Open to Debate
America is more divided than ever—but it doesn’t have to be. Open to Debate offers an antidote to the chaos. We bring multiple perspectives together for real, nonpartisan debates. Debates that are structured, respectful, clever, provocative, and driven by the facts. Open to Debate is on a mission to restore balance to the public square through expert moderation, good-faith arguments, and reasoned analysis. We examine the issues of the day with the world’s most influential thinkers spanning science, technology, politics, culture, and global affairs. It’s time to build a stronger, more united democracy with the civil exchange of ideas. Be open-minded. Be curious. Be ready to listen. Join us in being Open to Debate. (Formerly Intelligence Squared U.S.)
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#134 - Is Universal Basic Income the Safety Net...
With Charles Murray, Andrew Stern, Jared Bernstein and Jason Furman
51 min
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#133 - Are Charter Schools Overrated?
With Gary Miron, Jeanne Allen, Julian Vasquez Heilig, and Gerard Robinson
52 min
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#132 - Has the U.S.-Saudi "Special Relationship...
With Madawi Al-Rasheed, F. Gregory Gause, Mark P. Lagon, and James Jeffrey
50 min
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#131 - Should We Give Trump a Chance?
With Clive Crook, David Frum, Gayle Trotter, and Michael Waldman
50 min
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#130 - Is Policing Racially Biased?
With Gloria Browne Marshall, Heather Mac Donald, Marq Claxton, and Harry Stern
50 min
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#129 - Should States Call a Convention to Amend...
With Lawrence Lessig, David Super, Mark Meckler, and Walter Olson
50 min
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#128 - Is Obama's Foreign Policy a Failure?
With Eliot Cohen, Derek Chollet, Kristen Silverberg, and Vikram Singh
50 min
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#127 - Has Gerrymandering Destroyed the Politic...
With Caroline Fredrickson, Nolan McCarty, David Daley, and Chris Jankowski
50 min
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#126 - Should We Give Undocumented Immigrants a...
With Angela Kelley, Steven Camarota, Marielena Hincapié, and Rich Lowry
50 min
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#125 - Is "Big Pharma" to Blame for Rising Heal...
With Ezekiel Emanuel, Lori Reilly, Neera Tanden, and Paul Howard.
53 min
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#124 - Are the Elites to Blame for the Trump Ph...
With Timothy Carney, Jennifer Rubin, Ben Domenech, and Bret Stephens
50 min
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#123 - Climate Change: Has the EPA Gone Overboard?
With Charles McConnell, Carl Pope, Michael Nasi, and Jody Freeman.
50 min
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Bonus Podcast: The GOP Must Seize The Center Or...
With David Brooks, Laura Ingraham, Mickey Edwards, and Ralph Reed
6 min
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Bonus Podcast: The Supreme Court Considers Raci...
With Roger Clegg, Deborah Archer, Stuart Taylor, Jr., and Erwin Chemerinsky
46 min
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#122 - Has The President Usurped The Constituti...
With Michael McConnell, Adam Cox, Carrie Severino, and Eric Posner.
51 min
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#121 - Do Hunters Conserve Wildlife?
With Anthony Licata, Catherine Semcer, Wayne Pacelle, and Adam Roberts
55 min
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#120 - Eliminate Corporate Subsidies
With Jack Abramoff, Kate Gordon, Zephyr Teachout, and Michael Lind.
54 min
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#119 - Should We Trust The Promise Of Artificia...
With Andrew Keen, Jaron Lanier, James Hughes and Martine Rothblatt
51 min
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#118 - Is Free Speech Threatened On Campus?
With Wendy Kaminer, Shaun Harper, John McWhorter, and Jason Stanley
51 min
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#117 - Are Lifespans Long Enough?
With Ian Ground, Aubrey de Grey, Paul Root Wolpe, and Brian Kennedy
53 min
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#116 - Should The U.S. Let In 100,000 Syrian Re...
With Robert Ford, David Frum, David Miliband, and Jessica Vaughan
50 min
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#115 - Does The Equal Protection Clause Forbid ...
With Roger Clegg, Deborah Archer, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Stuart Taylor, Jr.
52 min
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#114 - Can Central Banks Print Prosperity?
With Roger Bootle, Edward Conard, Simon Johnson, and Andrew Huszar
53 min
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#113 - Do U.S. Prosecutors Have Too Much Power?
With Paul Butler, David Hoffman, Nancy Gertner, and Reid Schar
50 min
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#112 - Should College Students Be Allowed To Ta...
With Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Eric Racine, Nita Farahany, and Nicole Vincent
50 min