Recent Exercises

  • Debate’s Purpose

    Discussing the so-called “intellectual dark web” with a friend of mine and the phrase really struck me as odd. This title, this identity communicates a lot about the…

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  • What Happened to Us?

    books by Professor Lionel Crocker, Ph.D. There was a time when professors of speech were proud to be called professors of speech and wrote a dizzying array of…

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  • A debate laboratory in Italy

    The scientific metaphor is dangerous. We get it all the time though, so it’s something we don’t pay much attention to. But the scientific metaphor of knowledge isn’t…

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  • Reflections in Place

    This trip to Italy has been great if unexpected. Just goes to show you that you should reach out to any random academic emails you get if you…

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  • I have no Chromebook Regrets

    For those of you who know me, or read the blog regularly, you know of my deep and abiding love for Chromebooks. There has always been deep desire,…

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  • Debate Scholarship

    Good morning! here’s the sunrise we’ve been getting in Queens the last few weeks. It’s been really great, and I post this today because we have nothing but…

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