This is the official pool of topics used for Ultrarated matchmaking.
Resolved: The United States should legalize Euthanasia
Submitted by Kohai on
6/2/2026
This house would abolish mandatory minimum sentences
Submitted by Kohai on
6/2/2026
Resolved: The US Ought to Term Limit Congress
Submitted by Kohai on
5/31/2026
Resolved: On balance, Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies have been a net benefit
Submitted by Kohai on
5/28/2026
Is it ethical to use artificial intelligence to predict whether a convict will recidivate?
Submitted by Magoroth on
5/28/2026
This House regrets the overmedicalization of psychiatry
Submitted by whiteflame on
5/27/2026
The US federal government should significantly decrease restrictions on human gene editing.
Submitted by whiteflame on
5/27/2026
The US Federal Government Should Establish Universal Basic Income
Submitted by Kohai on
5/27/2026
Standardized testing ought to be abolished
Submitted by Ultracrepidarian on
5/27/2026
The United States should rewild substantial tracks of land
Submitted by Ultracrepidarian on
5/26/2026
Can consciousness be fully reduced to physical processes?
Submitted by OranjeDisco on
5/25/2026
In most cases, body autonomy is a better moral principle than other different moral principles
Submitted by SatanLucy on
5/25/2026
Unrestricted advancement of AI is more beneficial than restricted
Submitted by SatanLucy on
5/25/2026
This house supports the Right to be Forgotten
Submitted by whiteflame on
5/5/2026
Assuming a technology that can accurately predict when and where people will commit crime exists, This House would use that technology to preemptively arrest individuals flagged by that technology.
Submitted by whiteflame on
5/5/2026
History curricula should be structured around the lives of ordinary individuals, as opposed to major leaders.
Submitted by whiteflame on
5/5/2026
Truly conscious artificial intelligence is not physically realizable.
Submitted by Magoroth on
5/5/2026
Should Social Security be replaced with mandated individual retirement investment accounts?
Submitted by Shoresy on
5/3/2026
Resolved: The United States should accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Submitted by Hyper on
12/16/2025
Resolved: Democracies ought to prioritize the protection of civil liberties over national security when the two are in conflict.
Submitted by Hyper on
12/16/2025
Resolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.
Submitted by Hyper on
12/16/2025
THBT Municipal Zoning Regulations Should Not Have Minimum Parking Requirements Nor Maximum Occupant Limits
Submitted by Nyxified on
12/9/2025
THBT Foreign Language(s) Should Be Mandatory Elements of Public Secondary School Curriculums
Submitted by Nyxified on
12/9/2025
Resolved: The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative.
Submitted by whiteflame on
12/8/2025
Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization
Submitted by whiteflame on
12/8/2025
Should countries, especially ones nearby that are wealthier and capable, be obligated to accept climate refugees?
Submitted by GreatfulGoy on
12/8/2025
Is censorship of political speech that is not in and of itself violent (but may or may not lead to violence and/or tyranny, anarchy etc.) ever justified?
Submitted by GreatfulGoy on
12/8/2025
Resolved: The US should ban direct-to-consumer prescription pharmaceutical ads
Submitted by Kohai on
11/19/2025
THBT: On balance, the United States ought to increase the number of immigrants allowed into America.
Submitted by Savant on
10/19/2025
THBT: Theism is more likely true than false
Submitted by Savant on
10/19/2025
THBT: On balance, abortion is immoral
Submitted by Savant on
10/19/2025
Resolved: The United Nations should abolish permanent membership on its Security Council.
Submitted by Hyper on
10/18/2025
Resolved: The African Union should grant diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
Submitted by Hyper on
10/18/2025
On balance, the benefits of genetically modified foods outweigh the harms
Submitted by SomeDebatePerson on
10/17/2025
Resolved: The United States federal government ought to abolish plea bargaining for felony offenses.
Submitted by Hyper on
10/15/2025
Resolved: Artificial general intelligence, if created, will be beneficial for humanity long-term.
Submitted by Savant on
9/26/2025
Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.
Submitted by Kohai on
9/4/2025
Resolved: The US decision to bomb Hiroshima during WW2 was justified.
Submitted by Savant on
9/4/2025
Resolved: Moral realism is more likely than moral antirealism.
Submitted by Savant on
9/4/2025
Should Legally Recognized Personhood be Extended to Non-Humans?
Submitted by Ragnar on
9/3/2025
Resolved: That the President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the people.
Submitted by Kohai on
9/3/2025
This House believes that geoengineering is an unacceptable risk.
Submitted by whiteflame on
9/3/2025
Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be mandatory
Submitted by Kohai on
9/3/2025
Resolved: The United States should abolish the death penalty
Submitted by Kohai on
9/3/2025
Resolved: The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ought to be term-limited.
Submitted by Kohai on
9/3/2025
Resolved: United Nations peacekeepers should have the power to engage in offensive operations.
