#125 - Is "Big Pharma" to Blame for Rising Health Care Costs?
Motion: Blame Big Pharma for Out-of-Control Health Care Costs. Health care costs in the U.S. are some 18 percent of GNP, nearly double what other rich countries spend. We read of drug therapies that c...
19 Okt 201656min
#124 - Are the Elites to Blame for the Trump Phenomenon?
Motion: Blame the Elites for the Trump Phenomenon. The elites of both parties have expressed contempt for Donald Trump, and Trump has succeeded in part by channeling his voters’ contempt for the elite...
21 Sep 201654min
#123 - Climate Change: Has the EPA Gone Overboard?
Reducing carbon emissions is clearly good for the environment but often imposes substantial costs. The costs are most obvious when coal companies go bankrupt, but can affect everyone indirectly throug...
14 Sep 201654min
Bonus Podcast: The GOP Must Seize The Center Or Die
In April of 2013 we held a debate on the motion: The GOP Must Seize the Center or Die. At the time, the debaters could not have predicted Donald Trump’s candidacy or imagined the force of its impact o...
13 Jul 20168min
Bonus Podcast: The Supreme Court Considers Racial Preferences In State University Admissions
With the Supreme Court ruling on Fisher v. University of Texas being handed down on Thursday, June 23, 2016, We consider both sides of the issue of race-conscious university admissions. We listen back...
24 Jun 201648min
#122 - Has The President Usurped The Constitutional Power Of Congress?
Motion: The president has usurped the constitutional power of congress. The Supreme Court is currently poised to decide whether President Obama’s unilateral immigration actions usurped Congress’s powe...
15 Jun 201655min
#121 - Do Hunters Conserve Wildlife?
Do Hunters Conserve Wildlife? In 2014, a permit to hunt a single endangered black rhino was sold for $350,000 as part of a program to support its conservation in Namibia. Counter intuitive? Through fu...
18 Mai 201657min
#120 - Eliminate Corporate Subsidies
The auto industry, agriculture, the energy sector. What do they have in common? These industries benefit from government subsidies in the form of loans, tax breaks, regulation, and other preferences. ...
13 Apr 201656min
