The Importance of Being a Judge in College Debate

LZ Granderson: There's an amazing thing going on where debate judges are judging college debate. He says one judge is someone named Lila Lavender, who was National Debate Champion in 2019. She describes herself as "a Marxist, Leninist, Maoist" and her bio includes a list of things that will cause you to lose if you use the word 'illegal,' he says. granderson: In many ways, you learn more debating a proposition you disagree with than debating something you agree strongly with.