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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

Unresolved: The Iran Threat
Ray Takeyh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations   Barbara Slavin Distinguished Fellow at…
February 20, 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

Is a Trump presidency better for your bank account?
ARGUING YES Oren Cass Executive Director of American Compass   ARGUING NO David McIntosh President of the Club for Growth…
November 18, 2024

The American Dream - Thriving or Dying
ARGUING YES David Leonhardt Pulitzer Prize winner; Senior Writer for The New York Times and The Morning newsletter; Author of…
November 11, 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

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…
October 28, 2024

Newsletter on Fast Fashion: Shop or Stop?
ARGUING “SHOP” Katherine Mangu-Ward Editor-in-Chief of Reason   ARGUING “STOP” Kenneth Pucker Former COO of Timberland; Professor at The Fletcher…
December 02, 2024

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

Agree To Disagree COVID Series: Do We Need Vaccine Passports?
Will you need a digital passport to prove you’ve been vaccinated the next time you try to board a flight…
May 07, 2021

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

Newsletter: Global Leaders Debate Money, Truth, and Power
MODERATOR John Donvan Host and Moderator-in-Chief   MODERATOR Clea Conner CEO of Open to Debate   MODERATOR Edie Lush Moderator…
December 09, 2024

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