The dangers of climate change are “no longer over the horizon.” Humanity may soon pass the “point of no return.” These are the phrases U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used to describe what he called an “utterly inadequate” global response to rising temperatures. In fact, world leaders and environmental advocates have long demanded structural overhauls to the way we consume and produce. Standing in the way, Guterres noted, is a sheer lack of will. But if we were to decisively...
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Former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane, defends the usefulness of the UN. Stay tuned for the full debate on https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/ #iq2us #afghanistan #cyberwar #Unitednations #UN #haiti #debates Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook FULL DEBATE DESCRIPTION: As attention descends on the United Nations General Assembly, some are...
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The Hudson Institute’s Michael Pillsbury and Harvard’s Graham Allison answer a question about China, Pakistan, and nuclear proliferation. 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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The hallmark of a productive debate is not persuasion, but insight. So says Adam Grant in this wide-ranging conversation with John Donvan and Intelligence Squared CEO Clea Conner. A good argument is not only about convincing, Grant explains, but also to learn. In his new book, Think Again, Grant explores a set of cognitive skills that might matter more than pure aptitude: The ability to rethink and unlearn. That is the focus of this conversation; the capacity to change your mind, and why it...
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The debaters take 30 seconds each to sum up their thoughts on where victims of sexual assault on college campuses are more likely to find justice: in the court system or in campus tribunals under Title IX. -- Debate Clip -- Courts, Not Campuses, Should Decide Sexual Assault Cases =================================== Main Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8VYE9IyZXM Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org/vote IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook:...
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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 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 motion: "Islam is dominated by radicals" Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Paul Marshall and Asra Q. Nomani Speaking against the motion: Reza Aslan, Richard W. Bulliet and Edina Lekovic 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: "Islam is dominated by radicals" Moderator: Robert Siegel Speaking for the motion: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Paul Marshall and Asra Q. Nomani Speaking against the motion: Reza Aslan, Richard W. Bulliet and Edina Lekovic 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: "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 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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To prevent the collapse of the global financial system in 2008, Treasury committed 245 billion in taxpayer dollars to stabilize America's banking institutions. Today, banks that were once "too big to fail" have only grown bigger, with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs holding assets equal to over 50% of the U.S. economy. Were size and complexity at the root of the financial crisis, or do calls to break up the big banks ignore real benefits that...
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Clip: Debaters Elias Aboujaoude and Asi Burak discuss the positive and negative social effects of video games. An excerpt from the debate "Video Games Will Make Us Smarter."
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Clip: Debaters Walter Boot and Daphne Bavelier discuss the possibilities for measuring and gaining intelligence based on digital learning. An excerpt from the debate "Video Games Will Make Us Smarter."
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Clip: Debaters Michael Nasi, Jody Freeman, Carl Pope and Charles McConnell discuss what they believe their opponents are getting most wrong. An excerpt from the debate "Climate Change: The EPA Has Gone Overboard."
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Do you have a secret? What about Apple, Google, Facebook, Verizon, or Uber? Are you sure they don't know your secret? Digital data – emails, text messages, phone records, location records, web searches – contain traces of almost every secret. They also contain traces of almost every crime. Tech companies may promise to protect our data from prying eyes. But should that promise yield to law enforcement and national security? Tonight we put these points to the test, in partnership with 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 foruThe 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...
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On the fundamental question--evolution or creation?--Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, while 61% of Americans believe we have evolved over time, 22% believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31% on the side of creationism. For some, modern science debunks many of religion's core beliefs, but for others, questions like "Why are we here?" and "How did it all come about?" can only be answered through a belief in the existence of God....
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According to a 2009 poll, around 1% of American adults reported being vegan. In 2011 that number rose to 2.5%--more than double, but still dwarfed by the 48% who reported eating meat, fish or poultry at all of their meals. In this country, most of us are blessed with an abundance of food and food choices. So taking into account our health, the environment and ethical concerns, which diet is best? Do vegans have the right idea, or are we meant to be carnivores?
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Colin Dueck versus Elif Shafak on whether being a patriot and a nationalist are one and the same. An excerpt from the debate "Nationalism Is a Force for Good...
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Fed president Neel Kashkari remembers the 2008 global financial crisis and makes the case for why we’re safer. An excerpt from the debate "Ten Years After the Financial System, 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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President Xi Jinping has made it clear: When it comes to big data, advanced weaponry, and other innovations in tech and AI, China has plans to surpass the United States as the world’s next techonomic superpower. But between the trade war with the U.S., the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, and an array of domestic challenges, are China’s goals outpacing its capacity? Or is China building and investing in strategic partnerships that will push the country toward global dominance? Staged in...
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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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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...
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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 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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June 8, 2011 The First Amendment protects freedom of the press, but how do we reconcile the conflict between national security and accountability? Do we err on the side of secrecy or transparency? From the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks, join the debate between the need for government secrecy and the public's right to know. For: Michael Chertoff For: Gabriel Schoenfeld Against: Alan Dershowitz Against: David Sanger 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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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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Richard Fisher contests the claim that the banks stabilized the financial crisis, a position taken by Paul Saltzman who cites big banks that absorbed smaller, failing institutions. For the Motion: Richard Fisher, Simon Johnson Against the Motion: Douglas Elliot, Paul Saltzman 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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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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These days, the bird’s the word. Since shelling out $44 billion for Twitter, critics say Elon Musk is knocking the social media giant off its perch. Under his guidance, a slew of firings, a resurgence of unsavory Tweeters, and a bevy of on-again, off-again bans, have all raised questions about the platform’s long-term viability. Some investors have labeled Musk an albatross around Twitter’s neck, calling for him to stay focused on Tesla and SpaceX. Others say Musk is actually freeing the...
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For a period of time, going global just seemed to make sense. But with China’s rise, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine, words like “localnomics,” “friends-shoring,” and “decoupling” have helped codify a growing movement that calls for less interdependence between economies. Those in favor of a more “deglobalized” system of trade argue that it is not only more environmentally friendly and responsive to regional needs, but also less of a driver of income inequality. Indeed,...
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Debaters discuss whether there will be potential blow back on the U.S. for allowing Saudi's human rights abuses to continue. An excerpt from the debate "The Special U.S.-Saudi Relationship Has Outlived Its Usefulness."
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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 age of “information disorder” is upon us. Deep fakes, false political narratives, and flawed COVID rumors are all rampant online, threatening America’s national security, as well as democracy itself. Though bad actors have always had the capacity to deceive, the ease, speed, and degree to which anyone can create misleading information has engendered a dangerous new world. And yet many solutions can also run directly against longstanding western principles, such as free speech and a...
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The debaters take 30 seconds each to sum up their thoughts on where victims of sexual assault on college campuses are more likely to find justice: in the court system or in campus tribunals under Title IX.
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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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Arguments FOR the motion "Lifespans Are Long Enough," from debaters Ian Ground and Paul Root Wolpe. For the opposing viewpoint, see the arguments AGAINST the motion here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpyVVrblKZg. This debate short is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy. Watch the full debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaqNyjSuh-o Follow Newsy: http://www.twitter.com/newsyvideos
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, 2016
What are the actual risks of allowing students to take smart drugs, and are they as effective as they claim to be?
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Law professors Gail Heriot and Richard Sander tell Charles Fried how they imagine America would look today without any affirmative action. Professors Randall Kennedy and Theodore Shaw look to the potential future with affirmative action in place.
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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: "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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Imagine a world free of genetic diseases, where parents control their offspring's height, eye color and intelligence. The science may be closer than you think. Genes interact in ways that we don't fully understand and there could be unintended consequences, new diseases that result from our tinkering. But even if the science could be perfected, is it morally wrong? Would it lead to eugenics and a stratified society where only the rich enjoy the benefits of genetic enhancement? Or would the real...
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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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Millennials-growing up with revolutionary technology and entering adulthood in a time of recession-have recently been much maligned. Are their critics right? Is this generation uniquely coddled, narcissistic, and lazy? Or have we let conventional wisdom blind us to their openness to change and innovation, and optimism in the face of uncertainty, which, in any generation, are qualities to be admired?
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New York Times columnist David Brooks argues that politics is often a competition between partial truths and that neither party can claim the upper hand. Rather, both sides serve to balance each other.
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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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This debate short is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy. High-profile cases have recently put campus sexual assault in the spotlight. One question that has repeatedly come up: why are these cases being handled by campuses at all? Title IX requires that every school receiving federal aid must take concrete steps to deal with hostile environments and sexual assault. This leaves colleges and universities with the task of figuring out what policies and procedures to...
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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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With Betsy DeVos as education secretary, the charter school debate has reached a zenith. Hoisting a 25-year track record, charter school proponents argue that their independence, strict academic expectations, and high graduation rates are proof of their success - and increasing enrollment numbers only back this up further. But with education dollars being precious, opponents argue that these schools take away much-needed resources from public schools, and don't deliver the results they claim...
Topics: New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, 2017
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Should health care companies be required to invest more in community services? An excerpt from the debate "The U.S. Health Care System Is Terminally Broken."
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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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Intelligence Squared U.S. - Domestic Surveillance Debate - David Frum.
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California tried. And then it failed. Uniquely charged by its constitution to guarantee the "happiness" of its residents -- the state empowered its people to demand by referendum whatever they wanted to spend money on -- from better schools to bigger prisons and to refuse by referendum to pay the bills. A legislature paralyzed by the absence of a workable middle -- and a requirement for a 2/3 vote to impose taxes -- combined finally to dig the state into a possibly inescapable hole....
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Clip: Debaters Eliot Cohen, Vikram Singh, and Kristen Silverberg discuss whether President Obama's choice not to intervene more in Syria was a uniquely moral failure. An excerpt from the debate "Obama's Foreign Policy Is a Failure."
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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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New York. Los Angeles. Boston. San Francisco. Call them America's "superstars." With mega populations, these urban hubs have long reigned as the nation's economic, social, and cultural capitals. But big cities have also been the hardest hit by the pandemic. "Zoom towns" are springing up across the country as professionals leave the city in droves. Even more, the pandemic has brought economic and social inequality into sharp focus for the nation's lawmakers. And some,...
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George Church, Professor of Genetics, Harvard and MIT & Founder, Personal Genome Project weighs in on gene editing. A genetic disease runs in your family. Your doctor tells you that, should you wish to have a child, that child is likely to also carry the disease. But a new gene-editing technology could change your fate. It could ensure that your baby is -- and remains -- healthy. Even more, it could potentially make sure your grandchildren are also free of the disease. What do you do? Now,...
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In this special post-election podcast – amidst record mail-in voting, lawsuits, social unrest, and partisan polarization – we’re asking a simple question: Was the 2020 run for the White House as unprecedented as we might think? Those in favor of the motion often point to the tech influence, and Silicon Valley’s hand in everything from echo chambers to political advertising to conspiracy theories. Those against often nod to America’s track record of polarization. In 1860, after Abraham...
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Derek Chollet of the German Marshall Fund of the United States argues that NATO is one of America’s greatest assets. =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/2l_lQWaBpCs 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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National Review’s David French makes his closing remarks in support of the resolution. 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 Politician & Member, European Parliament...
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Kevin Hall is the integrative physiology section chief at the National Institutes of Health, where his lab investigates how metabolism and the brain adapt in response to a variety of interventions to diet and physical activity. His team conducts experiments in both humans and rodents to better understand the complex mechanisms regulating macronutrient metabolism, body composition, and energy expenditure. In addition, Hall is a widely published scholar on issues related to diet and public...
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Kori Schake, deputy director-general for the International Institute of Strategic Studies, makes her opening statement in support of the motion. 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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How can Democrats win over independents? Jeff Weaver responds. 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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What’s it take to change a mind? It turns out there is a science to it. That’s at least according to David McRaney, a journalist, author, and host of the You Are Not So Smart podcast. The first step, he says, is don’t overtly try to win. In any argument, an attempt to defeat the opposing party is not nearly as effective as leading the person along in stages, which eventually align with your own thinking. In fact, mere exposure to different ideas, according a recent Pew study, does not...
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An Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate: Amazon has come a long way since online book sales. In fact, when it comes to revenue, Jeff Bezos’ creation is the world’s biggest internet-based company. But what makes the "everything store" so ubiquitous? In large part, it’s the small and medium-sized businesses that use the platform to sell their goods. This year, more than 1.9 million of these businesses participated in its marketplace, which accounted for some 60 percent of Amazon's...
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Tom Wheeler, Nick Gillespie, and the battle over bittorent. 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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MIT’s Yasheng Huang argues that Shenzhen, like Silicon Valley, is an immigrant city that draws talent from all over the world. Cast Your Vote http://smarturl.it/NewColdWarDebate =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter: http://bit.ly/IQ2Twitter IQ2US Facebook: http://bit.ly/IQ2onFacebook =================================== Cast Your Vote http://smarturl.it/NewColdWarDebate =================================== Subscribe:...
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A year ago, the stock market was hitting record-highs, unemployment numbers were at record-lows, and the recession of 2008 looked like a distant memory. But in spite of the rosy outlook ahead, a thorny question still remained: Are the fundamentals of the financial system safer now than they were before the financial crisis? If a new financial catastrophe were to strike, would we be better prepared? We posed that question to our debaters, with the against side ultimately taking the day. Now a...
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Do students have the right to ignore potentially offensive speech? Our debaters weigh in. An excerpt from the debate Trigger Warning: Safe Spaces Are Dangerous." =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/qlDNLvJsJ54 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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Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake argues that Donald Trump has damaged America’s standing in the world. =================================== Cast Your Vote: http://smarturl.it/Trump2020Debate 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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Anger over economic stagnation and social change are driving people to vote in anger, and in protest, argues Yascha Mounk. An excerpt from the debate "Western Democracy Is Threatening Suicide."
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Economists debate whether quantitative easing, printing money, helps or hurts the economy post-financial crisis.
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, 2015
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