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.)

Society & Culture
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Education
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Is Capitalism A Blessing?
50 min
177
Does America Need A Digital Dollar?
50 min
178
Is Affirmative Action Unfair to Asian Americans?
51 min
179
Should We Eat More Processed Foods?
50 min
180
Is Public Radio Still Relevant?
60 min
181
Unresolved: Information Disorder
50 min
182
Is Taiwan Indefensible?
50 min
183
Are Primary Elections Ruining Democracy?
51 min
184
Is It Time to End Qualified Immunity for Cops?
50 min
185
Do Unions Work For The Economy?
51 min
186
Should Paying Hacker Ransoms Be Illegal?
50 min
187
Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
with George Church, Amy Webb, Marcy Darnovsky, and Françoise Baylis
50 min
188
Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
with Aruna D'Souza and Randy Cohen
51 min
189
Is Amazon Good for Small Business?
with Mark Jamison, Kunal Chopra, Rana Foroohar, and Stacy Mitchell
50 min
190
Long Live The British Monarchy?
with Graham Smith and Phillip Blond
50 min
191
Should We Search for Extraterrestrial Life?
with Jill Tarter and Paul M. Sutter
51 min
192
Will AI Do More Harm Than Good?
with Daron Acemoglu and Darrell West
51 min
193
Should The SAT Be Erased?
with Sheryll Cashin and Freddie DeBoer
50 min
194
Is Cancel Culture Toxic?
50 min
195
Should Trump Be Indicted?
with Barbara Comstock and Tom Ginsburg
50 min
196
Should We Eat More Processed Foods?
with Amy Webb, Michael Gibney, Kevin Hall and Marion Nestle
50 min
197
Should We Forgive Student Debt?
with Caitlin Zaloom, Mehrsa Baradaran, Beth Akers and Nick Gillespie
50 min
198
Should We Isolate Russia?
with Michael McFaul, Radan Kanev, Emma Ashford and Jonas Shaende
50 min
199
Agree to Disagree: Can the Fed Manage a Soft La...
with Dean Baker and Yeva Nersisyan
50 min
200
We Should Expand the Supreme Court
with Dahlia Lithwick, Tamara Brummer, Carter Phillips, and Akhil Reed Amar
50 min