These are the official MSPDP topics for the 2018 National Championship. They will be used for the Southwest Regional and Northwest Regional events. Other regional hosts may select to use the full set of topics or substitute for one or more of them.

The topics are NOT listed in round order.

• Job hunters should not have to disclose their criminal history.
• The US should adopt a universal guaranteed annual income.
• Reptiles should not be kept as pets.
• States should not be permitted to create campaign-free zones at polling places.
• A nuclear attack on North Korea should be “off the table.”
• The Olympic Games should include E-sports.