#164 - Should Social Media Companies Honor the First Amendment?
MOTION: Constitutional Free Speech Principles Can Save Social Media Companies from Themselves President Trump posted similar content on Facebook and Twitter. Twitter flagged it. Facebook did not. Both...
26 Kesä 202057min
#182 - Will Coronavirus Reshape the World Order in China's Favor?
How might coronavirus reshape geopolitics? For some, the answer is clear: China is on the rise. While Washington embraces “America First” and abdicates its global leadership role, they argue, Beijing ...
12 Kesä 202053min
#181 - Has The Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness?
DEBATE: Has The Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness? Five American presidents — two in the last 20 years — have assumed office without winning the popular vote. As the nation gears up for anothe...
29 Touko 202053min
#180 - Was the Global Financial System Better Prepared for the Pandemic Than 2008?
More than a decade ago, Lehman Brothers collapsed, and the world witnessed one of the worst financial crises in global history. In January 2019, Intelligence Squared U.S. hosted a debate on the motion...
15 Touko 202054min
#179 - Is the Defense Production Act Being Underutilized?
As health professionals and leaders around the nation rush to procure the supplies Americans need to combat coronavirus, we ask: Is the Defense Production Act being underutilized? This little-known la...
24 Huhti 202052min
How to Fight an Infodemic
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, the World Health Organization is warning of the spread of something else – an information epidemic or “infodemic.” And while diligent consumers of the new...
3 Huhti 202053min
#178 - Does Maximum Pressure Against Iran Work?
The targeted killing of General Qassim Suleimani sent shockwaves around the world and sparked staunch debate about the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign. Supporters argue that this st...
20 Maalis 202054min
#177 - Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?
Zionism, or the belief in the Jewish right to self-determination in the land of Israel, has been the topic of contentious global debate for decades. And while the United States government is making mo...
6 Maalis 202054min
