#154 - Has Globalization Undermined the American Working Class?
MOTION: Globalization Has Undermined America's Working Class Globalization ushered in an era of free trade, fluid borders, and unparalleled corporate profits. For its proponents, the global integratio...
3 Aug 201853min
#153 - Is Social Media Good For Democracy?
MOTION: Social Media Is Good for Democracy By connecting people across the world for free, platforms like Twitter and Facebook set the stage for a promising digital revolution, providing tools that he...
20 Juli 201853min
#152 - Trigger Warning: Are Safe Spaces Dangerous?
Debate: Trigger Warning: Safe Spaces are Dangerous Long hailed as bastions of intellectual development and ground zero for the free and spirited exchange of ideas, today's universities have come under...
6 Juli 201853min
#151 - Will Automation Crash Democracy?
MOTION: Automation Will Crash Democracy Around the world, technology is disrupting the workforce, with automation poised to displace humans in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Will the...
25 Maj 201855min
#150 - Can Negotiations Denuclearize North Korea?
Motion: Negotiations Can Denuclearize North Korea Will all of the recent goodwill gestures between North and South Korea lead to the one thing Washington wants most? Can a deal be struck that denuclea...
11 Maj 201853min
#149 - Is Bitcoin More Than A Bubble?
Motion: Bitcoin is More Than a Bubble and Here to Stay. Is Bitcoin here to stay, or is it a bubble waiting to pop? Less than a decade old, Bitcoin is worth billions. The cryptocurrency promises to rev...
4 Maj 201855min
#148 - Should Net Neutrality Be Saved?
Motion: Preserve Net Neutrality: All Data is Created Equal. What if a single policy could impact American democracy, culture, and competitiveness? What if that policy might either empower citizens and...
27 Apr 201854min
#147 - As We Evolve, Do We Need God Less?
Motion: The More We Evolve The Less We Need God. Does God have a place in 21st century human affairs? Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, and cognitive neuroscientist Heather Berlin team u...
6 Apr 201854min
