HBO has a special summer program called the HBO Documentary Films Series where they premiere a documentary every Monday night. I watched Resolved on Monday night and was totally impressed. It covered modern debating, changes in debating practices, diverse opinions about what debating should be. The real compelling aspect of the film was the comparison of two debate teams; a team of 2 black debaters challenging the major principles of modern debate, and the other team of 2 upper class white kids in Texas. The topic sounds boring but it was totally intriguing.

Favorite factoid of the film - learning about Paulo Freire and the “banking” concept.

I wish I had debated in high school - I wish I were a debate nerd!