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Bill De Blasio Debates New York vs Florida This Friday, April 15
“Is Florida Eating New York's Lunch?” De Blasio argues NO, Reihan Salam argues YES Last year was a banner year…
April 10, 2023
Intelligence Squared U.S. Is now “Open to Debate”
Combating extreme polarization, information silos, and echo chambers through the framework of formal debate. Welcome to our new platform! …
April 11, 2023
Is the Democratic Party Too Far Left? Intelligence Squared U.S. Tapes Virtual Debate on March 21
Congressman Jamaal Bowman Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza vs. Manhattan Institute fellow Coleman Hughes Political scientist Ruy Teixeira Free…
March 13, 2023
Is America Too Obsessed With Race? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Live at NYC’s Village Underground, March 20
Freethink’s Kmele Foster debates New Georgia Project’s Nsé Ufot Some claim that America has become overly concerned with race,…
February 27, 2023
Should the U.S. Ban TikTok? Intelligence Squared U.S. Tapes Virtual Debate on Friday
With one billion active users across more than 150 countries, TikTok is by many measures the world’s most successful…
February 14, 2023
Has China's Power Peaked? Intelligence Squared U.S. Tapes Virtual Debate on Monday, January 30
Ian Bremmer debates Michael Beckley This was supposed to be the “Chinese century.” In just a few decades, China transitioned…
January 27, 2023
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates China, January 6th, and Elon This Winter
Kara Swisher, Ian Bremmer, Anthony Scaramucci, Parag Khanna, Andrew Keen among debaters In the next two months, nonpartisan media platform Intelligence Squared…
January 19, 2023
Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter? Intelligence Squared U.S. Tapes Virtual Debate on Monday, January 9
Kara Swisher argues Yes. Anthony Scaramucci argues No. Since shelling out $44 billion for Twitter, critics say Elon Musk…
January 3, 2023
“Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?” Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Live at the Village Underground in NYC, December 15
Shortly after the January 6th attacks on the Capitol, President Biden sought to convey the severity of what had just…
December 15, 2022
Intelligence Squared U.S. and The Homeland Security Enterprise Forum Present a Live Debate on “Information Disorder”
On Tuesday, October 25 at 6:00 PM ET Intelligence Squared U.S. and sponsored exclusively by The Homeland Security Enterprise Forum,…
October 19, 2022
Intelligence Squared U.S. Makes NYC Return with Live Debate on Unions at the Comedy Cellar's Village Underground, October 12
Next Wednesday, October 12, Intelligence Squared U.S. will host its first live debate in New York City since the start…
October 5, 2022
Intelligence Squared U.S. Honored with Six Telly Awards for Virtual Programming
Intelligence Squared U.S. Honored with Six Telly Awards for Virtual Programming Intelligence Squared U.S., the veteran debate series and media…
October 14, 2022
Intelligence Squared U.S. Launches New Debate Collection on Wondrium
Topics range from the two-party system to dating apps, with debaters dating apps, featuring a range of debaters, from Deepak…
November 17, 2021
Bloomberg Television and Intelligence Squared U.S. Announce Lineup for Third "That's Debatable" Episode, Premiering on Friday, December 4 at 7:00 PM
On Friday, December 4 at 7:00 PM ET Bloomberg Television will present the third episode of "That's Debatable," presented in…
November 18, 2020
Intelligence Squared U.S. Appoints David Ariosto as Head of Editorial
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2) announced today the hire of David Ariosto to be the veteran nonprofit debate organization's new Head…
November 16, 2020
Intelligence Squared U.S. Wins Adweek Podcast Award for China COVID Debate
Today, Adweek announced that nonpartisan debate podcast Intelligence Squared U.S. has won their Podcast of the Year Award for "Best…
October 26, 2020
Civil Rights Advocates and Former Police Officials Debate the State of Policing with Intelligence Squared U.S.
Historic protests calling for police reform have erupted across the nation. But just what could these reforms mean? And how…
September 23, 2020
Bloomberg Television and Intelligence Squared U.S. Announce Lineup for Debut “That’s Debatable” Episode, Premiering on Friday, October 9 at 7:00 PM
On Friday, October 9 at 7:00 PM ET Bloomberg Television will debut the new limited series “That’s Debatable,” presented in…
September 18, 2020
Bloomberg Media and Intelligence Squared U.S. present a new limited debate series “That’s Debatable” hosted by Award-Winning Journalist and Moderator John Donvan and featuring AI from IBM Watson
NEW YORK September 3, 2020 -- Bloomberg Media today announced a new interactive debate series titled “That’s Debatable,” to debut…
September 3, 2020
Intelligence Squared Wins Telly Awards for China Tech Debate
Nonpartisan and nonprofit debate series Intelligence Squared U.S. is thrilled to have been honored by the Telly Awards for the…
June 25, 2020
Intelligence Squared U.S. Appoints Clea Conner Its First CEO
Intelligence Squared U.S. Board Chairman Robert Rosenkranz announced today the hire of Clea Conner to be the veteran nonprofit debate…
December 4, 2019
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Capitalism Is a Blessing," in NYC and Online November 12
Recent polls show that two out of three Americans support capitalism. But some Americans are starting to consider socialism as…
October 10, 2019
Is Parenting Overrated? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates the Latest Science Impacting the "Nature vs Nurture" Question, in NYC and Online October 29
What shapes us more: our DNA, or the way we're raised? This debate, commonly recognized as "nature versus nurture," has…
September 19, 2019
Does the GDPR Go Too Far? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Europe Has Declared War on American Tech Companies," in NYC and Online October 22
European regulators are taking on American technology companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google in a big way. Regulations like the…
September 25, 2019
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Safe Spaces Are Dangerous," Streaming Live on June 23
Universities and students have come under attack in recent years for promoting the concept of "safe spaces." Proponents of the…
May 31, 2018
The Adam Smith Society to Host Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate on Bitcoin's Future in New York on April 21
Less than a decade old, the pioneering cryptocurrency Bitcoin is already worth billions. But some contend it could easily collapse…
April 3, 2018
Internet Pioneers and Former FCC Leaders Debate Net Neutrality with Intelligence Squared U.S. and Northwestern Law, Live from Chicago on April 17
The Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to end net neutrality regulations has fueled a national debate about the future of…
March 29, 2018
Crain's "40 Under 40" honors Intelligence Squared US's Clea Chang
Congratulations to Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) Chief Operating Officer Clea Chang on her inclusion in Crain's New York Business's 2018…
March 26, 2018
Deepak Chopra and Michael Shermer Debate Religion's Role in the 21st Century with Intelligence Squared U.S., March 27
Does society still need religion, or do reason and philosophy make better guideposts for the 21st century? On Tuesday, March…
March 13, 2018
Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy Launch Debate TV Show
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) and next-generation national news network Newsy have launched a new weekly Sunday morning program called "Up…
March 20, 2018
Gen. David Petraeus Opens Intelligence Squared U.S. Live Debate on U.S.-China Face Off and North Korea Tensions, September 13
Is Trump making China great again? Can the U.S. and China strike a deal to contain North Korea? Intelligence Squared…
August 30, 2017
Intelligence Squared U.S. Co-Sponsors NYC's Mayoral Democratic Primary Debate 8/23
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) is co-sponsoring the First Democratic Mayoral Primary Election Debate, hosted by the New York City Campaign…
August 22, 2017
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Call a Convention to Propose Amendments to the Constitution" in NYC and Livestreamed, December 7
Since the nation's founders first drafted the Constitution, America has never held a constitutional convention. But some are saying the…
November 16, 2016
Four State Department and Pentagon Alums Debate Obama's Foreign Policy for Intelligence Squared U.S., in NYC and Livestreamed, November 29
For many, President Obama's foreign policy will be defined by its accomplishments: killing Osama bin Laden, disengaging from unwinnable fights…
November 1, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Gerrymandering Is Destroying the Political Center" at GW University in DC and Livestreamed, November 14
The practice of gerrymandering--dividing election districts in ways that favor a particular group--has been around since our nation's founding. But…
October 24, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Give Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Citizenship" in NYC and Livestreamed, October 26
In this election, no single issue has been more divisive than immigration. Donald Trump has at times called for deporting…
September 28, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Blame Big Pharma for Out of Control Health Care Costs" in NYC and Livestreamed, October 13
On average, drug price increases are 6 times the rate of inflation and just in the past month, the makers…
September 19, 2016
Who's to Blame for Donald Trump? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Trump Phenomenon in NYC and Livestreamed, September 13
This election cycle has seen large swaths of the electorate reject political and media establishment wisdom by backing the campaigns…
August 30, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates EPA's Response to Climate Change at GW University in DC and Livestreamed, September 7
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued a stay blocking the implementation of the Obama administration's much-debated "Clean Power Plan"…
August 23, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Announces Election-Focused Debate Series
A lineup of REAL debates designed to inform voters on the most important election issues The presidential candidates will hold…
August 18, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Lifespans Are Long Enough" at NYC's Kaufman Center and Online, February 3
The average American can expect to live for 78.8 years, the longest lifespan in human history but still not long…
January 14, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Free Speech Is Threatened on Campus" at Yale and Online, March 1
In the past year, student protests have erupted at colleges nationwide. At the University of Missouri (Mizzou), protestors responding to…
January 26, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Hosts Artificial Intelligence Debate with Lanier, Rothblatt, and more at NYC's 92Y Genius Festival and Online, March 9
In the past year, the world's leading technologists, innovators and scientists like Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk have…
February 1, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Eliminate Corporate Subsidies" at NYC's Kaufman Center and Online, April 6
The auto industry, agriculture, the energy sector, and more all benefit from government subsidies: loans, tax breaks, regulation, and other…
March 8, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Hunters Conserve Wildlife" at NYC's Kaufman Center and Online, May 4
In the United States and abroad, hunters say they play a critical role in wildlife conservation, funding environmental preservation initiatives…
April 6, 2016
Has Obama Overreached? Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Executive Powers at Philly's National Constitution Center and Online, June 8
Some have criticized President Obama for expanding the imperial presidency by taking actions without consulting Congress: executive orders on immigration…
May 12, 2016
Intelligence Squared U.S. Advocates For Presidential Debate Reform with Change.org Petition
The presidential debates are broken. They tell voters almost nothing that can't be gathered from campaign ads and allow no…
June 30, 2016
America's House Divided: Intelligence Squared Debates Examines America's Two-Party System
The latest round in Americ's premier debate series, Intelligence Squared Debates, pitted President and Editor-in-Chief of Huffington Post Media Group,…
February 16, 2011
Vote Shows Wide Audience Support for the Obama Health Care Reform Bill
The debate, the first in IQ2US's spring series "America's House Divided", was particularly timely given the planned House of Representatives…
January 14, 2011
New York Audience Weighs in on Propriety of Racial & Religious Profiling at Airports
Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, hosted a debate last night on the…
November 23, 2010
Is Afghanistan a Lost Cause?
Four experts in the region and in international and military affairs considered whether the time was right to pull U.S.…
November 11, 2010
Audience Rejects the Motion Islam is a Religion of Peace
Four passionate debaters had the large crowd completely energized from the evening's first moment as they took on the motion,…
October 7, 2010
Audience Decides America Should Step Back From Israel
After the four person debate and a round of thoughtful questions from the audience, the final vote ended with one…
February 10, 2010
Audience in New York Declares California is the First Failed State
The evening's winning team argued for the motion and included Santa Monica City Council member Bobby Shriver, the Economist's Andreas…
January 20, 2010
Audience Overwhelmingly Decides America is Fueling the Drug War in Mexico
The team in favor of the proposition, America is to Blame for Mexico's Drug War, scored an undisputed victory with…
December 3, 2009
Intelligence Squared U.S. New York Audience Decides to "Ban College Football"
Last night, Intelligence Squared U.S. continued its spring 2012 season with a victory for the motion "Ban College Football". In…
May 9, 2012
Intelligence Squared U.S. Audience Does Not Agree that China Does Capitalism Better than America
Last night, Intelligence Squared U.S. continued its spring 2012 season with a sold-out debate and a victory against the motion…
March 14, 2012
Intelligence Squared U.S. Audience Agrees that When It Comes to Politics, the Internet Is Closing Our Minds
Last night, Intelligence Squared U.S. continued its spring 2012 season with a victory for the motion When it Comes to…
April 18, 2012
Obesity Is Not the Governments Business Decides Intelligence Squared U.S. Audience
Last night, Intelligence Squared U.S. continued its spring 2012 season with a sold-out debate and a victory against the motion…
February 8, 2012
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates "Obesity Is the Governments Business"
On February 7, Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) will take on one of America's biggest problems when they host the debate:…
January 18, 2012
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates The U.N. Should Admit Palestine as a Full Member State
On January 10th, New York's premier live debate series, Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), returns for the first debate of its…
December 14, 2011
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Announce Spring 2012 Season
The influential public policy debate series Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) has announced its spring 2012 season beginning January 10 at…
December 12, 2011
The U.N. Should Admit Palestine as a Full Member State
Last night, Intelligence Squared U.S. launched it's spring 2012 season with a sold-out debate and a decisive victory for the…
January 11, 2012
Yes, "Too Many Kids Go to College" In First-Ever Chicago Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate
Last night audience members at the first ever Intelligence Squared U.S. debate in Chicago, "Too Many Kids Go to College,…
October 13, 2011
Victory for the Motion, "The World Would Be Better Off Without Religion"
Last night's Intelligence Squared U.S. debate ended with a narrow victory for the controversial motion, The World Would Be Better…
November 16, 2011
Overwhelming Victory for the Motion Men Are Finished at Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Last night at NYU's Skirball Center audience members gave an overwhelming victory to the team defending the proposition Men Are…
September 21, 2011
