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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

Revisiting the Debate: Should TikTok Be Banned in the U.S.?

ARGUING YES Kori Schake Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute  …
March 22, 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

Is It OK to Pay for Sex?

ARGUING YES Kaytlin Bailey Sex Workers Rights Advocate; Founder & Executive Director of Old Pros and Host of “The Oldest…
June 10, 2024

The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure? Newsletter

This week: New episode: What do philosophers and historians have to say about finding happiness? A look at which countries…
May 20, 2024

Open to Debate Conversation: A New University Offers "Forbidden" Courses

They say that colleges have become too censorious. That our most prestigious institutions have abandoned their mission of fostering critical…
January 07, 2022

20 Books To Raise Your IQ This Summer: Our 2020 Summer Reading List

How can you stay sharp this summer? In true Open to Debate fashion, we’re challenging you – our community–to take…
June 30, 2020

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: Is Free Speech Threatened on Campus?

This week: Protests on college campuses: When do student protests require intervention? A closer look at what students would be…
April 29, 2024

Newsletter: Should the Courts Restrict Access to the Abortion Pill?

This week: A new Mock Trial:  Is the FDA right on the Abortion Pill? A closer look at the rise…
May 13, 2024

Ban the Box Newsletter: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?

ARGUING YES Beth Avery Senior Staff Attorney at the National Employment Law Project   ARGUING NO Jennifer Doleac Executive Vice…
April 23, 2024
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