The Debate Link


"Law, politics, philosophy, and occasionally boxing."

Author: David Schraub is a law student at the University of Chicago.

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Recent Posts from The Debate Link


  • Debaters Do Well

    I already noted that one of my former vanquished debate opponents later went on to become a Rhodes Scholar. With this year's list out, I see at least two more debaters from my own era…

  • It's Like a Bad Parody of Dilbert's Marketing Department

    I'm sorry, but I just had to laugh when I read Robert George's description of the Catholic Church's position on gay marriage: namely, that the church "opposes the re-definition of marriage to eliminate the requirement…

  • I Want a Fact Resume

    Ladies and gentleman, the face of the Republican party answers why she thinks she is qualified to hold "the most powerful job in the world": I believe that I am because I have common sense,…

  • Obama Responds to Cuban Dissident

    Cuban dissident Yoani Sanchez, recently beaten by state security, submitted seven questions to US President Barack Obama through her blog. Now, she has posted his responses. I am, of course, pleased to see the President…

  • Hugo Chavez's Love Letters

    He just gave a speech praising notorious terrorist "Carlos the Jackal" as a "revolutionary fighter" important to the Palestinian cause. In his speech, Chavez also sought to defend other leaders he said are wrongly labeled…

  • The Education Agenda

    A big part of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's (R-Wildly Corrupt) budget plan involves closing down a bunch of HBCUs, consolidating them with Jackson State University. Leaders of the schools facing merger are strongly opposed to…

  • What if McCain Loses?

    A new pol shows Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is vulnerable to a primary challenge from the right. In response, he's busy flip-flopping his way over to oppose bipartisan climate-change efforts.I have to say, I'd be…

  • Conspiracy Theories Abound in the Modern GOP

    A new PPP poll asked voters whether they believed Barack Obama actually won the 2008 presidential election, or whether "ACORN stole it for him." 62% of voters think Obama legitimately won, versus 26% for the…

  • What With the Bowing and Scraping

    Look at him, degrading the office of the presidency and the nation with all that bowing. Caution: cute baby ahead.

  • Charitable Giving

    A Gaza "charity" affiliated with Hamas has offered a whopping $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier.One would think that, given all the poverty in Gaza and all the reconstruction and rebuilding that…