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Faceoff in Manhattan: Should US ‘decouple’ supply chains from China?

Sharp divide evident in Council on Foreign Relations debate over countries’ growing trade war NEW YORK – Combatants at the Council on Foreign Relations, in the midst of economic upheaval in the trade and supply…

23 April 2025

Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world?

Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off? Mars is back on the agenda. During his address to a joint session of Congress in March, President Donald Trump said the…

14 April 2025

The American Prospect

The Last Abundance Agenda

In the 1980s, Wall Street vowed to make housing more affordable through deregulation of housing finance. The result was the 2008 crisis. I was content to sit out the Abundance™ deliberations. Two years ago,…

1 April 2025

Ear Worthy

Open To Debate Podcast: We Don't Debate Anymore; We Yell At Each Other!

Open To Debate may be one of the most vital communications channels we still have in the U.S. today. We don't talk to each other but AT each other. Too often, our solution to communicating with…

1 April 2025

Megan Thee Stallion, Kathy Bates, Keke Palmer and Cristin Milioti Among Gracie Awards Honorees

The Hollywood Reporter's senior editor, film, Rebecca Keegan, is on the digital media winners list for her podcast 'The Godfather: A Film We Can't Refuse' from Audible, Paramount Audio and Spoke Media. The Gracies are…

25 March 2025

The Gracies Revealed: Cristin Milioti, Megan Thee Stallion, Kathy Bates & Keke Palmer Among Recipients

Cristin Milioti, Megan Thee Stallion and Kathy Bates are among the recipients of this year’s Gracie Awards by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. This year’s celebration marks the 50th anniversary of the awards and…

25 March 2025

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New York Festivals Radio Awards Unveils 2025 Shortlist

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The New York Festivals®(NYF) 2025 Radio Awards proudly announces the 2025 Radio Awards Shortlist. Groundbreaking audio created by storytellers from 6 continents were thoughtfully and meticulously judged by…

19 March 2025

Stanford Law Review

Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?

Is Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dodging the law? The nonpartisan program Open to Debate recently took on the question. Stanford Law School Professor Michael McConnell argued “no.” According to McConnell, a former federal judge and constitutional…

11 March 2025

The Center Square

Legal minds fight over DOGE

(The Center Square) – Since launching in January, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has sparked both support and outrage while also coming under legal and constitutional scrutiny. Open to Debate…

10 March 2025

Rough Draft Atlanta

Springing forward

Here’s our daily newsletter for Mon., March 10. The return of Daylight Saving Time over the weekend means a lost hour of sleep until November. While a new Gallup poll suggests a majority of Americans want to…

10 March 2025

C-SPAN

Debate on the Legality of the Department of Government Efficiency

The Open to Debate Foundation hosted a debate between Harvard Law professor emeritus Laurence Tribe and former U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael McConnell on the legality of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).…

4 March 2025

Ear Worthy

Open To Debate Podcast: Do Dating Apps Really Work?

With the U.S. grappling with an existential crisis in government, the efficacy of dating apps may not be defined as a calamity. However, loneliness is not an acceptable alternative for millions searching for a connection…

17 February 2025

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Recent Headlines

Faceoff in Manhattan: Should US ‘decouple’ supply chains from China?

Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world?

The Last Abundance Agenda

Open To Debate Podcast: We Don't Debate Anymore; We Yell At Each Other!

Megan Thee Stallion, Kathy Bates, Keke Palmer and Cristin Milioti Among Gracie Awards Honorees

The Gracies Revealed: Cristin Milioti, Megan Thee Stallion, Kathy Bates & Keke Palmer Among Recipients

New York Festivals Radio Awards Unveils 2025 Shortlist

Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?

Legal minds fight over DOGE

Springing forward

Debate on the Legality of the Department of Government Efficiency

Open To Debate Podcast: Do Dating Apps Really Work?

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Should the U.S. Decouple from China? Open to Debate and CFR Live Debate April 21 in NYC

Open to Debate Wins Gracie Award

Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law? Laurence Tribe Debates Michael W. McConnell, March 4

Was Trump Right to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

A Tinder Exec and a Matchmaker Debate: “Is It Time to Break Up with Dating Apps?"

Open to Debate and Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute Partner for Two-Year Live Debate Series

Open to Debate Leads the National Conversation About the Importance of Real Debate

Open to Debate Announces Knowledge Partnership with Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute

New initiative to nurture 'the skills and habits of dialogue across difference'

Risk, Power, and Politics with the Nation’s Leading Political Forecaster, Nate Silver

“Were Israel's Actions in the Gaza War Justified?” | Live Debate Set for NYC, 9/21 from Open to Debate

“Can Israel Make Peace with Hamas?” Open To Debate's Latest Episode features Cenk Uygur vs. Mosab Hassan Yousef

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