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Open To Debate podcast tackles Carbon Capture This week, nonpartisan debate podcast Open to Debate tackles the question: “Is Carbon Capture Essential to Fighting Climate…
By FRANK RACIOPPI
7 May 2023
The former "communist mayor" brags about millionaires, and more links to start your day.   On Friday afternoon, while everyone…
By MORNING SPEW
17 April 2023
'The future, unfortunately, is not bright for Florida,' the former mayor said, regarding climate change.   Former New York City…
By JEFF COLTIN
14 April 2023
‘Florida is choosing the path of burning books,’ the ex-mayor says in painting the Sunshine State as a MAGA-fueled dystopia.…
By DEAN KARAYANIS
16 April 2023
“I’m not here to be negative to another state,” former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at the top…
By By JULIA MARSH, ANNA GRONEWOLD and ZACHARY SCHERMELE
17 April 2023
There are good debates and bad debates. The bad ones are like the argument sketch from the old British television show “Monty…
By Peter Coy
17 April 2023
Media company Intelligence Squared U.S. is rebranding as Open to Debate. The nonprofit organization, which seeks to address polarization in the nation…
By Radio World Staff
11 April 2023
Intelligence Squared U.S. has a new name and ambitions to host presidential debates.   He who knows only his own…
By Nick Gillespie
11 April 2023
Combating extreme polarization, information silos, and echo chambers through the framework of formal debate. NEW YORK, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This month,…
By PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire
11 April 2023
Combating extreme polarization, information silos, and echo chambers through the framework of formal debate. NEW YORK, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This month,…
By Open to Debate
11 April 2023
Tents, wheelchairs, and shopping carts piled with belongings sat baking in the sun next to the intersection where Kathryn Paige…
By Jennifer Latson
1 September 2021
The Government Administration and Elections Committee heard testimony on a bill that would ban TikTok from being used by government employees or public officials on state-owned…
By Vincent Gabrielle
13 March 2023
On February 17, Intelligence Squared hosted a debate. The question was: should the U.S. ban Tiktok? Our reporter was there…
By Arran Hope
27 February 2023
CHINA HAWKS SEEK SHIFT AWAY FROM UKRAINE: Just as Ukraine is facing a critical inflection point in what the Pentagon…
By by Jamie McIntyre, Senior Writer
16 February 2023
 Intelligence Squared U.S. Podcast Debates China's Future   We don't have debates in this nation any longer. Today, too many…
By by Frank Racioppi
19 February 2023
Calendar   FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 17   TBA Munich, Germany — Munich Security Conference 2023 begins, running through Sunday, Feb.…
By by Jamie McIntyre, Senior Writer
15 February 2023
CHINA is morphing into the "most sophisticated Orwellian police state" in the world, a former US defence official has warned.…
By Imogen Braddick
4 February 2023
I some how kept adding guests to today's episode so I can’t narrow it down to just one question  …
By Stand Up! with Pete
22 January 2020
On Thursday, January 23, Bill Nye takes the Intelligence Squared U.S. stage to kick off the veteran debate series’ spring…
By Just Announced
23 January 2020
We do not have debates anymore in this nation. Instead, we yell over each other, so damn sure that our…
4 August 2022
We do not have debates anymore in this nation. Instead, we yell over each other, so damn sure that our…
By Frank Racioppi
4 August 2022
Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe…
By Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
11 August 2022
There are many issues in our lives where neutral opinions are replaced with hard-line views. Should the toilet paper roll…
By Frank Racioppi
13 August 2022
Should Trump Be Indicted?   After a series of prime-time hearings from the January 6th Committee and hundreds of charges…
By The Law School
12 August 2022
So-called ‘ultra-processed foods,’ which include a significant portion of CPGs, are often demonized as calorie-dense, nutrient-poor and a major contributor…
By Elizabeth Crawford
17 August 2022
After an extended period of experimentation triggered by pandemic lockdowns, public radio’s Intelligence Squared is relaunching as a weekly, hourlong program focused…
By Tyler Falk
10 August 2022
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie are joined by Associate Editor Liz Wolfe as they criticize President Joe Biden's recently…
29 August 2022
When it comes to thinking about race and identity, Kmele is something of a radical, though not in the way…
By Matt Welch
21 August 2022
Interviews with White House Chief of Staff Ronald A. Klain, Senator Christopher Murphy, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, and actor, producer,…
By Press Room
16 August 2022
 Is the Truth really out there? Debates. You remember them. When both sides presented facts to support your chosen position.…
9 September 2022
Is the Truth really out there?   Debates. You remember them. When both sides presented facts to support their chosen…
By Frank Racioppi
9 September 2022
Podcast analytics company Podtrac’s US podcast publisher data for August was released. In spite of all the publicity handed to them…
By Joe Wells
12 September 2022
About 70 years ago, nearly 40 percent of all American workers were in a labor union. That number today is…
By Frank Racioppi
27 October 2022
Wanted posters, vague and threatening letters, and dragging a 75-pound dummy.   Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a…
By John Ross
4 November 2022
Nov. 26—ATHENS — Genetic improvement, particularly improvements related to animal production, has been one of the most transformational agricultural advancements…
By Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald, Ga.
26 November 2022
A few weeks ago, a producer from Intelligence Squared, a media company that organizes debates, called me and asked me…
By Debater: Steven Greenhouse
16 November 2022
Affirmative action is one of those issues that nags at people, irrespective of their view on its efficacy. For some,…
By Frank Racioppi
7 December 2022
How Mike Pompeo might get the American Federation of Teachers president to debate him.   We live in an age…
By Larry Sand
10 December 2022
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 Intelligence Squared U.S. (In Person)   WAS JANUARY 6TH AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT? President Biden has said "The…
By Newsletter
14 December 2022
Is Musk killing Twitter This week’s Intelligence Squared U.S. debate podcast asks: Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter? Journalist Kara Swisher argues…
By Frank Racioppi
24 January 2023
The age old nature v. nurture debate took a different turn a couple of months ago during a live debate…
By Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt
21 December 2019
A debate between an investor and a journalist looks into what is happening at the social media company   Last…
By Ameya Paleja
20 January 2023
CHINA is preparing for an all-out blitz of Taiwan, a former US Department of Defence official has warned. Michael Beckley…
By Imogen Braddick
31 January 2023
At a time of rapidly growing political polarization, it can be exceedingly difficult (and exhausting) to fight over an issue…
By Julia Pugachevsky
30 October 2020
The second U.S. presidential debate of 2020 was more sedate than the first, with its whining, braying, and general frothing…
By John R. Quain
23 October 2020
That's the topic two former Clinton administration officials, a former Greek finance minister and a researcher who has studied the…
By Jeremy Kahn
9 October 2020
The fate of the remaining US presidential debates is in jeopardy after president Donald Trump declared he would not participate…
By Nicolás Rivero
8 October 2020
Let’s make debating, like governing, a team sport. Three candidates sit together on each side, for a total of six.…
20 November 2019
Robert Rosenkranz, a financier and a philanthropist, believes in civility. Since 2006, his foundation has sponsored a series of public…
By Andrew Marantz
8 April 2019
On a frigid January night, a Harvard genetics professor with a billowing white beard stood stage left in a theater on…
By Jason Nark
1 April 2019
We saw computers beat humans at chess in 1997, beat humans at Jeopardy in 2011 and vanquish the world's best…
By Stephen Shankland
18 July 2018
Can we all agree that Google Duplex demo was eerie? A robot, posing as a human being, scheduled a reservation…
By Theo Miller
21 May 2018
In the Trump era, tribalism bests morality. The party of Lincoln elected a reality television star who recently endorsed a…
By Davis Richardson
8 December 2017
Two sides with decidedly different opinions on whether college athletes should be paid participated in a public debate on Tuesday…
By Lois Elfman
25 October 2017
If you’re tired of hearing college coaches and athletic directors stumbling over themselves to repeat the same tired, NCAA-issued lines…
By Nick Martin
24 October 2017
Retired General David Petraeus shared lessons learned from over fifteen years of combatting terrorists and extremists in the Middle East…
By Jeremy Berke
15 September 2017
If budget-cutters in Washington decided to eliminate food-stamp benefits to New Yorkers, the city’s politicians would be denouncing the cruelty…
By John Tierney
16 April 2017
In recent decades, Walmart has come to represent the epitome of capitalist success: The company’s founder, Sam Walton of Oklahoma,…
By Bourree Lam
11 April 2017
With $485.9 billion in global revenue and 1.5 million employees in the U.S. alone, Walmart the corporation isn’t going away…
By Amy Traub
6 April 2017
Should all Americans be given a guaranteed basic income, just enough money that any person could scrape by on their…
By Brady Dale
28 March 2017
Is a guaranteed paycheck from the government, with no strings attached, the answer to the relentless rise of automation? The…
By Lauren Thomas
25 March 2017
Each year, robots and artificially intelligence systems cause unemployment rates to increase as more and more jobs become automated. And…
By Jolene Creighton
22 March 2017
In 1988, Al Shanker, then president of the American Federation of Teachers, gave a speech that had been inspired by…
By Vicki Cobb
2 March 2017
Four experts faced off in a live debate Wednesday night on a range of issues that swirl around charter schools—whether…
By Sarah Tully
2 March 2017
In late January, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,…
By Steven A. Cook
27 February 2017
Intelligence Squared U.S., or IQ2US, organizes a regular series of debates on issues of public concern and broadcasts them via…
By Scott C. Monje
20 February 2017
George Washington University hosted a debate Wednesday night about whether or not President Donald Trump should be given a chance…
By Jackson Richman
2 February 2017
After all, giving newly inaugurated presidents the opportunity to govern, and show what they can accomplish, is part of America's…
By Linda Feldmann
9 February 2017
I've known David Frum almost since I first came to Washington. A mutual friend of ours once described him thusly:…
By Jonathan V. Last
13 February 2017
Listen to the segment: In partnership with IQ2US, NPR's 1A hosted a preview of the debate, featuring the president of…
By 1A
1 February 2017
NEW YORK — Four law and order experts sparred in New York City Wednesday night over evidencebased data suggesting policing…
By Leonardo Blair
13 January 2017
By THE RITA COSBY SHOW
12 January 2017
Listen to the segment: In a preview of an Intelligence Squared debate, Gloria Browne-Marshall, an associate professor of constitutional law…
By The Brian Lehrer Show
10 January 2017
As President Obama prepares to leave office without having destroyed the Islamic State, he’s selling the notion that U.S. intelligence…
By Dave Boyer
8 December 2016
Or an “Article V convention to amend the Constitution,” to be more precise. It’s sitting right there in the Constitution.…
By Joe Patrice
8 December 2016
Lawrence Lessig, activist, Harvard law professor, and author of Republic, Lost: The Corruption of Equality and the Steps to End It (Twelve,…
By The Brian Lehrer Show
5 December 2016
TALLAHASSEE - Florida's three-year redistricting legal challenge was part of a debate Monday over whether or not the redrawing of…
By Matt Dixon
15 November 2016
Americans were promised that the passage of the Affordable Care Act would usher in universal health coverage and lower healthcare…
By JD Heyes
8 November 2016
As the pressures to justify drug pricing both in the U.S. and beyond increase, biopharmaceutical companies and the pharma industry…
By Caroline Hoffman and Kimberly Anastos
1 November 2016
The question of whether or not Islam is a religion of peace has been the subject of numerous articles and…
By Gene Van Son
16 October 2016
While we’re secretly pulling for the candidates and their respective camps to end up on Family Feud (“Donald, Bill — what’s something…
By Kirk Miller
19 October 2016
Donvan, who moderates the Oxford-style Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series and is part of a Change.org petition promoting the reform of…
By Emily Stewart
19 October 2016
Recent headlines have decried exorbitant drug costs. No one is surprised by drugs that exceed $100,000 dollars a year or whose…
By Deborah Quilter
18 October 2016
Harcourt argues that profiling one group diverts resources from examining others outside the group. So while it may help detect…
By Linda Qiu
23 September 2016
Carl Pope, Sierra Club's former director, counters the economic harm argument by saying the number of coal plants retired under…
By John Siciliano
25 September 2016
The style of presidential debates hasn't changed in decades, and as Emily Schmidt reports, that has opened up a debate…
23 September 2016
Monday’s presidential debate has all the makings of something we’ve never seen before in modern politics. But beyond the expected…
23 September 2016
Yesterday’s presidential debate promised to be a showdown for the ages and to a large extent, it delivered, with the…
27 September 2016
Ahead of the first debate ABC News Correspondent John Donvan sits down with Emily Schmidt to discuss a better way…
By RunningMate with Ryan Nobles
23 September 2016
Glick brings up an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate held in Manhattan last week. The subject was “Blame the elites for…
By Karol Markowicz
20 September 2016
Two sides debated the proposition that the American elites are to blame for Trump’s rise. Arguing in favor of the…
By Caroline B. Glick
15 September 2016
The nonprofit debate organization Intelligence Squared facilitated a remarkable spectacle Tuesday evening: two elite conservative media pundits arguing that the failures of…
By Alexander Reed Kelly
15 September 2016
John Donvan of ABC News, moderator of public broadcasting’s excellent Intelligence Squared US debates, has been making the media rounds urging that…
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
19 September 2016
The debates this election season have been unprecedented in modern politics, but imagine if they looked a little different, and…
16 September 2016
On Tuesday, Tim Carney and I won the Intelligence Squared debate on the proposition “Blame The Elites For The Trump…
By Ben Domenech
15 September 2016
Ask: “Based on what you know now, do these demands seem reasonable? Have students gone too far?” Tell students that…
By Amanda Christy Brown and Katherine Schulten
14 September 2016
Media and political elites, not rank and file voters, are responsible for the unlikely rise of Donald Trump. That was…
By Luke Vargas
14 September 2016
It’s a testament to a flagging campaign when thought leaders from your own party gather to hold a debate on…
By Joe Patrice
14 September 2016
Who is at fault for the Donald Trump phenomenon? An audience of New York elites attended a debate on Tuesday night…
By Emily Stewart
14 September 2016
I’m here to debate (along with Jody Freeman, the Archibald Cox Professor of Law at Harvard) a couple of coal…
By Carl Pope
8 September 2016
Should we embrace our end, or should we cure aging? Are human lifespans long enough as is? This was the…
By Shelly Fan
30 August 2016
Robert Rosenkrantz and John Donvan wrote an op-ed in February suggesting the debates instead adopt the same format they have used more…
By Zaid Jilani
16 August 2016
Two former Obama administration officials went toe to toe last night, debating whether U.S. EPA has "gone overboard" with the…
By Hannah Hess
8 September 2016
“We are debating free speech because its values are under siege,” Wendy Kaminer said during an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate…
By Jill Lepore
12 September 2016
John Donvan of Intelligence Squared U.S. tells what reforms are needed to make the presidential eebates truly debates, instead of…
30 July 2016
Now that the primary debates are over and the presumptive presidential nominees are set, a producer of a public radio…
By April Simpson
17 June 2016
A debate is not meant to be an exchange of scripted remarks, rehearsed rebuttals or an endless series of character…
By Robert Rosenkranz
16 June 2016
The quality of presidential campaign debates in the modern era, low to begin with, has sunk to rock-bottom. Some of…
By Jeff Jacoby
17 July 2016
Alan Dershowitz and Sanford Levinson take on David Kopel and Eugene Volokh on the question of the historical context of…
By Chris Eger
15 August 2016
This year, as part of efforts to inject challenging ideas into oncampus conversation, the Adam Smith Society is partnering with…
By Lawrence Mone
31 March 2016
Months after the killing of Cecil the Lion, let's have a civilized debate over the role of trophy hunting in…
By Alexander C. Kaufman
4 May 2016
The empty stage of the Yale Repertory Theatre looked like the set of a talk show. A black-and-white photograph of…
By Eleanor Womack
28 April 2016
I'm a big fan of the Intelligence Squared US (IQ2) debate program, so when I learned that the program had…
By Lee Drutman
19 April 2016
Do the campus protests and debates that roil around speech that has been deemed 'offensive' or 'racist' signal a threat…
By Catherine Morris
2 March 2016
More of this year's freshman class expects to participate in at least one protest while they're in college than at…
By Tara García Mathewson
4 March 2016
One of Washington's most notorious lobbyists is singing the same tune as Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders when it comes…
By Emily Stewart
7 April 2016
At a debate Wednesday night co-hosted by Intelligence Squared US and the 92 Street Y in New York City, a…
By Louise Matsakis
10 March 2016
Jaron Lanier and Martine Rothblatt address our darkest AI fears. The advent of artificial intelligence is as dreaded as it…
By Mona Lalwani
9 March 2016
I spend a lot of time covering advances in artificial intelligence. It's one of the big stories of our time,…
By Drake Baer
13 March 2016
A debate in New York tries to settle the question. After taking a 2-0 lead in its five-game match with…
By Larry Greenmeier
10 March 2016
Jaron Lanier and Andrew Keen make powerful arguments against tech utopianism.A debate on artificial intelligence took place at the 92nd…
By Scott Timberg
10 March 2016
A recurring falsehood in the ongoing debate about campus culture, politics, and policy. Last week, I surveyed the overwhelming evidence…
By Conor Friedersdorf
8 March 2016
The ever-fascinating Martine Rothblatt is a colorful figure on the Washington scene '€” lawyer, author, founder of Sirius XM, founder…
By Nancy Szokan
7 March 2016
Intelligence Squared presented an excellent debate on Tuesday at Yale 'Resolved: Free speech is threatened on campus.' Yale was a…
By Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
4 March 2016
A debate at Yale highlighted the disconnect between those who would downplay the problem, and the growing mass of evidence…
By Conor Friedersdorf
4 March 2016
Portrayed as 'ignorant at best and immoral at worst,' non-leftist students self-censor. In recent weeks, speakers such as conservative Ben…
By Peter Maxwell
2 March 2016
The atmosphere on college campuses has changed, a Columbia University professor argued before an audience full of Yale students and…
By Anna Bisaro
2 March 2016
Before a nearly full auditorium at the Yale Repertory Theater Tuesday night, the NPR show 'Intelligence Squared U.S.'hosted a debate…
By Sean Walker
2 March 2016
On Tuesday, an audience gathered at Yale to hear a debate on the proposition, 'Free speech is threatened on campus.'The…
By Conor Friedersdorf
2 March 2016
The atmosphere on campuses nationwide has become charged with accusations, on one side, that '€œmicro-aggressions'€ are hurtful to women and…
By Ed Stannard
26 February 2016
As mentioned previously, the tenth Republican debate looms Thursday ' hosted by CNN and Telemundo, moderated by Wolf Blitzer and…
By Jennifer Harper
22 February 2016
The five reaming Republican candidates will debate tonight in Houston. The debates have draw big ratings wins for news organizations'13.5…
By The Takeaway
25 February 2016
Prime-time presidential debates were a brilliant innovation of the 1960s, meant to inform voters and let them see the candidates…
By Robert Rosenkranz and John Donvan
21 February 2016
How long should we live? Is the age of death for the average American (78.8) about right or should science…
By Deborah Quilter
5 February 2016
With more and more money being funneled into the field, more health data being crunched and chances increasing that scientists…
By Senior Planet
2 February 2016
It's time to dispose of the politics of fear and embrace a pro-refugee, pro-economy policy. [...] The new Middle East…
By Gordon Adams
1 February 2016
Should we toy with the human life span? As it turns out, four experts on that subject gathered in New…
By Eric Boodman
4 February 2016
Our presidential debate moderators are stuck in an impossible position: Either they allow candidates to spin and not give real…
By John Donvan on Big Think
29 January 2016
The Syrian refugee crisis coinciding with America's Presidential Campaigns has brought the emotional debate over refugees into the political arenas…
By Women of the World
24 January 2016
A major debate between leading U.S. experts on refugee and migration issues, organized by the Intelligence Squared U.S. organization, produced…
By Stoyan Zaimov
14 January 2016
I used to think podcasts were not for me. But recently, I've been blown away with their ability to expand…
By Daily Tekk
11 January 2016
During the Intelligence Squared debate last week, Roger Clegg, president and general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity, argued…
By Casey Quinlan
11 December 2015
As the Supreme Court of the United States again prepares to consider arguments in Fisher v. The University of Texas…
By Autumn A. Arnett
8 December 2015
This month marks the seventh anniversary of the Federal Reserve's first round of quantitative easing the program that more than…
By Javier E. David
28 November 2015
While most agree that the U.S. narrowly avoided a second Great Depression, how that happened isn't agreed upon. In fact,…
By Emily Stewart
18 November 2015
Quantitative easing has been good for Wall Street, but has it done anything for the average American? It's debatable. At…
By Emily Stewart
19 November 2015
We are now four debates into the 2016 presidential campaign, and the emerging consensus is that the format stinks. Yes,…
By Lee Drutman
5 November 2015
Pop a pill, ace a test. If you could take a pill that would instantly make you work harder, improve…
By Alexa Lardieri
5 November 2015
In a spirited Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on Wednesday night, Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd and Kissinger Institute…
By Josh Rosenfield
15 October 2015
After taping this weekend'€™s Radio Derb, with its segments about U.S.-China tensions and geostrategy, I was browsing through my blog…
By John Derbyshire
1 November 2015
In a debate held by "Intelligence Squared US", renowned international relations experts such as John J. Mearsheimer from the University…
By Wang Honggang
29 October 2015
Intelligence Squared US and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) are embarking on a joint venture (that I…
By Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
1 November 2015
Should college students take smart drugs? That was the question posed to a panel of professors at an Intelligence Squared…
By Catherine Morris
3 November 2015
If there was a pill that could make everyone smarter and more focused, how many people would take it? This…
By Daniella Olonilua
3 November 2015
We use coffee to stay awake, good food and nutrition to stay healthy and alert. But if there was a…
By Princess Ojiaku
3 November 2015
Should college students be allowed to take Adderall and Modafinil to improve their academic performance, or should universities treat these…
By Robby Soave
3 November 2015
Last night, I had the pleasure of debating my views on why college students should be allowed to take smart…
By Nita Farahany
3 November 2015
Should students be allowed - or encouraged -€” to take "€œsmart drugs"€ so they can get better grades?That will be…
By Nancy Szokan
26 October 2015
A former prime minister of Australia, a political science professor, and two senior members from United States-based think-tanks took turns…
By Larry Ong
16 October 2015
On September 16, 2015, ALI members Stephen J. Schulhofer of New York University School of Law, Jeannie C. Suk of…
By American Law Institute
21 September 2015
Just before four law professors take the stage here to debate whether courts or colleges should decide sexual-assault cases, the…
By Sarah Brown
18 September 2015
Jed Rubenfeld and Jeannie Suk (for) and Michelle Anderson and Stephen Schulhofer (against) participated in an interesting and extensive debate…
By Jack Chin
17 September 2015
Harvard Law School professor Jeannie C. Suk argued at a forum in New York this week that the criminal court…
By Andrew M. Duehren
18 September 2015
Best of Enemies celebrates the dawn of intellectual debate in mass media. Intelligence Squared U.S. celebrates its continued relevance.
By Robert Rosenkranz
26 August 2015
That tension between steadfast principles and hard realities, both at home and abroad, was on display when some of America'€™s…
By Robert Draper
1 September 2015
That the debate surrounding ISIS seems confused was recently echoed in an actual debate on the topic. The folks at…
By The Editors
1 September 2015
Recently, political discussions relegated to cable news anchors and Twitter feeds have come to share a common criticism of lacking…
By Jim Milholland
15 August 2015
John Donvan has made a career out of staying calm'€”and staying on topic. A veteran ABC News correspondent, he'€™s now…
By Aisha Harris
2 August 2015
Rosenkranz's most prominent effort in the area of public affairs is non-partisan in nature'€”Intelligence Squared U.S., a debate series based…
By Ade Adeniji
29 June 2015
For the third consecutive year, Intelligence Squared U.S. has been honored for excellence in radio and podcast programming by the…
By Intelligence Squared U.S.
24 June 2015
Marriage equality won big in Philadelphia this week at the National Constitution Center. Broadcast by National Public Radio, the NCC…
By Angela Thomas
4 June 2015
I recently attended an Intelligence Squared debate over whether 'smart technology is making us dumb.' Those who argued that it…
By Elspeth Reeve
2 June 2015
[Greg] Lukianoff is not willing to throw up his arms and throw in the towel. He writes: I am constantly…
By Michael Rubin
21 May 2015
Q: You seemed to argue at an intelligence squared debate, that the US cannot be the world police anymore. How…
By Elena Holodny
21 May 2015
In the heart of blue America ' New York City ' Mark Dubowitz and Mike Doran debated Philip Gordon and…
By Jennifer Rubin
29 May 2015
On Tuesday evening, I attended a debate in New York City sponsored by Intelligence Squared U.S. focusing on whether or…
By Lauri B. Regan
30 May 2015
Intelligence Squared US arranged one of its excellent debates on the upper West Side of Manhattan this week. The debate…
By Scott Johnson
30 May 2015
I attended a recent Intelligence Squared debate at the Kaufman Center in New York City on this question: Does smart…
By Deborah Quilter
1 June 2015
Intelligence Squared hosted a lively debate last week over the so-called 'Right to be Forgotten 'embraced by European courts'which, as…
By Julian Sanchez
17 March 2015
I have long been a fan of the Intelligence Squared debate series, which I often hear on my local NPR…
By Douglas A. Berman
26 April 2015
Intelligence Squared U.S., a program based on a highly successful debate program in London, allows viewers to rethink their point-of-view…
By Kosher Press Staff
28 May 2015
This April Fool's week, I implore you to prank your friends, family, and even yourself in the best way possible:…
By Charles Kreutzkamp
1 April 2015
The University of Oklahoma expelled two fraternity members this week after video of them leading a racist chant went viral.…
By Jeff John Roberts
12 March 2015
The 'right to be forgotten' should be adopted in the U.S. because Americans deserve the ability to exercise control over…
By Ashley Carman
12 March 2015
Intelligence Squared U.S. is an Oxford-style debate series covering a range of relevant controversial topics, from science refuting God to…
By Soli Salgado
26 February 2015
WASHINGTON Before the Intelligence Squared debate held at George Washington University, only one in three audience members said they agreed…
By Napp Nazworth
26 February 2015
Panelists visiting GW debated whether or not liberals suppressed intellectual diversity on college campuses Tuesday. The debate, hosted by Intelligence…
By Sophie Ota
25 February 2015
At GW last night, nobody was willing to argue that students should be silenced. Anyone feeling disheartened by the many…
By Stephanie Slade
25 February 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. 'After a 90-minute campus debate Tuesday over whether liberals stifle intellectual diversity on college campuses, nearly six in…
By Michael Cipriano
25 February 2015
Immigration and innovation will enable America to maintain its position as a superpower, experts say, despite policy mistakes made along…
By Jeremy Quittner
13 February 2015
During the 2012 campaign, Mitt Romney made an off-the-cuff comment about how 'corporations are people.' He was mocked but perhaps…
By David Streitfeld
26 January 2015
I took a wrong turn on the subway and reached Brooklyn before I realized I was a long way from…
By Len Edgerly
15 January 2015
A passionate New York debate interrogates Amazon's dominance in the book market'is it delivering well-priced books efficiently, or a greedy,…
By Lloyd Grove
16 January 2015
We asked WNYC staffers to pick their single favorite podcast episode of the year, whether it came from inside our…
By WNYC Staff
18 December 2014
We know the feeling: you feel uninformed about a story in the news, or a pop culture phenomena, or just…
By Adam Cecil
24 November 2014
The debate swirling around genetically modified foods was literally on display last night in New York City, in a terrifically…
By American Council on Science and Health
4 December 2014
When I heard that Intelligence Squared U.S. 'which stages high-profile, Oxford-style debates 'was going to take on genetically modified foods,…
By Nathanael Johnson
5 December 2014
Last night, about 450 people packed into New York City's Kaufman Center to hear a genetics professor and Monsanto's chief…
By Francie Diep
5 December 2014
On December 3 at the Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan, the motion concerned whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should have…
By WholeFoods Magazine Staff
4 December 2014
If you missed the recent Intelligence Squared debate on GMOs, it'€™s worth watching. Or if you prefer, read the transcript.…
By Keith Kloor
5 December 2014
On Wednesday night, Intelligence Squared U.S. held an enlightening debate on genetically modified foods on the Upper West Side of…
By Abe Greenwald
5 December 2014
Tune in Wednesday, December 3rd for a debate on GMOs. Intelligence Squared is hosting a debate between four individuals from…
By Karl Haro von Mogel
3 December 2014
Tune in live at 6:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 3 for a spirited debate on the risks and rewards…
By James Gerken
3 December 2014
Last night, I participated in a debate on GMO as part of the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series in New…
By Robb Fraley
4 December 2014
A group that hosts debates on volatile social, economic and political topics took up the question of physician-assisted suicide after…
By Elizabeth Kreft
14 November 2014
During an Intelligence Squared panel in New York City Wednesday evening, debaters argued over what defines '€œdignity'€ and what it…
By Lecia Bushak
16 November 2014
Two weeks after the physician-assisted suicide of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard, an Intelligence Squared debate in New York explored whether the…
By Life Media Matters
14 November 2014
The end of a life is inevitably tragic '€” but what if an even bigger tragedy could be avoided by…
By Eva Kis
11 November 2014
Since 2006, Robert Rosenkranz has been working on elevating public debate in this country. His project is a program called…
By Pat Horan
13 November 2014
The debate, hosted by Intelligence Squared U.S., pitted Winship and Conard against Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy…
By Meagan Clark
23 October 2014
Last night, I had the honor of attending an Intelligence Squared debate on the proposition that, '€œIncome Inequality Impairs the…
By Sean McElwee
23 October 2014
MANHATTAN '€” '€œWorking hard is the backbone of the American Dream,'€ words from progressive economist Elise Gould'€™s opening statement in…
By Carrie Sheffield
24 October 2014
But, here'€™s the problem: The same political forces that allowed the 1 percent to take our political system hostage have…
By Sean McElwee
26 October 2014
'€œUnintended Consequences'€ Author Edward Conard, Economic Policy Institute Economist Elise Gould and Bloomberg View Columnist Mohamed El-Erian discuss the Intelligence…
By Bloomberg TV
23 October 2014
Some very smart people try to make the case that gobbling up phone data on all of us isn'€™t really…
By Joe Patrice
10 October 2014
A resounding win! A Philadelphia audience sided squarely with team civil liberties in a debate hosted yesterday by Intelligence Squared.…
By Alex Abdo
8 October 2014
Intelligence Squared U.S. sponsored a debate September 9, 2014 on the Common Core State Standards. Four participants argued whether American…
By Alan Singer
19 September 2014
A recent debate, '€œEmbrace the Common Core?'€ hosted by Intelligence Squared, featured some of the nation'€™s top experts on the…
By Sarah Galey
1 October 2014
New York public school principal Carol Burris, an outspoken standards critic and defender of leveled reading, recently published an anti-Common…
By Robert Pondiscio and Kevin Mahnken
24 September 2014
On September 9, I attended the NPR-syndicated Intelligence Squared debate, "Should Schools Embrace the Common Core?" Although it has been…
By Vicki Cobb
25 September 2014
Wednesday's column is about the state of podcasting, so I'm offering here a list of the podcasts I currently subscribe…
By Eric Zorn
30 September 2014
A strong majority of audience members thought mass collection of U.S. phone records violates the constitution'€™s Fourth Amendment protection against…
By Tal Kopan
8 October 2014
Four partisans with strong opinions debated the Common Core State Standards on Tuesday night in New York City as part…
By Mark Walsh
10 September 2014
Petrilli is the current president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and an editor of Education Next. He is a…
By Allie Gross
12 September 2014
So where is the research to support: close reading, increased Lexile levels, the use of informational texts and other questionable…
By Carol Burris
17 September 2014
Embrace the Common Core State Standards? Do not embrace the Common Core? That was the question in New York when…
By Valerie Strauss
14 September 2014
I am not exactly sure what '€œIntelligence Squared'€ is, but it sponsored an interesting debate about Common Core. Speaking for…
By Diane Ravitch
11 September 2014
In the fall of 2007 I participated in a debate in New York on the question of whether Russia was…
By Brett Stephens
22 July 2014
Consider, for instance, the ongoing debate over the source and nature of consciousness. Is it brain-based or does it perhaps…
By Eric Nelson
19 May 2014
The Cato Institute'€™s James Dorn and the Hoover Institution'€™s Russell Roberts made this point at length during an Intelligence Squared…
By Jordan Weissmann
14 May 2014
Described as '€œalways intelligent and provocative'€ (Wall Street Journal), the award-winning NPR show Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates (IQ2US) returns to…
By AboveAvgJane
3 June 2014
The Seattle experiment in wage rate regulation should provide yet another opportunity to test the effects of this type of…
By Adamu Kofi Shauku
3 June 2014
Dinesh D'Souza, for instance, has taken to using science as proof of religion -- he argues, rather absurdly, that the…
By Sean McElwee
23 June 2014
Campaign finance, Super PACS and the First Amendment make up the three topics to be debated on NPR Radio'€™s popular…
By Damon C. Williams
19 June 2014
Many have argued for things like public financing or, you know, sensible limits, while others have said where you spend…
By Randy Lobasso
26 June 2014
What do near death experiences (NDEs) tell us about life after death? Do they tell us anything at all? At…
By Kyle Hill
18 May 2014
Last week, four scientific big thinkers settled into their seats on stage at NYC's Kaufmann Center to debate this provocative…
By Angela Bonavoglia
14 May 2014
Does consciousness exist outside the brain, pointing to a less observable world than meets the eye? Or are near death…
By Kathleen Lees
8 May 2014
You'€™ll be happy to hear that the good guys '€œwon.'€ In scare quotes because helping the world'€™s population understand that…
By Sean Carroll
9 May 2014
The debate hosted by Intelligence Squared on the proposition '€“ Death is not Final, was a lot of fun. Of…
By Dr. Steven Novella
8 May 2014
Those with an interest in invective-free debates among experts should check out the "Intelligence Squared" series at intelligencesquaredus.org.
By Eric Zorn
4 May 2014
The current online voting for Wednesday (May 7, 2014) night'€™s debate shows Dr Moody and myself (Dr Eben Alexander) victorious…
By Eben Alexander
9 May 2014
For an entertaining and informative refresher on why that process sucks, watch this recent Intelligence Squared debate, '€œThe FDA'€™s Caution…
By Tamara Tabo
1 May 2014
Beyond issues of retaining students, critics also raise concerns about whether online education provides effective ways to learn and whether…
By Jamaal Abdul-Alim
5 May 2014
Now here is a really interesting (for me) debate from Intelligence squared.
By Dave Gamble
8 May 2014
If you'€™re the sort of person who finds discussions about science and religion entertaining, then you'€™re in luck because at…
By Paul Dechene
9 May 2014
Is there life after death? This age-old question will be debated again tonight by a group of doctors and scientists,…
By Bahar Gholipour
7 May 2014
Is it really a question of bricks vs clicks? In a debate at Columbia University, the question whether it would…
By Medium
7 May 2014
You can never recreate or replace the accelerated learning effect of being able to interact with your teacher and fellow…
By Arjan Tupan
25 April 2014
Have you ever had a moment when you heard an argument that made you examine a long-held belief? I had…
By Michael Bird
22 April 2014
'€œMillennials Don'€™t Stand a Chance'€ was the title and winning motion of the April 16 episode of Intelligence Squared, a…
By Walker Edwards
23 April 2014
On one recent night, the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series put forth a motion on Columbia University'€™s campus: '€œMore Clicks,…
By Michael Guerriero
22 April 2014
Millennials haven't been dealt a very good hand in life: many have graduated into one of the worst recessions in…
By Giselle Childs
15 April 2014
The essence of due process, as Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman recently argued at an Intelligence Squared debate, is that…
By A.J. Kritikos
15 April 2014
Earlier this week, over the course of two hours, a panel of four speakers and an auditorium of voters at…
By null
13 April 2014
As higher education evolves, has the lecture hall model become obsolete? In a debate hosted by Intelligence Squared on the…
By Dian Schaffhauser
3 April 2014
The intellectual case for preferences is looking increasingly shaky. Last month, a packed auditorium at Harvard Law School featured an…
By John Fund
20 March 2014
Last night at the National Constitutional Center, NPR's Intelligence Squared hosted a debate for broadcast on the limits of executive…
By John Wrubel
6 March 2014
With an extensive background in politics and an eclectic resume to impress any mover and shaker including a handful of…
By Marti Sichel
5 March 2014
What if affirmative action actually hurts minorities? Badger Pundit has the rundown on a debate at Harvard Law School over…
By William A. Jacobson
4 March 2014
Famed criminal defense lawyer, retired Harvard Law School professor and cable news gadfly Alan Dershowitz will be at the National…
By Jonathan Valania
4 March 2014
Both these short articles appeared in the Mail on Sunday today. My friend Ed Lucas (a fellow former Moscow Correspondent…
By Peter Hitchens and Edward Lucas
2 March 2014
The president has the constitutional authority to target American citizens overseas. This authority is derived from his war-making power as…
By Michael W. Lewis
2 March 2014
The White House is once again weighing whether to kill an American citizen overseas as part of its "targeted killing"…
By Hina Shamsi
2 March 2014
Intelligence Squared presented a very lively debate last night at Harvard Law School ' 'Resolved: Affirmative Action On Campus Does…
By Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
28 February 2014
On Tuesday Feb. 25 and Wednesday Feb. 26, the FDA will consider a controversial cutting-edge fertility procedure otherwise known as…
By Nita Farahany
25 February 2014
A panel featuring Harvard Law School professor Randall L. Kennedy and others debated the pros and cons of affirmative action…
By Tyler S. Olkowski and Rachel H. Star
28 February 2014
The Volokh Conspiracy's Nicholas Rosenkranz links to the 'particularly lively' Intelligence Squared debate this week in New York City: 'Resolved:…
By Scott Johnson
15 February 2014
In December, I predicted that 'doc shock's was going to be a major problem for the U.S. health-care overhaul, as…
By Megan McArdle
6 February 2014
A New York audience devoted nearly two hours yesterday evening to a riveting Intelligence Squared debate about Edward Snowden and…
By Noa Yachot
12 February 2014
In a debate hosted by Intelligence Squared on Jan. 15, competitors argued on both sides of whether the Affordable Care…
By Nadia-Elysse Harris
18 January 2014
Last Wednesday, Scott Gottlieb and I debated Jonathan Chait and Douglas Kamerow at an Intelligence Squared event on this proposition:…
By Megan McArdle
21 January 2014
Perhaps because of the abundance of raw data available in this Age of Information, many an argument comes down to…
By Susan Scutti
16 January 2014
Last night, Douglas Kamerow and I debated Megan McArdle and Scott Gottlieb at Intelligence Squared over the notion, 'Obamacare is…
By Jonathan Chait
16 January 2014
Earlier this month, The Discerning Brute covered promotions for the debate event 'Don't Eat Anything with a Face.'It got a…
By D.R. Hildebrand
12 December 2013
Last week I posted to Facebook and Twitter about a debate that was happening on IntelligenceSquaredUS.com, a site dedicated on…
By Alicia Silverstone
12 December 2013
Is it healthier to be a vegetarian? Or an omnivore? And how much of an environmental impact does livestock really…
By Layla Eplett
10 December 2013
This past Wednesday I participated in an Intelligence Squared US debate, "Don't Eat Anything With a Face." Dr. Neal Barnard…
By Chris Masterjohn
7 December 2013
Vegetarianism has been a part of human culture since the dawn of civilization, when Greek philosophers debated the morality of…
By Matthew Zuras
8 December 2013
Wednesday night, the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series took on vegetarianism and animal rights with the motion 'should we eat…
By Summer Anne Burton
7 December 2013
The award-winning debate series, "Intelligence Squared U.S.," concluded its fall season with "Don't Eat Anything with a Face," moderated by…
By Sophie Johnson
6 December 2013
Now, with the superstar couple blogging and talking about their vegan journey, the debate over whether it's healthier to eat…
By Terri MacLeod
5 December 2013
An impassioned debate from Intelligence Squared U.S. Is it wrong to eat meat? Anyone who feels strongly one way or…
By Lindsay Abrams
5 December 2013
It couldn't be more black or white than this: "Spy on me, I'd rather be safe." That was the proposition…
By Matthew Harwood
22 November 2013
"Break up the big banks!" As a rallying cry, this remains a pretty powerful one for Wall Street's harshest critics.…
By Suzanne McGee
21 October 2013
There continues to be a forceful economic debate about the cost of financial companies that are regarded -- by officials…
By Simon Johnson
18 October 2013
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates is the first online broadcast to showcase FORA.tv's new live, in-tweet video player. The new FORA.tv…
By Intelligence Squared
30 October 2013
The 34th Annual Telly Awards has recognized Intelligence Squared U.S. with two awards in the Film & Video category: the…
By Intelligence Squared
18 July 2013
Intelligence Squared U.S. has been named the 2013 winner of the Silver Radio Award for Best Public Affairs Program at…
By Intelligence Squared U.S.
18 June 2013
For Robert Rosenkranz, an investor and philanthropist who runs Delphi Financial Group, philanthropy doesn't get more satisfying than Intelligence Squared…
By Diann Daniel
11 June 2013
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled to make the morning-after pill, Plan B One-Step, available over-the-counter…
By Liam Curley
9 May 2013
The oft-repeated claim that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't approve drugs quickly enough is simply false. The actual approval…
By Lauren Alix Brown
9 May 2013
Most can agree that regulating the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices is for the protection of public…
By GEN News Highlights
9 May 2013
I finally got around to watching this Intelligence Squared debate over the motion 'The GOP must seize the center or…
By Jordan Bloom
1 May 2013
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 ? PBS's program Intelligence Squared pitted The New York Times writer David Brooks and former Congressman…
By Ryan James Girdusky
1 May 2013
When I learned it, I thought the motion for this month's Intelligence Squared U.S. debate ' 'The GOP Must Seize…
By Tim Kowal
29 April 2013
Free market advocates tried to convince an audience at Washington, D.C.' Burke Theater last week that the minimum wage should…
By Thomas Hedges
11 April 2013
Had a rousing and often substantive debate last night sponsored by the group Intelligence Squared. My partner was the great…
By Jared Bernstein
4 April 2013
There is a place where the fine art of civilized and civil debate is making a comeback. Intelligence Squared U.S.,…
By Robin E. Blumner
4 April 2013
'Banning is not a productive way forward,' said Nita Farahany, professor of law, philosophy and genome sciences and policy. 'Whether…
By Kelly Scurry
4 April 2013
After an announcement last year that a series of experiments in the United States had resulted in the birth of…
By Leonardo Blair
23 March 2013
Does the U.S. need a strong dollar policy? The Kaufman Center played host to a debate on monetary policy Wednesday…
By John Carney
14 March 2013
Last May, a group called Intelligence Squared sponsored a debate on whether to ban college football. A portion of the…
By Noah Kulwin
14 March 2013
NEW YORK - The increasing power and accessibility of genetic technology may one day give parents the option of modifying…
By Wynne Parry
19 February 2013
Would you want the option of harnessing the power of genetics to alter the DNA of your unborn child? Would…
By Richard Rende
20 February 2013
NEW YORK'S The increasing power and accessibility of genetic technology may one day give parents the option of modifying their…
By Wynne Parry
18 February 2013
Could you envision a world without genetic diseases, where parents could control their child'€™s height, muscle strength, eye color, personality,…
By GEN News Highlights
14 February 2013
New York, NY ' Wednesday, February 6, 2013. The 56th Annual New York Emmy® Award nominations took place this morning…
By National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
6 February 2013
NEW YORK - Politicians running for office may have succeeded in avoiding substantive discussion of some of the most pivotal…
By Haim Handwerker
22 January 2013
Intelligence Squared U.S. takes its civic duty with more gravitas. The idea is that American attitudes have grown more entrenched…
By Clare Malone
16 January 2013
This issue came up in an interesting debate for Intelligence Squared U.S. in early October when Reuel Marc Gerecht of…
By Daniel Pipes
10 December 2012
It's time for a good debate, and Intelligence Squared is giving us another one asking the question "Does science refute…
By Dakota O'Leary
9 December 2012
Christians and atheists went head to head Wednesday to debate one of the most frequently raised questions today: Does science…
By Lillian Kwon
8 December 2012
Feisty exchanges in New York last night reflect a country wondering more than ever about radical drug-law change.Legalization is in…
By Will Godfrey
15 November 2012
Intelligence Squared U.S., the nonpartisan public policy debate series airing on public radio and some public TV stations, is coming…
By Elizabeth Jensen
13 November 2012
'The rich are taxed enough,' argued Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard. The man who The New York Times called…
By Richard Davies
25 October 2012
Recently, Intelligence Squared, a feisty forum in New York, held a debate on the proposition '€œBetter Elected Islamists Than Dictators,'€…
By Fareed Zakaria
12 October 2012
A reader directs our attention to the Intelligence Squared debate putting the proposition before the house: Better elected Islamists than…
By Scott Johnson
6 October 2012
Intelligence Squared U.S. continued its Fall 2012 season with a sold out debate and a victory against the motion "Better…
By Globe Newswire
5 October 2012
Wednesday night. Romney vs. Obama. Live. The 28th episode in America'€™s long-running television series '€” the presidential debates '€” in…
By John Donvan
28 September 2012
Super-political action committees sound patriotic, as defined by David Keating, president of the Center for Competitive Politics: '€œIt'€™s Americans getting…
By Julie Bykowicz
13 September 2012
With the debate moderators announced and the dates set, America awaits this year'€™s three presidential and one vice presidential debates.…
By Patrick Gavin
22 August 2012
Reading cultivates strong leaders - but what if you don't have time to read? Here's what to do: "Listen to…
By Kelsey Meyer
3 August 2012
Influential public policy debate series Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) announces it's thirteenth season of six provocative new debates this fall.…
By Reuters
27 July 2012
CALL FOR ARTISTS: JOIN THE VISUAL DEBATE You are invited to participate in the First Annual Intelligence Squared U.S. Visual…
By Intelligence Squared Staff
12 July 2012
After an Oxford-style debate Sunday night, environmental attorneys Deborah Goldberg and Katherine Hudson convinced 15 percent of the audience here…
By Troy Hooper
3 July 2012
A recent debate from Intelligence Squared U.S. examined the growing American shale gas boom and brought experts together to discuss…
By Huffington Post Green
5 July 2012
Robert Leeming talks to US series producer Dana Wolfe about the US debate series
By Robert Leeming
19 June 2012
Big money, corruption, and injury have put college football in the spotlight. Tomorrow night, Intelligence Squared will debate the idea…
By The Brian Lehrer Show
7 May 2012
Soledad O'Brien and the Starting Point panel discusses Buzz Bissinger's Wall Street Journal opinion piece, in which he calls for…
By Starting Point
7 May 2012
Last week, Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger offered his arguments for why college football should be eliminated. The article…
By Chris Smith
7 May 2012
Seau came of age in an era when guys who "got dinged" in the head sucked it up and got…
By Andy Staples
2 May 2012
Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lighters and former defensive end for the Atlantic Falcons Tim Greene debate the dangers…
By Morning Joe
9 May 2012
Two prominent writers argued for banning college football on Tuesday night at New York University'€™s Skirball Center as part of…
By John Williams
9 May 2012
As part of the Intelligence Squared debate series, I teamed with up Buzz Bissinger (of '€œFriday Night LIghts'€ fame) in…
By Malcolm Gladwell
10 May 2012
Ban college football? Blasphemy! Except that's exactly what more than half of the (fortunately non-policy-making) audience voted to do earlier…
By Clint Carter
11 May 2012
Everyone who loves college football and the young men who play the game needs to watch this exchange. For the…
By J. A. Allen
18 May 2012
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By Daily Sun
26 April 2012
Few would argue that the level of public discourse in our society has reached a dangerously low point. Witness the…
By Gary Rosenblatt
19 May 2006
N.Y.C. businessman and philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz is bringing the lively British debate "Intelligence Squared" to the states this fall. As…
By Liz Smith
7 July 2006
Georgette Mosbacher, Bruce Kovner and other assorted policy wonks chuckled at last week's IQ2US debate when the International Crisis Group's…
By Daily Sun
20 April 2012
In a packed auditorium at the Asia Society and Museum earlier this month, a panel of distin guished scholars, editors,…
By Annie Karni
2 January 2007
The name of Robert Rosenkranz, the businessman and philanthropist, is not universally recognized, even on Park Avenue. '€œI know a…
By Rebecca Mead
8 January 2007
Ask almost any American about the state of public discourse in this country, and he or she is likely to…
By Robert Rosenkranz
9 February 2007
Tonight in New York City, I'll be participating in a gun control debate hosted by Intelligence Squared, in partnership with…
By Paul Helmke
28 October 2008
SERIOUS TALK He made a fortune in private equity, but Robert Rosenkranz'€™s passion is public policy. That passion has led…
By Geraldine Fabrikant
11 February 2007
Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske thinks having more guns in the community doesn't deter crime, and he plans to argue…
By Scott Gutierrez
28 October 2008
How the Rosenkranz Foundation is injecting substance and civility into public policy discourse through its modern Oxford-style debate program by…
By Philanthropy Magazine
14 February 2007
A sequel to the ballyhooed debate in 2007 over the motion that "Global Warming is Not a Crisis" has been…
By Andrew Revkin
17 November 2008
The question on the table is "Google violates its 'don't be evil' motto."
By Saul Hansell
20 November 2008
There couldn't be a better week to poke the hot- button issue of climate change. The past two days, the…
By NewsDay
16 March 2007
Karl Rove, a close confidant and former adviser to President Bush, said Tuesday he did not believe the administration would…
By Russell Goldman
3 December 2008
Vice President Gore returns this afternoon to the Senate in which he represented the Volunteer State and served, as vice…
By New York Sun
21 March 2007
George W. Bush is the worst United States president of the last fifty years.
By Sam Stein
3 December 2008
Karl Rove -- the architect, the one-time senior White House adviser to President Bush -- walked into the lion's den…
By Jon Ward
3 December 2008
Better more domestic surveillance than another Sept. 11, 2001, type of attack on U.S. soil? That was the question in…
By Ari Kaplan
23 April 2007
Karl Rove made the claim as the president's inner circle launched an unofficial "Bush legacy project", with their old boss…
By Philip Sherwell
6 December 2008
Last week saw two events in Washington that illustrate the complexity of the Sino-US relationship. The first involved 15 ministers…
By Frank Ching
30 May 2007
It's a topic that is likely to come up more and more after President-elect Barack Obama moves into the White…
By David Biello
14 January 2009
The art market is still alive. That was the relieved verdict of the dealers and collectors who braved the snow…
By Georgina Adam
7 February 2009
When it comes to worthy recipients of noblesse largesse, a well-meaning multimillionaire in New York has no shortage of gratifying…
By Eric Konigsberg
2 June 2007
"IT IS A CONTEST of wit and logic and ideas and facts and argument and, most of all, persuasion."
By MIchael Wilson
7 February 2009
In the intellectual equivalent of a pro-wrestling '€œsmackdown,'€ two teams of combatants enter a plush, packed auditorium on the Upper…
By Andrew Revkin
1 August 2007
There'€™s no use arguing about it'€”global warming is an imminent catastrophe. At least that'€™s what the media-accredited experts keep telling…
By W. James Antle III
1 September 2007
An Oxford-style debate held last night at New York's Rockefeller University featured an argument over whether Washington or Wall Street…
By John Fund
18 March 2009
It won't help anyone recoup the money lost in the housing bubble or the market crash or the recession, but…
By Newsweek
30 March 2009
On 1Q2US, the Winter Antiques Show 2009, The Armory Show, The Art Show, and '€œPlacing Avery: Paintings and Prints from…
By James Panero
19 October 2009
Robert Rosenkranz, 64, is chairman and CEO of Delphi Financial Group, Inc., and the founder and host of Manhattan's celebrated…
By Marcia Stepanek
1 October 2007
Former Vice President Dick Cheney swung quietly through New York City Tuesday night to watch his daughter, Elizabeth, a former…
By Ben Smith
12 May 2009
We now know at least one reason former vice president Dick Cheney was taking the Acela up to New York…
By Al Kamen
15 May 2009
Dick Cheney hadn't planned to speak, but others at the dinner in Manhattan noticed him growing a grimmer shade of…
By Howard Fineman
19 October 2009
POLARIZING political talk, overwrought in the extreme, is making for big headlines these days, so it is somewhat counterintuitive (or…
By Elizabeth Jensen
19 October 2009
Published Sep 25, 2009 From the magazine issue dated Oct 5, 2009 Call it the Rubber-Chicken War'€”the looming trade dispute…
19 October 2009
From the magazine issue dated Oct 19, 2009 Only those who were in the room know what was said in…
By Newsweek
19 October 2009
Robert Rosenkranz, New York multi-millionaire, wanted to do something different. He manages insurance and financial businesses dealing with a turnover…
By Haim Handwerker
6 November 2007
TUESDAY NIGHT MARKED the eleventh Intelligence Squared U.S. debate hosted at the Asia Society and Museum on Park Avenue. Generously…
By Michael Weiss
7 November 2007
While acknowledging other factors that contribute to the challenges in American education, the team arguing against the motion convinced most…
By IQ2US Press Release
17 March 2010
Just hours after baseball assured Congress it's working to address the sport's doping problem, another group debated whether performance-enhancing drugs…
By Rachel Cohen
15 January 2008
Seeking to change their image of intransigence in defending every last job of every teacher, the unions maintain that they…
By Jerry Adler
19 April 2010
Are teachers unions to blame for failing schools? This was the question debated last week on NPR's Intelligence Squared. At…
By Michael Van Beek
30 March 2010
Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced today that it would travel to…
By IQ2US Press Release
12 April 2010
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, hosted one of its most aggressively…
By IQ2US Press Release
14 April 2010
The Oxford-style Intelligence Squared debates at the Asia Society are precisely what I hoped to discover moving to New York…
By Shawn Macomber
18 January 2008
... but if I were, I would be sure to go to this debate, by the US branch of the…
By James Fallows
14 April 2010
Asked whether organic is marketing hype, the audience in attendance at the Intelligence Squared April 13th debate in New York…
By Stacey Slate
16 April 2010
Cyber warfare is a hot topic in the security industry, but what does this term actually mean? At what point…
By Mike Lennon
16 April 2012
Organic produce, and meat and dairy products, are a tiny' although growing' fraction of what Americans spend on food, on…
By Newsweek
19 April 2010
I lost a debate on organic food last week'to the city of New York. Intelligence Squared, a philanthropic foundation, which…
By Dennis Avery
20 April 2010
The sold-out crowd in New York heard four experts, each with strong policy and intellectual credentials, debate the motion 'Obama's…
By IQ2US Press Release
12 May 2010
Has Barack Obama strengthened or weakened the U.S. in the eyes of the world through his foreign policy of engagement?…
By Gary Rosenblatt
12 May 2010
The story of Barack Obama's presidency to this point has mostly been written in domestic and economic policy. But he…
By Jerry Adler
17 May 2010
Last night Intelligence Squared and Neustar conducted a fascinating, Oxford style debate on whether the threat of cyber war has…
By Christopher Parente
9 June 2010
It might be the formula for an intriguing cocktail party, or the set-up to a long and elaborate joke. An…
By Stephen Brunt
19 January 2008
Resolved: The cyberwar threat has been grossly exaggerated. True or false? That was the question put to four top security…
By Tim Wilson
10 June 2010
On Tuesday evening, a standing-room-only crowd at Washington, DC's Newseum heard four of the country's leading cyber experts discuss key…
By IQ2US Press Release
10 June 2010
America is pretty schizophrenic when it comes to performance-enhancing substances - we drag jocks who juice before Congress even as…
By Wayne Coffey
20 January 2008
I mentioned back in April that I was going to be out of DC on June 8 -- but that…
By James Fallows
11 June 2010
By the end of a spirited and high-level debate held here last week, many in the audience of about 400…
By Gary Rosenblatt
23 April 2008
The Rosenkranz Foundation announced it hosted its first Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), an Oxford-style debate series, outside of New York…
By TMC News
15 June 2010
I attended the Intelligence Squared debate on Cyber Warfare on June 8, in Washington, DC. Those of you who read…
By Rick Howard
17 June 2010
Lloyd Cohen thinks people should have the right to buy or sell organs, an idea reviled by doctors. As of…
By Jerry Adler
26 May 2008
Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, kicked off the fall season with a…
By IQ2US Press Release
16 September 2010
NEW YORK--The other night we attended the first-of-the-season Intelligence Squared debate. We've been going to these for a while and…
By James Taranto
18 September 2008
The New York Times' David Carr stole the show at last night's Intelligence Squared debate on the merits of the…
By Mediabistro/FishbowlNY
28 October 2009
Just hours after a government audit lambasted the New York Fed as meek in its role in AIG'€™s rescue last…
By Jamie Heller
17 November 2009
'€œObama'€™s economic policies are working effectively.'€ That was the motion that Intelligence Squared US put to its New York audience…
By Nicole Gelinas
18 November 2009
Are Obama's economic policies actually working? Intelligence Squared posed this question to six policy experts at a debate in New…
By Huffington Post
18 November 2009
Neither his trademark Cheshire-cat smile, nor his plucky self-confidence was enough to rescue former Gov. Eliot Spitzer from losing the…
By Heather Grossmann
17 November 2009
Whatever else they may do in office, presidents are largely judged'€”by the voters, if not historians'€”on their handling of the…
30 November 2009
Earlier this week, I spent two hours arguing with a very witty libertarian and an avuncular Israeli Rush Limbaugh fan…
By Arianna Huffington
18 February 2011
What happens when you get a few '€œintellectuals'€ together? You get a few critical shots at things with mass appeal.
By Jeff Poor
26 February 2011
In the latest round in America'€™s premier debate series, Intelligence Squared Debates (IQ2US), Bill Ritter, the former governor of Colorado,…
By IQ2US Press Release
9 March 2011
Can cleaner sources of energy not only power our economy but also drive a recovery from the Great Recession? That's…
By David Biello
9 March 2011
Forty years ago, the United States government began a "war on drugs" whose cost so far is estimated at $1…
By Newsweek
8 December 2009
If only we had political leadership worthy of our military. That's the one sentence take away from my recent trip…
By Robert Rosenkranz
29 March 2011
With a $300,000 salary, Bill Ritter is paid way more than the average academic at Colorado State University. So the…
By Vincent Carroll
2 April 2011
You could say it wasn'€™t a fair fight. With a proposal like, '€œCalifornia is the First Failed State,'€ the debate…
By Sharon Waxman
20 January 2010
In the latest round in America'€™s premier debate series, Intelligence Squared Debates (IQ2US), Peter Galbraith, a diplomat, author and academic…
By IQ2US Press Release
6 April 2011
In the latest Intelligence Squared US debate, the audience agreed that the Golden State has lost its luster.
By Newsweek
26 January 2010
With the first anniversary of Arizona'€™s illegal immigrant law just behind us, last night'€™s debate at Intelligence Squared US, '€œDon'€™t…
By IQ2US Press Release
4 May 2011
Intelligence Squared hosted its last debate of the semester last night, tackling the subject of immigration. Kansas Secretary of State…
By Hanquing Chen
4 May 2011
What are we talking about when we're talking about America's special relationship with Israel? To listen to the panelists at…
By Uriel Heilman
10 February 2010
There was a good crowd at New York University Tuesday evening for the Intelligence Squared debate. These are full-dress formal…
By John Derbyshire
5 May 2011
Intelligence Squared U.S., the celebrated New York-based live debate series that'€™s televised globally and broadcast on more than 220 NPR…
By IQ2US Press Release
6 June 2011
With world governments still reeling from the WikiLeaks fallout, acclaimed debate series Intelligence Squared US turned its attention to the…
By IQ2US Press Release
9 June 2011
Everyone likes to debate manhood lately, so why not toss some more wood onto that fire? Two of New York'€™s…
By Chris O'Shea
3 August 2011
At this edition of the lively Intelligence Squared debate series, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen and Harvard professor'€“terrorism specialist…
By Time Out New York
17 August 2011
Is it time to end the war on terror? That's the provocative question that will be discussed on Sept. 7,…
By NY Daily News
14 August 2011
On September 20, New York City'€™s premier live debate series, Intelligence Squared U.S., will debate new issues surrounding gender equality.…
By IQ2US Press Release
30 August 2011
Last night audience members at the Intelligence Squared US debate '€œIt'€™s Time to End the War on Terror'€ gave a…
By IQ2US Press Release
8 September 2011
Roger Cohen won over New Yorkers by claiming: '€œJihadi terrorism aimed at the United States is not primarily motivated perhaps…
By Tom Gross
10 February 2010
As we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11, it is necessary as a society to analyze the effects of the…
By Rebecca Hadjiloucas
8 September 2011
The Intelligence Squared debate series has a cool gimmick: at the beginning, audience members vote on the resolution via little…
By Marc Tracy
10 February 2010
While the GOP contenders debating last night in Simi Valley, Calif., were engaged in a long discussion of the HPV…
By Elizabeth Weingarten
8 September 2011
Former CIA director Michael Hayden and the Boston Globe's Juliette Kayyem hold opposing viewpoints on the value of continuing the…
By Morning Joe
8 September 2011
When was the last time you got someone to change their mind about a challenging issue? You know the usual…
By Erica Abeel
10 February 2010
Eleven minutes after Israel announced its independence in 1948, President Harry Truman recognized the new state, and American support has…
By Newsweek
12 February 2010
This time, let'€™s start with Michael Crichton, whose name has been invoked quite often in the comment strings here and…
By Andrew Revkin
23 February 2010
Is California America's first "failed state?"... It's a hot topic. You see it suggested in the press. It's spinning into…
By William Bradley
2 March 2010
On Tuesday, March 16th, the LinkEd team was able to participate in the Intelligence Squared Debate: Don'€™t Blame Teachers Unions…
By Beardy
17 March 2010
Earlier this week, I debated General Michael Hayden (USAF, retired), former director of both the CIA and NSA, and Marc…
By David Frakt
18 September 2010
Is Islam a religion of peace? That's the complex question at the center of the latest edition of the Itelligence…
By Ying Ying Yu
23 September 2010
Last week, New York University hosted the Intelligence Squared Debates at its Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Four panelists,…
By Khalid Latif
11 October 2010
So, here is my challenge to you: Why don'€™t you put your money and energy behind your convictions? If you…
By Vivek Wadhwa
14 October 2011
I recommend that you listen to the full debate on NPR or watch it on Bloomberg television this week. For…
By Gary Rosenblatt
11 October 2011
Paypal founder and Facebook angel investor Peter Thiel appeared in the Windy City as a part of Chicago Ideas Week,…
By Danny Ecker
14 October 2011
Hundreds of people poured into the Skirball Center last night to take part in a debate on one of the…
By Chloe Coffman
7 October 2010
The Intelligence Squared Foundation, which hosts and televises Oxford-style debates in New York, recently made its Chicago debut on Oct.…
By Michael Corio
17 October 2011
Is big government stifling the American spirit? That was the question posed to panelists at last night's Intelligence Squared debate…
By Stephanie Lin
27 October 2010
'€œTrue or false: too many kids go to college.'€ That was how John Donvan, an ABC News correspondent, began a…
By Rebecca R. Ruiz
19 October 2011
The value of a college education is under attack. While more U.S. students are enrolled than ever before, a perfect…
By Knowledge@Wharton
26 October 2011
This fall's second to last Intelligence Squared debate took place last night at the Skirball Center. Speakers debated the motion…
By Harry Lee
11 November 2011
Last night NYU'€™s Skirball Center saw an overwhelming victory for the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate, '€œCongress Should Pass Obama'€™s Jobs…
By IQ2US Press Release
26 October 2011
Just a day after Faisal Shahzad was sentenced to life imprisonment, coincidentally, the Intelligence Squared U.S. organized a debate on…
By Sharmeen Akbani Gangat
10 November 2010
"My parents were communists,'€ volunteers Robert Rosenkranz, '€œbut not in any sophisticated way.'€ It was just a part of the…
By Naomi Schaefer Riley
15 October 2011
Earlier this week, President Obama, ardent lover of three-word mantras, introduced a new slogan for his American Jobs Act: "We…
By Elizabeth Weingarten
26 October 2011
There was really no point to any further debate, but I went to the debate, anyway. It was part of…
By Al Lewis
28 October 2011
At a debate last night hosted by Intelligence Squared US, syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock argued that "we want the TSA…
By Brian Montopoli
23 November 2011
As Americans fly this Thanksgiving holiday, critics of new security measures are arriving at airports in kilts. Subsequent pat downs…
By Deroy Murdock
24 November 2010
Since 9/11, al Qaeda has not succeeded in launching another terrorist spectacular in the United States. But it has succeeded…
By Gabriel Schoenfeld
26 November 2010
As an American Muslim, I'€™ve come to recognize, sadly, that there is one common denominator defining those who'€™ve got their…
By Asra Nomani
29 November 2010
Zeba Khan was born and raised in a middle-class home in Toledo, Ohio, and for nine years attended the local…
By Gary Rosenblatt
30 November 2010
For an actual debate on the law, here's a debate sponsored by Intelligence Squared US, featuring two authors whose writing…
By Anthony Wright
19 January 2011
Even Arianna Huffington can't win 'em all. Paired with conservative pundit David Brooks in what should have been a dream…
By Gatecrasher
17 February 2011
Is it time to end the 'War on Terror'? That was the motion under debate on Wednesday night in New…
By Asad Hashim
8 September 2011
As the war on terror or whatever we re calling it this week approaches its tenth anniversary, much of the…
By Max Boot
8 September 2011
On September 7, 2011, Intelligence Squared held a debate at New York University on whether it was time to end…
By Benjamin Wittes
11 September 2011
What does "The War on Terror" mean? Is it the legal authority granted to the president by Congress to use…
By Christopher Robbins
9 September 2011
An interview with journalist Hanna Rosin: Why she'll argue that "men are finished" at the Sept. 20 Slate/Intelligence Squared U.S.…
By Elizabeth Weingarten
13 September 2011
Women are joining men as partners in running the world, but they are not replacing men and never will.
By Christina Hoff Sommers
15 September 2011
Robert Rosenkranz was worried about America. Why was the nation's civil discourse becoming so uncivil, the conservative, New York insurance…
By Judith Miller
1 October 2011
Students and locals gathered last night in NYU's Skirball Center to catch the latest Intelligence Squared Debate. This time around,…
By By Emily Burlinghaus
21 September 2011
In the middle of Tuesday night's Slate/Intelligence Squared U.S. debate, ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams presented this damning…
By Elizabeth Weingarten
21 September 2011
Team members debated whether women have claimed the alpha spot. The age-old debate between men and women continued Tuesday night…
By Cassandra Garrison
21 September 2011
This was just one of the many things Dan Abrams, ABC News legal analyst and author of the book Man…
By Meredith Lepore
21 September 2011
On Tuesday night, the fate of men hung in the balance: The event that evening at NYU was an Intelligence…
By Noreen Malone
22 September 2011
[T]wo teams squared off last month to debate the question of whether Congress should pass President Obama's jobs plan piecemeal,…
By Suzanne McGee
4 November 2011
A recent Intelligence Squared debate tackled the proposition that Too Many Kids Go to College. Arguments in favor: the cost…
By Martha Ross
7 November 2011
Are men going extinct? Maybe so, according to the results of a recent Intelligence Squared debate. Mens Health editor-in-chief David…
By Sara Cann
22 September 2011
How you can watch - and participate in - the live Slate/Intelligence Squared debate October 4 at NYU.
By Slate
23 September 2011
We crunch the numbers generated from five years of controversial tiffs on hot topics.
By Kevin Collier
11 November 2011
Intelligence Squared U.S., the five-year-old debate-as-entertainment series that takes place at N.Y.U.'s Skirball Center, recently offered as a topic for…
By Rebecca Mead
10 October 2011
We are in a knowledge economy and face brutal competition from all over the world. The weapons in these battles…
By Vivek Wadhwa
30 September 2011
Pascal's wager met American Idol Tuesday night when a capacity crowd gathered at a New York University auditorium to vote…
By Jennifer Schuessler
16 November 2011
Last night's Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series took a look at America's health care entitlement programs and examined their impact…
By Elizabeth Maguire
5 October 2011
According to Chapter 25 of Deuteronomy, if you're in a fight and your wife attempts to help you by grabbing…
By Elizabeth Weingarten
16 November 2011
Two prominent atheists argued Tuesday night against a Christian apologist and a rabbi that the world would be a better…
By Alex Murashko
16 November 2011
The nice thing about a debate—a real debate with points and counter points is that at the end, there’s a…
By Ruth Welte
13 October 2011
On Tuesday night, I attended a debate at NYU's Skirball Center that was part of the Intelligence Squared debate series,…
By Adam Lee
17 November 2011
Last night, I attended an Intelligence Squared Debate in New York. As expected, the debate was spirited and lively. How…
By Ed Husain
11 January 2012
At last night’s Intelligence Squared U.S. debate held at NYU’s Skirball Center, the motion was: “The U.N. Should Admit Palestine…
By Marc Tracy
11 January 2012
After an hour and a half of trying to soften an increasingly furious—and personal— debate over Palestinian membership in the…
By Katy Waldman
11 January 2012
...But the question now is, what should be done instead? That was the topic of the debate, which was entitled:…
By Seth Mandel
12 January 2012
Israels occupation of land in the West Bank and Gaza, the status of Jerusalem, and the rights of Arab refugees…
By Katy Waldman
3 January 2012
The Intelligence Squared Oxford style debates dont just cover two competing sides of issues like education, the war on terror…
By Juliet Barbara
2 February 2012
America is fat, but Americans disagree about what this means. Either the countrys obesity ratesone third of all adults are…
By Katy Waldman
8 February 2012
Sorry, Uncle Sam, but you've been benched in the fight against obesity. That's according to the Intelligence Squared debate earlier…
By Sara Cann
11 February 2012
Last week Intelligence Squared hosted a debate on whether China does capitalism better than the United States does. The result…
By Zachary Karabell
17 March 2012
“We got to know who has all the cards in this relationship. It is not the U.S., because China is…
By Zhang Yuwei
16 March 2012
Does an Internet that cloisters us in ideological cocoons hurt our political life? Or are the Web’s skeptics just the…
By Katy Waldman
9 April 2012
About three-fourths of the way through Tuesday’s Slate/Intelligence Squared Oxford-style debate on whether China does capitalism better than America, one…
By Katy Waldman
14 March 2012
[Commentary magazine quotes Ian Bremmer from an IQ2US debate on China.] As Nocera notes, our dedication to the rule of…
By Seth Mandel
17 April 2012
Four Sinologists, economists, writers, and policy advisers will tackle these questions at the next Slate/Intelligence Squared U.S. live debate on…
By Katy Waldman
5 March 2012
If you live in Manhattan and get hungry for pizza, you’ll probably want your Google search for “pizza” to return…
By Katy Waldman
18 April 2012
They say that anyone who knows what’s good for him will avoid arguing on the Internet. But what of arguing…
By Miranda Neubauer
18 April 2012
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