NPR: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates

Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?

By several measures, men are in trouble. Women outnumber them in college enrollment. And even...

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Is The Democratic Party Too Far Left?

Defund the police. Abolish ICE. Redistribute the wealth. These are but a few of the one-liners...

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Is America Too Obsessed With Race?

Sixty years ago, in the sweltering August heat of Washington D.C., the Reverend Martin Luther...

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Should the FTC Ban Non-compete Clauses?

This year, the Federal Trade Commission decided shake up the labor market, proposing to ban...

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John Donvan In Conversation with David McRaney on the Science of Changing Minds

What’s it take to change a mind? It turns out there is a science to it. That’s at least according...

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Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?

With one billion active users across more than 150 countries, TikTok is by many measures the...

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Will ChatGPT Do More Harm Than Good?

It’s poised to “change our world.” That’s according to Bill Gates, referencing an advanced AI...

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Has China's Power Peaked?

This was supposed to be the “Chinese century.” In just a few decades, China transitioned from a...

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Does the Sex Offender Registry Do More Harm Than Good?

Sexual violence is arguably the most devastating kind. But the sex offender registry has come...

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Is Parenting Overrated?

What shapes us more: our DNA, or the way we’re raised? This debate, commonly recognized as...

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Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter?

These days, the bird’s the word. Since shelling out $44 billion for Twitter, critics say Elon...

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Has Globalization Backfired?

For a period of time, going global just seemed to make sense. But with China’s rise, Covid-19,...

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Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?

By now it is clear, the Red Wave election-denying candidates had hoped to ride left most still...

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Changing Your Mind, with Adam Grant, Ray Dalio, and Bo Seo

What does it take to admit you’re wrong? And why is it so difficult? Cognitive psychology and...

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Bonus: Year in Review

2022 has finally ended.  Some of it bad, some of it splendid.    There was Russia’s invasion....

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Is Capitalism A Blessing?

With the wealth gap widening, some Americans are starting to consider socialism as a viable...

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Does America Need A Digital Dollar?

The digital currency craze started with at least one anonymous Bitcoin founder and a community of...

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Is Affirmative Action Unfair to Asian Americans?

An affirmative action battle is again playing out at the highest levels, only this time with...

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Should We Eat More Processed Foods?

Processed food is bad for you, right? Well, there’s more to this story. As new technologies...

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Is Public Radio Still Relevant?

Many Americans grew up with a transistor radio somewhere in the home. Out of it emanated the...

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