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...of American Philosophy and probably a few other things Disclaimer: this is kind of unfinished but I have to study for the SAT and write supplementals so here you go: Peirce who? Max H. Fisch, the renowned pragmatist philosopher, once wrote: Who is the most original and the most versatile

By: Plan Focused Staff and Adrian Mazepa (Local Head of Ukrainian Scouts Organization – Buffalo, New York Branch) In the midst of a devastating conflict that could make even the strongest of advocates lose faith in political engagement, one unlikely player is changing the game for youth in Ukraine: urban debate

By: Plan Focused Staff In the age of low-quality vibecoded software created with Claude Code (or some other adjacent software) for the sole purpose of filling one more slot on a college application, the last thing debate needs is more AI tools. The problem with these tools, though, lies

By: Plan Focused Staff As a result of massive effort and skill, you went undefeated in prelims. Elim pairings come out. It’s you against two sophomore lay debaters, and it’s a tech panel. Later, as you patiently await the RFD, you’re confident and already checking the bracket

By: Plan Focused Staff Hi everyone! I hope everyone has had a great season so far. Here are some of my debate hot takes: 1. Spectators. One time, I was with the other LS team (LS KA) and they had a flight 2 pairing while we had already had our

By: Plan Focused Staff Here’s a cool debate fact (or at least, I think so). Back before the circuit was blessed with high-speed, large storage computers and technology like Verbatim (thanks Aaron Hardy), people debated off paper, which is definitely a lost art. That meant debaters would copy

(N) = Seed Disclaimer: This is entirely satire and not meant to offend anyone. If you want us to remove anything feel free to shoot us an email or text and we'll make the requested changes. Highlights Plano West AB (11)  wins again! Perhaps unsurprisingly, Plano West has taken