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    Nate Silver, a preeminent Election 2024 forecaster and one of the most influential voices in political analysis as the founder of FiveThirtyEight and bestselling author knows that analyzing facts and having the right data can get you ahead, make informed decisions, and be prepared for any changes to a circumstance. In this conversation, Silver will discuss his recent publication, “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything,” with Reason’s Editor-at-Large Nick Gillespie, and will address how risk-takers are cultivating power and driving change. This debate took place in front of a live audience on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Maxwell Social.
    
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January 16, 2023

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Newsletter: Nate Silver on The Art of Risking Everything: Politics, Money, Power

OUR GUEST Nate Silver Leading Political Forecaster; Best-Selling Author; Founder and Former Editor-in-Chief of FiveThirtyEight GUEST MODERATOR Nick Gillespie Editor-at-Large of Reason This week: New episode: Nate Silver on the 2024 election…

November 4, 2024

Newsletter: Has the Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness?

Presented in Partnership with ARGUING YES Jamelle Bouie Columnist for The New York Times ARGUING YES Kate Shaw Law Professor; Supreme Court Contributor to ABC News ARGUING NO Tara Ross Author of…

October 28, 2024

Newsletter: Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump Be Better for America?

ARGUING FOR THE LEFT Pete Dominick Stand-Up Comic; Activist and Advocate; Host of "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick" Podcast; Warm-Up Comedian for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” ARGUING FOR THE RIGHT Jimmy Failla…

October 21, 2024

Newsletter: Should Israel Strike Iran?

ARGUING YES Michael Doran Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute ARGUING NO Shira Efron Senior Director of Policy Research at the…

October 15, 2024

Newsletter: Were Israel’s Actions in the Gaza War Justified?

ARGUING YES Eylon Levy Former Spokesperson for Israel in the October 7th War; Co-Founder of the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office; Host of the “State of a Nation” Podcast ARGUING NO Mehdi Hasan Founder, Editor-in-Chief,…

October 7, 2024

Election 2024 Newsletter: Are Identity Politics Holding Us Back?

Presented in Partnership with ARGUING YES Coleman Hughes Host of the “Conversations with Coleman” Podcast; Contributing Writer at The Free Press; Author of “The End of Race Politics” ARGUING NO Alicia Garza Founder…

September 30, 2024

Newsletter: Is the ICC’s Warrant Against Netanyahu Justified?

ARGUING YES Kenneth Roth Former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch; Professor at the Princeton School of International Affairs ARGUING NO Eugene Kontorovich Law Professor at George Mason University; Executive Director of Scalia Law…

September 16, 2024

Discourse Correction Study: Trump vs. Biden Update

The first presidential debate of 2024 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was historic for two reasons: First, President Biden’s weak performance set in motion a political movement that resulted in his withdrawal from the…

September 10, 2024

Newsletter: Is Wokeness in Public Schools Helping or Hurting Students?

FOR HELPING Altheria Caldera Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education at American University FOR HURTING Ian Rowe Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; Founder of Vertex Partnership Academies MODERATOR John…

September 9, 2024

Newsletter Revisiting: Does America Need A Third Party?

ARGUING YES Andrew Yang Founder of the Forward Party; Former Presidential Candidate ARGUING NO Daniel DiSalvo Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; Political Science Professor at City College of New York–CUNY MODERATOR John…

September 3, 2024

Remembering Helen Fisher, Anthropologist of Love

We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Dr. Helen Fisher, a beloved friend and esteemed colleague. Helen's contributions, especially her profound discussions on the nature of love and the impact of…

August 30, 2024

Newsletter: Does Effective Altruism Get Giving Right?

ARGUING YES Peter Singer Renowned Philosopher; Author of “The Most Good You Can Do”; Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University ARGUING NO Alice Crary Co-Editor of “The…

August 26, 2024

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What Is The Oxford-Style Debate Format?

The Oxford-style debate format involves a debate on a predetermined statement – also called a “motion” – from two opposing perspectives. The two sides either argue “for” or “against” the motion within a formalized structure.…

January 4, 2019

Discourse Correction: What’s wrong with the Presidential debates, and how to fix them

Open, constructive debate is the keystone of a functioning democracy, and no debates in America are more visible, or consequential than those that take place between Presidential candidates. These campaign contests not only help to…

June 20, 2024

Newsletter: Were Israel’s Actions in the Gaza War Justified?

ARGUING YES Eylon Levy Former Spokesperson for Israel in the October 7th War; Co-Founder of the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office; Host of the “State of a Nation” Podcast ARGUING NO Mehdi Hasan Founder, Editor-in-Chief,…

October 7, 2024

Election 2024 Newsletter: Are Identity Politics Holding Us Back?

Presented in Partnership with ARGUING YES Coleman Hughes Host of the “Conversations with Coleman” Podcast; Contributing Writer at The Free Press; Author of “The End of Race Politics” ARGUING NO Alicia Garza Founder…

September 30, 2024

Newsletter: Is the ICC’s Warrant Against Netanyahu Justified?

ARGUING YES Kenneth Roth Former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch; Professor at the Princeton School of International Affairs ARGUING NO Eugene Kontorovich Law Professor at George Mason University; Executive Director of Scalia Law…

September 16, 2024

Newsletter: Is the American Dream in Decline?

ARGUING YES David Leonhardt Pulitzer Prize winner; Senior Writer for The New York Times and The Morning newsletter; Author of “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream” ARGUING NO Michael…

January 23, 2024

Newsletter: Is Wokeness in Public Schools Helping or Hurting Students?

FOR HELPING Altheria Caldera Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education at American University FOR HURTING Ian Rowe Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; Founder of Vertex Partnership Academies MODERATOR John…

September 9, 2024

Newsletter Revisiting: Does America Need A Third Party?

ARGUING YES Andrew Yang Founder of the Forward Party; Former Presidential Candidate ARGUING NO Daniel DiSalvo Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; Political Science Professor at City College of New York–CUNY MODERATOR John…

September 3, 2024

Remembering Helen Fisher, Anthropologist of Love

We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Dr. Helen Fisher, a beloved friend and esteemed colleague. Helen's contributions, especially her profound discussions on the nature of love and the impact of…

August 30, 2024

Newsletter: Should The U.S. Ban TikTok?

Three years ago, on a boring pandemic afternoon, my college-aged daughter got me to do a dance with her on Tiktok. It was the first I'd ever heard of the app. It all seemed pretty innocent.…

March 5, 2023

Newsletter: Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?

ARGUING YES Francesca Procaccini Assistant Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School ARGUING YES Ciara Torres-Spelliscy Professor of Law at Stetson University ARGUING NO Floyd Abrams Senior Counsel at Cahill Gordon &…

March 5, 2024

Newsletter: Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump Be Better for America?

ARGUING FOR THE LEFT Pete Dominick Stand-Up Comic; Activist and Advocate; Host of "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick" Podcast; Warm-Up Comedian for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” ARGUING FOR THE RIGHT Jimmy Failla…

October 21, 2024

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