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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…
January 04, 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…
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;…
October 07, 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…
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  …
September 16, 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…
September 09, 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…
January 23, 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…
September 03, 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…
October 21, 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.…
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…
March 05, 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…
March 05, 2024
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