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