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 moves to strengthen its special relationship with Israel, such as relocating the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, scrutiny of Israel and its government looms large in American politics. Is it possible to distinguish anti-Zionism from anti-Semitism? For the Motion: Bret Stephens - Op-Ed...
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The motion: "America should be the world's policeman" Moderator: Morley Safer Speaking for the motion: Max Boot, Michael Mandelbaum and Douglas Murray Speaking against the motion: Ian Bremmer, Ellen Laipson and Matthew Parris IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts...
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Are you on the right side of America's moral divide? Tonight, in our season finale, we bring four leading political thinkers to the stage to debate one of the nation’s longest-standing and most divisive topics: political morality. Have liberals, with their emphasis on social justice and caring for poor, disadvantaged, and marginalized, cornered the market on morality? Or do ideals such as patriotism, fairness and liberty, and reverence for the sanctity of religious and moral tradition put...
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Jared Bernstein, former economic adviser to Joe Biden, and Jason Furman, former economic adviser to Barack Obama, debate trade’s impact on inequality in America. An excerpt from the debate "Globalization Has Undermined America's Working Class." =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/PFmQ5sL77jc Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook...
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IQ2US host and moderator John Donvan helped a fan propose to his girlfriend. They join us in the audience for the first time since their engagement. An excerpt from the debate "The Recent U.S. Policy Towards China Is Productive." =================================== Cast Your Vote: https://smarturl.it/USChinaPolicy Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: https://www.iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook...
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National Review’s David French says we the people, not a board or panel in Silicon Valley, should be able to choose the speech on our feed. An excerpt from the debate "Constitutional Free Speech Principles Can Save Social Media Principles From Themselves." For the Motion: David French − Senior Writer, National Review Corynne McSherry − Legal Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation Against the Motion: Nathaniel Persily − Professor, Stanford Law Marietje Schaake − Dutch...
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How does the internet – and net neutrality – affect our lives? Mozilla chairwoman Mitchell Baker counts the ways. An excerpt from the debate Preserve Net neutrality: All Data Is Created Equal." =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/aAJabAjoK08 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ==================================="
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Can we sleep soundly at night knowing the financial system is safe? Kenneth Rogoff argues no. An excerpt from the debate "Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis, the System Is Safer." =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ===================================
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Could widespread adoption of Bitcoin lead to a financial crises? And if it did, could Bitcoin bounce back? Gillian Tett, Eric Posner, and Patrick Byrne discuss. =================================== Main Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZceJMFXm57s Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ===================================
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Will Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies like it completely replace fiat currency in the future? Tim Draper and Gillian Tett debate. =================================== Main Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZceJMFXm57s Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ===================================
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Sally Pipes and Dr. Adam Gaffney weigh in on whether health care is a right. An excerpt from the debate "Replace Private Insurance With Medicare for All." FOR THE MOTION: Dr. Adam Gaffney - President, Physicians for a National Health Program Joseph Sanberg - Co-Founder, Aspiration & Chair, CalEITC4Me AGAINST THE MOTION: Nick Gillespie - Editor-at-Large, Reason Sally Pipes - CEO & President, Pacific Research Institute =================================== Cast Your Vote:...
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Americans are gearing up for the 2020 presidential elections, and Republicans have a choice: Should Donald Trump be their nominee? FOR THE MOTION: Jeff Flake - Fmr. U.S. Senator, Arizona Bret Stephens - Op-Ed Columnist, New York Times AGAINST THE MOTION: Kris Kobach - Fmr. Secretary of State, Kansas Liz Peek - Fox News Contributor & Columnist
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Leslie Berlin argues that from the beginning, tech founders made changes through commercial markets. An excerpt from the debate Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Soul." Cast Your Vote http://smarturl.it/SiliconValleyVote =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ==================================="
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Is Silicon Valley’s hubris a bad thing? Our panelists debate. An excerpt from the debate Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Soul." Cast Your Vote http://smarturl.it/SiliconValleyVote =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ==================================="
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Dipayan Ghosh argues that Silicon Valley has lost its moral compass. An excerpt from the debate Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Soul." Cast Your Vote http://smarturl.it/SiliconValleyVote =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ==================================="
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Anant Agarwal and Ben Nelson advocate for the accessibility of college courses online. Jonathan Cole and Rebecca Schuman counter that MOOC participants tend not to be college-age students seeking a degree.
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The motion: "It's time to end affirmative action" Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: John H. McWhorter, Terence J. Pell and Joseph C. Phillips Speaking against the motion: Khin Mai Aung, Kimberlé Crenshaw and Tim Wise IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate...
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The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting on the motions...
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John Kael Weston, a former State Dept. adviser to the U.S. Marines, and journalist Ahmed Rashid tell General Norton Schwartz that drones are far from diplomatic and hurt forces on the ground in the Middle East. For: Ahmed Rashid For: John Kael Weston Against: Admiral Dennis Blair Against: General Norton Schwartz Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter Subscribe to us: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube
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Spreading democracy in the Middle East is a bad idea." Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: Flynt Leverett, Dimitri Simes and Shibley Telhami Speaking against the motion: Liz Cheney, Danielle Pletka and Natan Sharansky IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts...
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April 21, 2009 The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting...
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Does online dating create a platform for racial discrimination and cultural bias? Or, as Tom Jaques argues, are these sites leading the charge against such behavior and serving as prominent advocates for inclusion in romance?
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In a modern, post-industrial economy that seems better suited to women than men, many are wondering if men have been permanently left behind. Education and employment statistics point to a clear and growing dominance in women's status at home and in the workplace. Are men primed for a comeback or have the old rules changed for good? For: Hanna Rosin For: Dan Abrams Against: Christina Hoff Sommers Against: David Zinczenko Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us:...
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The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting on the motions...
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The motion: "America is finally winning the war in Iraq." Moderator: John Donvan Speaking for the motion: Frederick W. Kagan and General Jack Keane (Ret.) Speaking against the motion: Charles Ferguson and Sir Malcolm Rifkind Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter Subscribe to us: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube
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With 33% of adults and 17% of children obese, the U.S. is facing an obesity epidemic. A major risk factor for expensive, chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, it costs our health care system nearly $150 billion a year. Should government intervene, or is this a matter of individual rights and personal responsibility? For: Dr. Pamela Peeke For: Dr. David Satcher Against: John Stossel Against: Paul Campos Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us:...
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The motion: "We should legalize the market for human organs" Moderator: Ira Flatow Speaking for the motion: Lloyd R. Cohen, Amy L. Friedman and Sally Satel Speaking against the motion: James F. Childress, Francis L. Delmonico and David Rothman Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter Subscribe to us: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube
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Russia is becoming our enemy again" Moderator: Edward Lucas Speaking for the motion: Claudia Rosett, Bret Stephens and J. Michael Waller Speaking against the motion: Nina Khrushcheva, Robert Legvold and Mark Medish IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts at 6:45P, you...
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The Food and Drug Administration, the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the U.S. federal government, is charged with protecting the public health. Under this mandate, it regulates drugs and medical devices for their safety and effectiveness. But is it a failing mandate? It's long been argued that the FDA's long and costly approval processes stifle innovation and keep life-changing treatments from the market. But the question remains: when it comes to public health, is it ever...
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The Food and Drug Administration, the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the U.S. federal government, is charged with protecting the public health. Under this mandate, it regulates drugs and medical devices for their safety and effectiveness. But is it a failing mandate? It's long been argued that the FDA's long and costly approval processes stifle innovation and keep life-changing treatments from the market. But the question remains: when it comes to public health, is it ever...
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Spreading democracy in the Middle East is a bad idea." Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: Flynt Leverett, Dimitri Simes and Shibley Telhami Speaking against the motion: Liz Cheney, Danielle Pletka and Natan Sharansky IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts...
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The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting on the motions...
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John Donvan speaks with Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center and Edward Morrison of the Richard Paul Richman Center at Columbia University about their participation with Intelligence Squared U.S.
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Clip: Debaters Neera Tanden, Paul Howard, Ezekiel Emanuel, and Lori Reilly discuss the potential for greater transparency in drug pricing and drug costs based on value. An excerpt from the debate "Blame Big Pharma for Out-of-Control Health Care Costs."
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Spreading democracy in the Middle East is a bad idea." Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: Flynt Leverett, Dimitri Simes and Shibley Telhami Speaking against the motion: Liz Cheney, Danielle Pletka and Natan Sharansky IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts...
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The motion: "We should legalize the market for human organs" Moderator: Ira Flatow Speaking for the motion: Lloyd R. Cohen, Amy L. Friedman and Sally Satel Speaking against the motion: James F. Childress, Francis L. Delmonico and David Rothman Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter Subscribe to us: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube
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Ian Bremmer and Andrew Keen debate whether American companies will meet consumer, and citizen, demand when it comes to technology and workplace automation. An excerpt from the debate "Automation Will Crash Democracy." =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/A7Tzbu2xJnc Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/ IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook...
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Jeff Weaver, a longtime adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, argues that it’s time for the Democratic Party to rebuild a grand New Deal coalition. An excerpt from the debate Progressive Populism Will Save the Democratic Party." =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube The Full Debate: https://youtu.be/jojB0hgqIxY Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook...
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Under what conditions would it take for Fed president Neel Kashkari to vote for an interest rate hike? He responds. An excerpt from the debate "Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis, the System Is Safer." =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ===================================
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Prerna Singh versus Elif Shafak on whether nationalism is based on belonging or exclusion. An excerpt from the debate "Nationalism Is a Force for Good." This...
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There’s no doubt the world of video games has expanded – drastically – over the past decade. Digital games now offer highly complex virtual landscapes that bend reality and fantasy. They are used in classrooms around the country, in various training centers, and of course on millions of smartphones. But do these games have the power to shape our minds – and our society – for the better? Or is the submersion into video games and alternate realities promulgating societal ills like...
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Venture capitalist Tim Draper makes the case for Bitcoin as a decentralized, global currency free from banking errors and corruption. =================================== Main Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZceJMFXm57s Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ===================================
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Let's stop welcoming undocumented immigrants" Moderator: John Hockenberry Speaking for the motion: Vernon M. Briggs, Jr., Mark Krikorian and Heather Mac Donald Speaking against the motion: Daniel T. Griswold, Enrique Morones and Karen K. Narasaki IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the...
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The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting on the motions...
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The motion: "America should be the world's policeman" Moderator: Morley Safer Speaking for the motion: Max Boot, Michael Mandelbaum and Douglas Murray Speaking against the motion: Ian Bremmer, Ellen Laipson and Matthew Parris IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts...
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The motion: "Universal health coverage should be the federal government's responsibility" Moderator: John Donvan Speaking for the motion: Art Kellermann, Paul Krugman and Michael Rachlis Speaking against the motion: Michael F. Cannon, Sally C. Pipes and John Stossel Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter Subscribe to us: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube
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The motion: "Universal health coverage should be the federal government's responsibility" Moderator: John Donvan Speaking for the motion: Art Kellermann, Paul Krugman and Michael Rachlis Speaking against the motion: Michael F. Cannon, Sally C. Pipes and John Stossel Like on us Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook Tweet at us: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter Subscribe to us: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube
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By most accounts, the American economy is booming — manufacturing is at a 13-year high, unemployment is at a 16-year low, and both the stock market and consumer confidence are soaring. But just what is driving this upturn? And can Americans trust that current economic conditions will hold up in the months ahead? In our season premiere, five esteemed economic thinkers debate the state of the American economy, from tax cuts to trade policy. Closing in on the Trump administration’s first year,...
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Yale’s Jake Sullivan, IISS’s Kori Schake, and Harvard’s Graham Allison discuss inconsistencies in Trump’s China strategy – and whether that makes it productive. An excerpt from the debate "The Recent U.S. Policy Towards China Is Productive." =================================== Cast Your Vote: https://smarturl.it/USChinaPolicy Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: https://www.iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook:...
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Jamelle Bouie, columnist at the New York Times, challenges viewers to consider polarizing election trends and poses whether Americans could accept a president who lost the popular vote by up to 9 million votes. Electoral College expert Tara Ross contends that the Electoral College is adequately fit to capture changing political opinions, and notes that historically, states change their political leanings often. An excerpt from the debate "The Electoral College Has Outlived Its...
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Joe Biden’s approach to the Middle East will likely be very different than Donald Trump’s. But should it be? For some, the Trump legacy was the right approach: A unorthodox style that resulted in a host of political and diplomatic victories, including normalizing relations between Israel and several Arab states. But others see the last four years as a failure of strategy and leadership that undermined America’s credibility abroad. So, as the Biden team gets going, we debate the motion: In...
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Our panelists debate interests, values, and why the United States stays in Europe. An excerpt from the debate “The Transatlantic Relationship Has Been Irreparably Damaged.” =================================== Cast Your Vote: https://smarturl.it/TransAtlantic Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: https://www.iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook ===================================
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As the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election, we ask: Is the two-party system good for democracy? Does relying on two hugely powerful political bodies drive division and push voters to the extremes? Or does the two-party system moderate the electorate and make the nation governable? Keynote Conversation: Joanne B. Freeman - Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University For the Motion: Yascha Mounk - Author, "The People vs. Democracy" Norman Ornstein -...
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The Highway Trust Fund provides funding for road, bridge, and mass transit projects across the country - and it's running out of money. Its revenue source, the federal gas tax, at 18.4 cents a gallon, has not been raised in over two decades. Congress has been kicking this can down the road for years. There are many arguments for a leaner fund, among them, the idea that scaling back the program would force government to prioritize projects and eliminate waste. But proponents of the tax say that...
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, 2015
Andrew McLaughlin and Eric Posner discuss whether the University of Oklahoma students who sang a racist chant should always have that association in web search results of their names.
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Intelligence Squared U.S. - Domestic Surveillance Debate - Bob Barr.
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Are American checks and balances working? Or is partisanship and division holding government hostage? An excerpt from the debate "Western Democracy Is Threatening Suicide."
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The goal of IQ2 US is to raise the level of public discourse on our most challenging issues. To provide a new forum for intelligent discussion, grounded in facts and informed by reasoned analysis. To transcend the toxically emotional and the reflexively ideological. To encourage recognition that the opposing side has intellectually respectable views. To engage the live audience as active participants who will ask questions and decide which speakers have carried the day by voting on the motions...
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Debaters look at the president's draft of the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and question if ISIS can be connected to the 9/11 attacks.
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Would the former head of the Fed Ben Bernanke stand by quantitative easing? Economists debate the controversial monetary policy.
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, 2015
Spreading democracy in the Middle East is a bad idea." Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: Flynt Leverett, Dimitri Simes and Shibley Telhami Speaking against the motion: Liz Cheney, Danielle Pletka and Natan Sharansky IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts...
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Clip: Debaters discuss the accountability of charter schools, and their transparency.
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The motion: "We should accept performance-enhancing drugs in competitive sports" Moderator: Bob Costas Speaking for the motion: Radley Balko, Norman Fost and Julian Savulescu Speaking against the motion: George Michael, Dale Murphy and Richard Pound IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater...
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This debate short is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy. In June 2014, the Sunni militant group ISIS declared that it had established a new caliphate spanning territory in Syria and Iraq. Since then, the region under its control has expanded, despite airstrikes and the deployment of U.S. military advisors, and Jihadist groups across the Muslim world have pledged their allegiance. What should the Obama administration's next steps be? Should the U.S. goal be...
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Debaters Peter Brookes, Robert Daly, John Mearsheimer, and Kevin Rudd contemplate what the US role should be in competing with China.
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October 6, 2010 Is the rise of terrorism and violence justifiably traced to the teachings of Islam, or is this call to war a twisted interpretation of the true Muslim faith? Most of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims are moderates who see Islamic terrorism as a violation of their sacred texts. Is it wrong to let a radical minority represent authentic Islam? Has fear blinded us to its lessons of tolerance and peace? For: Zeba Khan For: Maajid Nawaz Against: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Against: Doulas Murray...
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The motion: "Tough interrogation of terror suspects is necessary" Moderator: Brooke Gladstone Speaking for the motion: Rick Francona, Heather Mac Donald and David B. Rivkin Jr. Speaking against the motion: Jack Cloonan, John D. Hutson and Darius Rejali IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater...
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The motion: "Tough interrogation of terror suspects is necessary" Moderator: Brooke Gladstone Speaking for the motion: Rick Francona, Heather Mac Donald and David B. Rivkin Jr. Speaking against the motion: Jack Cloonan, John D. Hutson and Darius Rejali IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater...
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, intelligence, squared, u.s., iq2,...
General Petraeus and Max Boot take a broad look foreign policy of the Trump administration, the global challenges facing the U.S., and lessons learned from General Petraeus' extensive time spent in the Middle East. An excerpt from the debate "Unresolved: Face-Off with China."
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, China, North Korea, General David...
America owes $6 trillion to China, our sprawling military complex often appears helpless against disparate threats abroad, and the War on Terror has stripped us of the moral high ground. Washington is paralyzed by bitter partisanship, our children are falling behind their international peers, and our middle class is no longer the world's most affluent. But we've been warned about America's decline before. Remember Sputnik? Yes, times are tough, but America is recovering from the Great Recession...
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Over the summer of 2012, despite increased international pressure and economic sanctions, Iran doubled the number of nuclear centrifuges installed in its underground Fordow site, stopping just short of the capacity to produce nuclear fuel. President Obama has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's call to draw a "red line" that would trigger U.S. military action. But what would the costs and benefits of military action be? Can Israel live with a nuclear Iran, or could the time be...
Topics: New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, IQ2, James Dobbin, Reuven Pedatzu, Shmuel Bar,...
Constitutional law and security experts debate whether new terrorist threats such as ISIS and cyber terrorism justify surveillance and NSA phone tapping.
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Michael Petrilli, editor of Education Next and President of the Fordham Institute, and AEI scholar Frederick Hess debate national "cut scores" on Common Core tests.
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China is notably quick to flex its economic muscle around the world, putting its trade policies to use in bolstering its national interests. Should the U.S. meet China’s economic aggression with tough policies of its own? Or is playing hardball on trade a risky business that may put the American economy – and influence around the world – in harm’s way? An excerpt from the debate "Unresolved: Face-Off with China."
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, China, North Korea, General David...
Clip: Debaters Derek Chollet and Eliot Cohen consider the legacy of President Obama's drone program. An excerpt from the debate "Obama's Foreign Policy Is a Failure."
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