.

2026-27 topics

How Policy works

Whole 2026-27 season

Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

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Past topics

2025-26 season

Whole seasonResolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development...

2024-25 season

Whole seasonResolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual...

2023-24 season

Whole seasonResolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by...

2022-23 season

Whole seasonResolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North...

2021-22 season

Whole seasonResolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the...

2020-21 season

Whole seasonResolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in...

Older seasons: every NSDA topic since 1979.

Looking for older topics? See every NSDA topic by season. Resolutions are set by the National Speech & Debate Association; briefs are written by the Debatery Editing Team.