Western IV 2026

1. Round 1This House Supports the significant increase in constructive journalism at the expense of current focuses (crisis reporting, investigation journalism etc).
2. Round 2This House Supports the glorification of “maverick personalities” in sports.
3. Round 3This House Supports the rise of the Silver Economy.
4. Round 4THO the glorification of “moving on” (after the death of a loved one, from a long-term career, after the end of a relationship etc.)
5. Round 5This House Believes That the IMF should require countries to use major government enterprises as collateral to receive loans.
6. QuarterfinalsThis house, as an up and coming lawyer from a minority background in the US, would choose to be an 'adversarial lawyer' instead of a 'moral activist' lawyer
7. SemifinalsTHBT India should abandon its pursuit of strategic ambiguity in foreign policy
8. Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of humanity that the deity never returns.
9. ESL FinalsThis House Prefers anti essentialism over essentialism as the dominant norm.
10. Novice FinalsThis House Would tie public funding for colleges to their demonstrated class mobility outcomes (e.g. how much graduates improve their income or social status compared to their family background).

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