City’s High School Debate Teams Getting Creamed by Kansas Rubes

On a recent Saturday, Kevin Galligan, a preppy-looking, dark-haired senior from Manhattan’s Regis High School, was standing in a classroom at Syosset High School in Syosset, Long Island, in front of a group of 20 parents, teachers and fellow students. His mission: to convince them, in seven minutes, that the question “Are President Bush’s proposed Read More