Weekly Briefs
Every Tuesday, the Red Folder publishes a general and a debate weekly brief. Read them here.
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General Weekly Briefs
General Weekly Briefs
With 4 domestic and 4 international news briefs published every week, weekly briefs are perfect for understanding current events in a condensed manner for Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking, and more general audiences. Tailored analyses for Extemp and questions for practice rounds are attached to the bottom of each brief, including useful details like attention-getting devices, substructure and strategy.
Now, over ten years after a decision that many at the time believed to be a “fatal blow” to the Voting Rights Act, the law once again faces scrutiny from the Supreme Court. This time, even more is at stake...
Although there will be at least 6 seriously competitive Senate races in 2026, Maine’s current race is receiving an inordinately large amount of attention. Susan Collins, a Republican senator first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 4 straight races since then, is likely to face an intimidating Democratic challenger—but who that will be is still uncertain...
The brazen daytime heist at the Louvre, in which thieves pilfered valuable crown jewels in less than eight minutes, has shocked the international museum community into reconsidering its security strategy...
Australia’s tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change. Tropical forests usually act as “carbon sinks,” absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it within their stems and branches. Now, a new study finds, one Australian rainforest is doing the opposite...
Debate Weekly Briefs
Debate Weekly Briefs
We publish 3 articles every other week that are relevant to the debate topics for Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, and Policy Debate. Debate briefs provide and analyze arguments/evidence about the current topic, add supporting sources and weighing, explain how current events impact discourse surrounding a debate topic, and include cards when available. Perfect for the debater looking for topic-specific ideas and prep.
More likely, you will hit people who ask, “Restoring the natural processes of an ecosystem to what?”
With many resolutional affirmatives either aiming to deter or cooperate with Russia, Russian military actions almost always provide (non)uniqueness or demonstrate harms of United States federal inaction. Read about recent Russian provocations and their impact on the CX debate.
The new PF November/December topic is a matter of balancing message security and encryption with the growing need for national security. Currently, many of the major messaging and communication apps like Signal, Wire, and Telegram all have powerful end-to-end encryption.
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