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Did Harvard Have It Coming?

The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented assault on Harvard University, freezing more than $2 billion in federal research grants, slashing another $450 million, threatening $100 million in contracts, as well as threatening to revoke its tax-exempt status…
July 11, 2025

Think Twice: Reading the Constitution with Justice Stephen G. Breyer

As an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court for almost three decades, Stephen Breyer was no stranger to hearing arguments for cases, whether landmark, federal, or otherwise, that reached the highest court in the land.…
July 4, 2025

Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

The June 2024 presidential debate was a turning point in crucial ways for President Biden and the beginning of inquiry and reflection about his candidacy. In this episode, Open to Debate’s moderator-in-chief John Donvan and…
May 30, 2025

Think Twice: The Stoic Capitalist with Robert Rosenkranz

Stoic philosophers like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius taught that clarity of thought and emotional detachment are the keys to self-mastery, leading to a life of virtue, tranquility, and wisdom.  One person who has applied these…
May 2, 2025

Think Twice: About Abundance with Derek Thompson

It’s a tale as old as time: we see the environment in which we grow up, along with all the issues plaguing it, and aspire to leave the world better than we’ve found it. If…
March 28, 2025

The Hopkins Forum: A Debate on the Future of the Supreme Court

The Hopkins Forum, a new nonpartisan debate series from Johns Hopkins University and Open to Debate, is hosting its first debate and taking a close look at the highest court in the land and its future. In the past…
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