Sample Extemp Topics

January 12, 2004

1. Who benefits from free trade agreements?

2. Has the United States really beaten the Taliban as a threat to the new Afghan government?

3. Can Wes Clark overcome Dean's advantages?

4. Will Iran be able to move towards democracy under Khatami?

5. Should Paul O'Neill be punished for revealing government documents?

6. Does the GM recall show that American auto makers are now treating safety seriously?

7. Is Bush's plan to return to the Moon and go to Mars in the next decade too ambitious or long overdue?