Newsletter: Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

ARGUING YES Eric Berger Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica   ARGUING NO Shannon Stirone Space & Science Writer   MODERATOR John Donvan Host and Moderator-in-Chief     This week: New episode: Should the U.S.…

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Newsletter: Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?
ARGUING YES Eric Berger Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica   ARGUING NO Shannon Stirone Space & Science Writer   MODERATOR John Donvan Host and Moderator-in-Chief     This week: New episode: Should the U.S.…
April 14, 2025

Newsletter: What's Next for Journalism?
ARGUING YES Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist at The New York Times   ARGUING NO Leonard Downie Jr. Former Executive Editor of The Washington Post   GUEST MODERATOR Nayeema Raza Journalist and Host of "Smart Girl…
April 7, 2025

Think Twice: Abundance with Derek Thompson Newsletter
OUR GUEST Derek Thompson Co-Author of "Abundance"; Staff Writer at The Atlantic; Author of the "Work in Progress" Newsletter   GUEST MODERATOR Nayeema Raza Journalist and Host of "Smart Girl Dumb Questions"     This…
March 31, 2025

Newsletter - The Gender Wage Gap: Is it time for policy interventions?
ARGUING YES Kadie Ward Philp Commissioner and Chief Administrative Officer of the Pay Equity Commission of Ontario   ARGUING NO Allison Schrager Economist, Bloomberg Opinion Contributor & Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute   GUEST…
March 24, 2025

Newsletter: UN Efforts in the Middle East: Helping or Hurting?
ARGUING HELPING Richard Gowan UN and Multilateral Diplomacy Director at the International Crisis Group   ARGUING HURTING Hillel Neuer Executive Director of UN Watch   SPECIAL GUEST Sarah Yerkes Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment…
March 17, 2025

Newsletter: Is It Time to End Daylight Savings Time?
Spring Forward, Fall Back…or Just Stop? For most U.S. residents, this weekend marks that annual rite of spring, when we advance our clocks by one hour, sacrificing precious time for the promise of extended summer daylight—a…
March 10, 2025

Newsletter: Is Musk's DOGE Dodging the Law?
ARGUING YES Laurence Tribe University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School   ARGUING NO Michael W. McConnell Former Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; Law Professor and…
March 7, 2025

Newsletter: Are Trump’s New Tariffs a Win for America?
ARGUING YES Scott Paul President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing   ARGUING YES Stephen Moore Former Senior Economic Advisor to President Trump; Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation; Co-founder of Unleash Prosperity   ARGUING…
March 3, 2025

Newsletter: Can Religion Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?
ARGUING YES Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) US Senator from Connecticut   ARGUING YES Harold Koenig Director of Duke University’s Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health   ARGUING NO Ruth Whippman Author of "America the Anxious:…
February 24, 2025

Newsletter: Is It Time to Break Up with Dating Apps?
ARGUING YES Maria Avgitidis Fourth-Generation Matchmaker and CEO at Agape Match   ARGUING NO Melissa Hobley Global Chief Marketing Officer of Tinder   MODERATOR Nayeema Raza Journalist and Host of "Smart Girl Dumb Questions"  …
February 14, 2025

Newsletter - Unresolved: The Future of the Supreme Court
This week, we present our first “The Hopkins Forum” debate, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, where we closely examine the nation’s highest court. Americans, on both sides of the aisle, are having a hard time…
February 10, 2025

Newsletter: Has Legalizing Sports Gambling Become a Bad Bet?
ARGUING YES Harry Levant Director of Gambling Policy at the Public Health Advocacy Institute   ARGUING NO Bill Pascrell III Partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group   GUEST MODERATOR Nayeema Raza Journalist and Host of…
February 3, 2025
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