Book columnist Nina Potischman PO ’21 dives into “The Topeka School,” examining its accurate portrayal of high school debate and surface-level ending.
Tag: Debate
Socialist battles capitalist in fiery debate, captivates audience
“Well, this won’t be a very good debate because I agree with some of what Nathan says,” said capitalist speaker Daniel Mitchell immediately after hearing his debate opponent, socialist Nathan Robinson, introduce socialist ideology at Pomona Student Union’s “Capitalism vs. Socialism” event Oct. 16. Contrary to what Mitchell had anticipated,
Opinion: Being quiet about your beliefs doesn’t make you a peacemaker. It makes you apathetic.
This reminds me of a quote I find extremely interesting: “If you don’t show up to debate, you lose.” I sat with it for a while. I shared it with some people. I cited it in class discussions. Then I looked it up and found out that it was attributed