As noted in the last post, there will be no further publications from PFDebate. This means no updates and no books.
My father’s PFDebate bank account is currently in probate, meaning it will take quite some time to get his business in order. Please be patient while this is all worked out.
-Nathaniel Jordan
Dear PFDebate Community,
It is with great regret that I inform all of you that PFDebate will no longer be publishing any handbooks. Robert Jordan, the owner and sole operator of PFDebate suffered a massive heart attack on Monday morning and has passed away.
More information will be coming soon. Please bear with us as we begin the process of putting his affairs in order.
All the best,
Nathaniel Jordan
The teams have been selected for the 2012 Harvard Public Forum Round Robin will take place on February 16-17, 2012.
Cameron Silverglate & Ethan Goldstein
American Heritage School (FL)
Coach: David Childree
Zachary Posess & James Weldon
Delbarton School (NJ)
Coach: Bro. Kevin Tidd
Priyanka Mohanty & Joseph Kim
Desert Vista High School (AZ)
Coach: Michael Witt
Michael Norton & Kyle Grigel
Falmouth High School (ME)
Coach: Michelle LaFond
Grant Sinnott & Jake Bayer
Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL)
Coach: Mike Wascher
Saachi Gupta & Steven Yaffe
Millburn High School (NJ)
Coach: Michael Paul
Lauren Wiggins & Porter Nenon
Myers Park High School (NC)
Coach: Andrew West
Nick Temple & Michael Adams
Pinecrest High School (NC)
Coach: Libby Carter
Megan Mers & Julia Geiger
Ransom Everglades (FL)
Coach: Douglas Miller
Nathan Leys & Kayleigh Courard-Hauri
Des Moines Roosevelt (IA)
Coach: Harry Strong
Sam Saskin & Liam Downs-Tepper
Stuyvesant (NY)
Coach: Julie Sheinman
Jonathan Stettin & Grant Ebenger
University School of NSU (FL)
Coach: Bradley Hicks
Dalton Feeley & Danny Rego
University School of NSU (FL)
Coach: Steven Schappaugh
Fionn Adamian & Ben Zimmermann
Walt Whitman High School (MD)
Coach: Ari Parker
Resolved: The costs of a college education outweigh the benefits.
A total of 458 schools voted for the January resolution. The winning resolution received 70% of the vote.
The following free topic resources are available for the December 2011 Public Forum Debate topic.
If you know of others, please let us know.
Episode 15 of PFDebate Radio is now available. In this episode we discuss the December 2011 Public Forum Debate topic (Income Disparities and Democratic Ideals).
The January 2012 Public Forum vote opens Wednesday, November 23, and continues through Wednesday, November 30. Voting will conclude at 4:00pm CST. The two resolutions from which advisors may choose are as follows:
- Resolved: The U.S. system of presidential primaries and caucuses is contrary to democratic values.
- Resolved: The costs of a college education outweigh the benefits.
The January resolution will be announced on December 1, 2011.
The September 2011 (Post-9/11 Security Measures) edition of Crossfire Briefs is now available as a free download.
All back issues of Crossfire Briefs are available as free downloads.