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
News
Education
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Is Affirmative Action Unfair to Asian Americans?
51 min
202
Should We Eat More Processed Foods?
50 min
203
Is Public Radio Still Relevant?
60 min
204
Unresolved: Information Disorder
50 min
205
Is Taiwan Indefensible?
50 min
206
Are Primary Elections Ruining Democracy?
51 min
207
Is It Time to End Qualified Immunity for Cops?
50 min
208
Do Unions Work For The Economy?
51 min
209
Should Paying Hacker Ransoms Be Illegal?
50 min
210
Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
with George Church, Amy Webb, Marcy Darnovsky, and Françoise Baylis
50 min
211
Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
with Aruna D'Souza and Randy Cohen
51 min
212
Is Amazon Good for Small Business?
with Mark Jamison, Kunal Chopra, Rana Foroohar, and Stacy Mitchell
50 min
213
Long Live The British Monarchy?
with Graham Smith and Phillip Blond
50 min
214
Should We Search for Extraterrestrial Life?
with Jill Tarter and Paul M. Sutter
51 min
215
Will AI Do More Harm Than Good?
with Daron Acemoglu and Darrell West
51 min
216
Should The SAT Be Erased?
with Sheryll Cashin and Freddie DeBoer
50 min
217
Is Cancel Culture Toxic?
50 min
218
Should Trump Be Indicted?
with Barbara Comstock and Tom Ginsburg
50 min
219
Should We Eat More Processed Foods?
with Amy Webb, Michael Gibney, Kevin Hall and Marion Nestle
50 min
220
Should We Forgive Student Debt?
with Caitlin Zaloom, Mehrsa Baradaran, Beth Akers and Nick Gillespie
50 min
221
Should We Isolate Russia?
with Michael McFaul, Radan Kanev, Emma Ashford and Jonas Shaende
50 min
222
Agree to Disagree: Can the Fed Manage a Soft La...
with Dean Baker and Yeva Nersisyan
50 min
223
We Should Expand the Supreme Court
with Dahlia Lithwick, Tamara Brummer, Carter Phillips, and Akhil Reed Amar
50 min
224
Humans Can Adapt to Climate Change
with Bjorn Lomberg, Michael Shellenberger, Kaveh Madani and Michele Wucker
50 min
225
Debate Like a World Champion: A Conversation wi...
with Bo Seo
50 min