Sample Extemp Topics

January 30, 2006

1. Has the Alito nomination process been a shot in the arm for opponents of abortion?

2. Does the victory of Canada's Conservative Party reflect a trend towards the right or it is just a repudiation of Paul Martin?

3. Has the election of Hamas to the Palestinian government make efforts to recognize Palestine dead on arrival? 

4. The CW network: Will it overcome the lackluster performance of its antecedents?

5. Google's Chinese censorship: Do no evil or simply see no evil?

6. Is Ahmadinejad a 21st century Hitler?

7. Will reports of border incursions by the Mexican military kill efforts to loosen immigration laws?