List of policy debaters explained

This list of notable policy debaters includes notable people who participated in policy debate in high school or college.

A

• Samuel Alito^[1]

B

• David Boies
• Stephen Breyer^[1]
• Ben Brown

C

• Erwin Chemerinsky^[2]
• Nate Cohn

D

• Pete Davidson

H

• Michael C. Horowitz^[3]

J

• Lyndon Johnson^[1]
• Samuel L. Jackson

K

• Neal Katyal^[4]
• John F. Kennedy^[1]

L

• Jennifer Lawrence

M

• Michael Moore

N

• Richard Nixon^[1]

P

• Brad Pitt^[1]
• Nancy Pelosi

R

• Karl Rove^[1]

S

• Bob Shrum^[1]
• Ted Sorensen^[1]
• Lawrence Summers

T

• Laurence Tribe^[5]

W

• Elizabeth Warren

Notes and References

1. Olivery Broudy. 2006. "Revenge of the Nerds." Mother Jones.
2. Erwin Chemerinsky. Fall 2001. Argumentation and Advocacy. Vol.38, Iss. 2; p. 63.
3. Your Style of Arguing is Ruining American Political Discourse. Slate . 19 August 2010 . Horowitz . Michael .
4. [National Debate Tournament]
5. Garrett Graff. 2002. "All about the details ." Harvard Crimson.