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.)

Education
Government
Politics
1
Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal Hist...
50 min
2
Should Congress Stop Funding the War in Ukraine?
50 min
3
Is Religion a Force for Good?
50 min
4
Childhood Obesity Guidelines: Good Medicine or ...
50 min
5
Should the US Ban Tik Tok?
50 min
6
Does Taylor Swift Deserve Her Billion Dollar Fo...
50 min
7
Should We Address the Gender Wage Gap?
50 min
8
Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?
54 min
9
Debate: Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie on Col...
50 min
10
Unresolved: The Iran Threat
50 min
11
How to Resolve Conflict in Relationships: A Con...
50 min
12
Is the Republican Party’s Refusal to Raise Taxe...
50 min
13
Is Engineering Solar Radiation A Crazy Idea?
50 min
14
Is the American Dream in Decline?
50 min
15
David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts on Conflict, ...
50 min
16
Mock Trial: Is Trump Guilty in the January 6th ...
50 min
17
David Brooks on the Art of Seeing and Hearing O...
50 min
18
Will the Future Be Abundant?
50 min
19
Should Congress Pass the Secure the Border Act?
50 min
20
Will AI Kill the Future of the Creative Arts?
50 min
21
How Would A No Labels Presidential Candidate Ch...
50 min
22
A primer for discussing Israel and Gaza and our...
50 min
23
Do We Have Free Will?
50 min
24
Is Wokeness Killing Comedy?
50 min
25
Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad...
50 min