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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Clip: Debaters discuss the positive and negative effects of charter schools on traditional public schools.
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Harvard’s David Keith explains the processes and chemicals associated with solar geoengineering. =================================== Cast Your Vote: http://smarturl.it/GeoEngineering 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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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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Debaters explore how Amazon and self-publishers are skewing how readers discover and pay for new books.
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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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There are certain international crises that on their face demand the immediate and urgent attention of presidents. We all know them when we see them -- and so does the man in the White House. Saddam's invasion of Kuwait comes to mind -- an easy call. But there are other situations where the call may be tougher to make. Bosnia got a president's attention; Rwanda did not. And what about Syria -- now in the midst of a civil war and humanitarian crisis of enormous proportions. Certainly there are...
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The panelists debate how Silicon Valley has changed over time. 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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Nick Gillespie and Adam Gaffney take on an audience member’s question on how market forces impact private health insurance. 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...
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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 debate like a champion? How can you engage so that people will listen? How can you listen actively, and respond in good faith? A mission critical program for listeners of Intelligence Squared, we sit down with Bo to examine debate through the lens of education, politics, and the future of democracy. Considered one of the most recognized figures in the global debate community, he has won both the World Schools Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating...
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Former British intelligence officer Frank Ledwidge gives a personal account of failed humanitarian interventions in support of the motion, “Humanitarian Intervention Does More Harm Than Good.” An Excerpt from the debate "Humanitarian Intervention Does More Harm Than Good." =================================== 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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Jason Furman discusses our current political state – and what that means in a time of crisis. 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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UPCOMING DEBATE PODCAST. EPISODE RELEASE FRIDAY, MARCH 3. With one billion active users across more than 150 countries, TikTok is by many measures the world’s most successful video app. Nearly one in three Americans have an account. It is the most downloaded app since 2021. And like virtually all of social media, user privacy concerns abound. But TikTok adds an extra layer. Owned by Chinese company ByteDance, there are worries that U.S. data could be transmitted to China’s government,...
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Sixty years ago, in the sweltering August heat of Washington D.C., the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most iconic speech, and a defining moment of the civil rights movement. "I have a dream,” he said before a crowd of some 250,000 people, pressed up to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, “that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." It is a sentence that has...
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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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The panelists discuss how professors should handle classroom discussions on sensitive topics – and what’s out of bounds. 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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Top coaches rake in huge salaries and are rewarded for successful recruiting. Would paying athletes level the playing field or deflate collegiate sports entirely? Our debaters weigh in.
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This debate short is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy. 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. Critics from the left and right say that not only do these subsidies transfer wealth from taxpayers to corporations, they distort the markets and our economy. Proponents say that government has an important...
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Mainstream media is dying. The network evening news audience is in steady decline; the big three magazine publishers, Time Inc., Condé Nast and Hearst have all closed or consolidated titles; and the newspaper industry has been especially ravaged, with dailies folding across the country. Increasingly people get their news from the internet and from cable channels. Advertisers are moving on to Google and other non-traditional sources. Do these developments leave us better off? The...
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The first attempt at establishing a national minimum wage, a part of 1933's sweeping National Industrial Recovery Act, was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1935. But in 1938, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a minimum hourly wage of 25 cents—$4.07 in today's dollars. Three-quarters of a century later, we are still debating the merits of this cornerstone of the New Deal. Do we need government to ensure a decent paycheck, or would low-wage...
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Do liberal policies like affirmative action promote a more fair and just society? Our debaters weigh in
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Corruption and a growing concern for head injury have put college football in the spotlight. Are football programs' millions in profits exploitation? Or are they still a celebration of amateur sport? Does football's inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning? Or does it provide young men with educational opportunities they would not otherwise have? For: Buzz Bissinger For: Malcolm Gladwell Against: Tim Green Against: Jason Whitlock Like on us Facebook:...
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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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Do the populist and nationalist uprisings that led to Donald Trump and Brexit signal Western democracy’s certain decline? Or can recent events be seen as part of a healthy and regenerative antidote to policies that have challenged liberal institutions and marginalized the middle class? Some predict that a resilient liberal world order will rally to triumph over fear, xenophobia and fractured political parties – others say that support for autocratic alternatives is on the rise. FOR THE...
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Can digital platforms really spark romance? Or should singles focus their search for love IRL? Eric Klinenberg and Helen Fisher debate.
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In this Intelligence Squared U.S. debate rebuttal round, debaters respond with just 30 seconds to discuss how Amazon drives down prices from the “tyranny” of big book publishers. Watch the full debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwEAYIEIHAU
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October 26, 2010 Just about everyone has a reason to question how the size of our government affects America's financial and political future. Is government intervention in everything from economic policy to health care rewarding the "takers," and not the "makers," stifling innovators, entrepreneurs and business owners? Or has government done too little to support the growing poor and rapidly shrinking middle class? For: Phil Gramm For: Arthur Laffer Against: Nouriel Roubini...
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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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Should we see violence in Catalonia as a warning of things to come in the West? Yascha Mounk dives in. An excerpt from the debate "Western Democracy Is Threatening Suicide."
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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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The argument against corporate subsidies gets challenged when the issue of renewable energy technologies comes up and whether they can compete with traditional industry without subsidies.
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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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Michael Katz discusses the differences for internet users in urban and rural areas. 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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What happens if individuals with enough money and resources engineer the planet’s climate? Our debaters respond to a question from the audience. =================================== Cast Your Vote: http://smarturl.it/GeoEngineering 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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Why would the U.S. close itself off from opportunities around the world? James Manyika makes the case for globalization. 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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Suzanne Nossel and Michael Roth debate the changing demographics on college campuses and what this means for safe spaces. 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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“We haven’t been able to do what we hoped to do, or what we said we were going to do,” argues Bill Kristol, founder and editor-at-large of the political magazine The Weekly Standard, about America’s supposed decline from global leadership. Check out the full “America is Retreating from Global Leadership” debate here: https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/america-retreating-global-leadership
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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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Are recent U.S. policies tough and focused enough to achieve key economic and strategic objectives? Or will U.S. policy escalate tensions too much, ultimately reducing the chances that the world’s two major powers can achieve a sensible accommodation? FOR THE MOTION: - Michael Pillsbury - Senior Fellow & Director for Chinese Strategy, Hudson Institute - Kori Schake - Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies AGAINST THE MOTION: - Graham Allison - Douglas...
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Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake and Fox News correspondent Liz Peek debate Trump’s trade war with Xi. =================================== 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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The murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the war in Yemen, and the rise of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman have called into question whether the United States should maintain its special relationship with Saudi Arabia. Despite heightened criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike, the Trump administration has continued the nation's long-standing relationship with the Saudis. Is that the best path forward for the United States? Or is it best to part ways? Michael Doran - Senior Fellow, Hudson...
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Does humanity still need God as represented in Christianity, Islam, or Judiasm? Deepak Chopra responds. An excerpt from the debate "The More We Evolve, the Less We Need God." =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/yUAiY7ZUWhQ 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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Digitally powered social movements, like Black Lives Matter, erupted under net neutrality regulations. Are we headed toward an era of private censorship? Mitchell Baker and Michael Katz debate. 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:...
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The Financial Times’ Gillian Tett explains why, from her point of view, Bitcoin isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. =================================== 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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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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In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction." Does religion breed intolerance, violence, and the promotion of medieval ideas? Or should we concede that overall, it has been a source for good, giving followers purpose, while encouraging morality and ethical behavior? For: Matthew Chapman For: A.C. Grayling Against: Rabbi David Wolpe Against: Dinesh D'Souza Like on us Facebook:...
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Clip: Debaters discuss executive orders, special advisers, un-nominated positions, and the successes/failures of his cabinet. An excerpt from the debate "Unresolved: Trump's First 100 Days."
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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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Besides China, what other national security threats does the U.S. face? Our debaters weigh in. 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 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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For: Liz Cheney For: Dan Senor Against: Nicholas Burns Against: Kenneth Pollack 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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Arguments FOR the motion "Don't Trust the Promise of Artificial Intelligence," from debaters Andrew Keen and Jaron Lanier. For the opposing viewpoint, see the arguments AGAINST the motion here: https://youtu.be/CZ_yY2jL5XU This debate short is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy. Watch the full debate: https://youtu.be/yC_dfbxQqRI Follow Newsy: http://www.twitter.com/newsyvideos
Topics: New York, New York, Intelligence Squared U.S., IQ2US, Youtube, 2016
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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Smart technology grants us unprecedented, immediate access to knowledge and to each other-a ubiquitous and seamless presence in everyday life. But is there a downside to all of this connectivity? It's been said that smart technology creates dependency on devices, narrows our world to echo chambers, and impairs cognitive skills through shortcuts and distraction. Are smart tech devices guiding so much of our decision making that we are losing autonomy without even realizing it? Or are these...
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An affirmative action battle is again playing out at the highest levels, only this time with Asian Americans at the center of the controversy. At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the Supreme Court should reconsider race in college admissions. The group, Students for Fair Admissions, has taken aim at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, alleging that Asian Americans are less likely to be admitted than comparably qualified white, Black, or...
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Will retailers bring affordability to health care? Collective Health’s Dr. Rajaie Batniji goes head-to-head with Dr. Lisa Bielamowicz. An excerpt from the debate Retail Alliances - Not Washington - Will Save the U.S. Health Care System." =================================== Main Debate: https://youtu.be/B7selQxkWbE 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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As world attention descends on the United Nations General Assembly, Intelligence Squared U.S. casts a critical lens on this nearly 76-year-old global organization. In light of recent controversies in places like Haiti, and its limited presence in places such as Afghanistan -- where the Taliban has regained control -- questions are mounting as to whether the United Nations itself is both ineffective and outdated. Those who say “no” point to its promotion of peace and stability in an...
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Corynne McSherry, legal director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argues that current content moderation systems on social media platforms aren’t working. 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...
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From Brexit to “America First,” Modi in India, Erdoğan in Turkey, and Bolsonaro in Brazil, nationalism is on the rise. The nation-state has been praised for securing the needs of its citizens and serving as the most efficient form of political organization and criticized for being insular and inciting anti-immigration policies. Nationalism has been credited for both uniting disparate communities under a common culture and identity, as well as promoting violence based on race and ethnicity....
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Jane Harman, Former U.S. Representative and director of the Wilson Center, asks our debaters about Trump’s immigration policies. 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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Bill Nye joins Intelligence Squared for a special keynote conversation with John Donvan, as they discuss Bill's first IQ2US debate, the science behind nuclear power, and how to remain open-minded while thinking critically. =================================== Cast Your Vote: https://smarturl.it/nuclear-power 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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Does China wish to simply regain Taiwan as lost territory, or are their ambitions in the region greater? George Washington University’s Charles Glaser and former deputy assistant secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby debate on the future of China’s power in the Asia-Pacific. #taiwanisindefensible #intelligencesquared #iq2us #debate #taiwan #china =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/IQ2onYouTube Official site: https://www.iq2us.org IQ2US Twitter:...
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This year, the Federal Trade Commission decided shake up the labor market, proposing to ban non-compete clauses for the tens of millions of workers they affect. The clauses are essentially contracts between employers and employees that prohibit the former from competing with the business after the employment has ended. As many as 30% of all U.S. private sector workers have signed such agreements, which actually find their roots all the way back in 15th century England. Those who defend such...
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Only twelve days into his presidency, Donald Trump has announced executive orders and appointments at a rip-roaring pace, sparking protests, potential trade wars, and outrage from some, while others feel vindicated he's living up to his campaign promises. But others, including critics, argue that Trump’s election represents the will of the American people, who--hungry for change--repudiated the status quo. In their view, we must find areas of common ground to work together, because...
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