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As the 2024 election moves closer, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate the state of the democrat party and why many progressive voters feel that the party is not delivering on its commitments.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles debate whether or not female athletes should be paid the same as male athletes, regardless of attendance, viewership and the amount of revenue generated.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles debate product boycotts after some conservatives publicly called for the "bud light treatment" to be applied to Skittles because the Mars candy company included the phrase "Black Trans Lives Matter" on their packaging.
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In this episode, Andrew, Amani, Ellis, and Jeff discuss the pattern of Californians electing far-left district attorneys and then pushing to recall them when crime surges out of control because many criminals are not prosecuted.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles debate possible solutions to remedy the current crime surge in Washington D.C. where homicides have increased by 25% year to year.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles debate New York City's plan to charge a fee or toll in order to drive your personal vehicle into Manhattan during heavy traffic periods.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not it's ok for businesses to hire younger workers instead of older ones in order to save money.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles discuss the new 'lazy girl job' trend, which gained notoriety on TikTok, that teaches employees how to do the bare minimum at work without getting fired.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles debate whether or not teachers should be forced to share information with parents if their child wishes to identify as a different gender.
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In light of recent changes in Florida public school curriculums, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Ellis Henican, and Jeff Charles debate whether or not it is racist to teach children that some black slaves acquired useful skills while in bondage.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate what values, traits and responsibilities define masculinity in our time.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate why a film about child trafficking ('The Sound of Freedom') has been demonized by the left and dismissed as a pro-Qanon conspiracy theory.
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In light of the Hollywood actors and writers strike, Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not film and television studios should be able to use artificial intelligence to avoid paying human beings.
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In light of the recent SCOTUS ruling in the case of 303 Creative LLC vs Elenis, Andrew Tallman, Jeff Charles, Ellis Henican, and Rakim Brooks debate when businesses should have the right to refuse service to potential customers based on personal beliefs.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Jeff Charles, Ellis Henican, and Rakim Brooks discuss the possible catalyst behind the recent feud between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, resulting in a possible MMA fight between the two middle-aged tech billionaires.
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Jeff Charles, Ellis Henican, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not 'Trumpism' would exist without Donald Trump on the political stage?
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In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Jeff Charles, Ellis Henican, and Rakim Brooks debate the recent preliminary injunction issued in Missouri vs Biden, concerning the first amendment and government working with big tech on social media censorship.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether virtual reality becoming more and more prominent in society should excite or frighten us.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate tipping after a recent survey showed that 66% of Americans hold a negative view of the practice.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate a recent bill signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not an applicant's race should be a factor during the college admissions process.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate possible solutions for America's fentanyl problem after a recent article highlighted the fact that a huge amount of illegal drugs in the US are laced with the deadly substance.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate raising the voting age to 25 years old after it was suggested by republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not honor exists in politics following the recent impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by his fellow Texas republicans.
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Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate what platform democrats could possibly run on in 2024.
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Andrew & Batya welcome Mark Davis, talk show host on 660AM The Answer in Dallas-Ft. Worth, and Ellis Henican, NYT best selling author, to debate gaslighting, the now infamous dinner at Mar-a-Lago between former President Trump and holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, Joe Biden's immunity for the Saudi Prince over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi , and Asian faiths trying to bring back the swastika.
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Batya Ungar-Sargon returns to guest host with Andrew Tallman as Rakim Brooks, president of Alliance for Justice joins us to debate Brian Reisinger, award-winning writer from rural America. Today we discuss President Biden turning 80 years old, the Respect for Marriage Act, Trump's return to Twitter, and Thanksgiving bread.
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Jason Nichols, senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park, joins us to Debate Mike Davis, founder and president of Unsilenced Majority, over a handful of topics including Donald Trump's big announcement, Dave Chappelle's performance on SNL, how should NATO respond to Russia, and should Pete Rose be allowed into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
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Today we’re joined by John Daniel Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist, and Amani Wells-Onyioha, Democratic strategist and director of operations at Sole Strategies, to hash out the results of the 2022 election in this special episode of The Debate from Newsweek.
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David Faris, Associate Professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University, and Ari Hoffman, talk show host at KVI AM 570 Talk Radio in Seattle, join us to debate quality control at the DNC/RNC, healthy vs. toxic conspiracy theories, restoring rights of former felons, the worst Halloween candy, and more.
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Mark Meckler, CEO at Convention Of States Action, joins us to debate Ellis Henican, New York Times-bestselling author, over the idea that would allow states to pool together and amend the US Constitution.
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Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel for NetChoice, and Samantha Fillmore, State Government Relations Manager for The Heartland Institute join us to discuss big tech, free speech and censorship.
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Denise Long, Columnist and CEO of Youthcentrix Therapy Services, and Amani Wells-Onyioha, political organizer and Director of Operations at Sole Strategies join us to debate black voters abandoning the Democratic party, bail reform, and how to talk with family or friends who think differently about politics.
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Award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Cate Meighan joins us to debate return guest Jeff Charles, host of “A Fresh Perspective” Podcast, about reproductive rights for women in the military, COVID restrictions at concert venues, and a food workers' strike at San Francisco International Airport.
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Author and columnist Ellis Henican joins us to debate talk show host Mark Davis over conservative politicians sending immigrants to blue states and more.
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Kristen Meinzer, co-host of Newsweek’s Royal Report Podcast joins us to talk with Armstrong Williams, host of the Armstrong Williams Show on WJLA, about monarchies and free societies.
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Jeff Charles, host of “A Fresh Perspective” Podcast, and our return guest Jason Nichols, senior lecturer in African American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park, join us to talk about critical race theory in schools, Biden calling MAGA Republicans a threat, and whether billionaires should exist.
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Brooke Goldstein, a human rights attorney and the author of Lawfare: The War Against Free Speech joins Andrew & Celeste to talk with Nick Gillespie, editor at large at Reason magazine and host of The Reason Interview, about freedom of speech, the attack on Salman Rushdie, Dr. Seuss, and Saudi Arabia.
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Political commentator Kristal Knight and Newsweek's H. Alan Scott Join Celeste & Andrew to discuss voter apathy & racial diversity in Hollywood.
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Newsweek's Naveed Jamali and Tom O'Connor join Andrew and Celeste on The Debate to talk about everything from the threat of war with China to the apparent shift in attitude towards law enforcement by republicans. Also, which James Bond is the best James Bond?
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Newsweek deputy opinion editor Jason Fields joins Newsweek opinion contributor Jason Nichols to talk about the idea that WW3 has in many ways already started. Then we get into the topic of justice for Breonna Taylor and so much more with our producers Maura and Jesse on The Debate.
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Eileen and Nicole from the Fast Women Podcast at Newsweek join Andrew and Celeste to debate everything from Elon Musk to apple pie in this high energy conversation.
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Political strategist Kristal Knight and talk show host Ari Hoffman join Celeste & Andrew for a thoughtful discussion on steps we can all agree on to curb mass shootings and gun violence in America.
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How should social media be regulated? Celeste Headlee welcomes our four student debate finalists: Deona Julary, Frank Anstett, Grace Kapsimalis, and Stephen Githaka.
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Andrew and Celeste hear from the top student semi-finalists in our debate project with team behind the Emmy-award winning documentary The Social Dilemma and The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues: Grace Kapsimalis, Isha Goswami, Stephan Githaka, and Teens for Press Freedom.
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Andrew and Celeste hear from the top student semi-finalists in our debate project with team behind the Emmy-award winning documentary The Social Dilemma and The National Association for Urban Debate Leagues: Alexis Gardner, Ashley Ontiveros, Deona Julary, and Frank Anstett.
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Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Politics, Economics and Law at SUNY Old Westbury, and Alfie Meek, Director of the Center for Economic Development Research at Georgia Tech, join us to debate whether or not we are entering into a recession.
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Rakim Brooks, President of the Alliance for Justice, and Gloria Purvis, host of the Gloria Purvis Podcast, join us to debate whether or not the abortion divide in America can be bridged. Is there any common ground?
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Award winning journalist Tanzina Vega joins us to debate Nick Gillespie from Reason Magazine over the question of whether or not we have finally reached the post-COVID era.
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Andrew and Celeste are joined by Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project and Trent England,Executive Director of Save Our States, to debate the merits of the electoral college.
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Celeste and Andrew hash out the slap heard around the world in this bonus episode of The Debate.
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Mark Davis, a talk show host on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, joins us to debate Beowulf Rochlen, host of the Facepalm America Podcast, over the merits of capital punishment.
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David Michery, CEO of Mullen Automotive, joins us to debate Ashley Nunes, Director of Competition Policy at the R Street Institute, over the future of electric vehicles.
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In a bonus episode of The Debate, Celeste and Andrew tackle three rapid-fire questions about the structure of SCOTUS — and how, if at all, they'd change it.
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Jim Hanson, Executive Director of America Matters, joins Celeste & Andrew to debate Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, over when and how the United States should intervene in foreign conflicts around the world, specifically in Ukraine.
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Dr. Anne Bailey, Professor of History at SUNY Binghamton, joins us to debate John Daniel Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist, over what should be done with the remaining confederate monuments that are scattered across the United States.
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Keith Wyche, Vice President of Community Engagement and Support for Walmart, and Ernest Owens, President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, join us to debate whether or not we need Black History Month.
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Michael Hurley, sportswriter for WBZ in Boston joins Andrew and Celeste to debate Doug Farrar, NFL editor for USA Today’s Touchdown Wire, over whether or not there should be a chance to the NFL overtime rule.
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Celeste and Andrew tackle a subject close to the heart of every American in this bonus episode of The Debate!
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Jason Eberl, board member for Association of Bioethics Program Directors and professor at St. Louis University, joins Roger Severino, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center to debate government mandated vaccines.
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Alice Stewart, Resident Fellow at Harvard University, Kennedy Institute of Politics joins us to debate Ellis Henican, New York Times bestselling author, and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, over the idea of regulating CEO pay in America.
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Ben Weingarten, senior contributor at The Federalist, joins us to debate the January 6th riots with David Gray Adler, President of The Alturas Institute. Is the DOJ handling it properly, and should politicians also face consequences?
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Christina Bambrick, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame joins us to debate Jeffrey Sikkenga, executive director of the Ashbrook Center and professor of political science at Ashland University, over whether the U.S. Constitution needs to be updated.
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On this episode of the Debate Podcast, Josh and Celeste are joined by Jason Greenblatt, host of The Debate Podcast at Newsweek, and Kristen Meinzer, award-winning podcaster and culture critic, to talk about using words like woke, triggered, and snowflake in civil debate.
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Jeff Orlowski, Director of the Emmy award-winning documentary The Social Dilemma, joins Josh and Celeste to further discuss The Social Dilemma Debate partnership with Newsweek, and social media's compatibility with a healthy democracy.
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Dave Rubin, host of The Rubin Report, joins us to debate Nick Gillespie, host of the Reason Interview Podcast, about the two-party system and where libertarians should cast their ballots.
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Newsweek is excited to announce our new partnership with the creators of the Emmy award-winning documentary The Social Dilemma in a project that inspires Gen Z to debate how we should regulate social media platforms. Max Steinman, The Social Dilemma, Creative Director at Exposure Labs joins us to talk about the project. Visit thesocialdilemma.com/debate
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Cody McDavis, former division one college basketball player for the University of Northern Colorado, joins us to debate Sean Gregory, senior sports correspondent for Time Magazine and an adjunct professor at Columbia University, about whether or not college athletes should be compensated for competing in sports.
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Charles Lipson, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Chicago, and Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of AFL-CIO, join us in a passionate debate over whether or not the US Senate filibuster should be eliminated.
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Josh Hammer welcomes Celeste Headlee as the new co-host of The Debate as we hear more about her background, her new book, and her thoughts on the podcast moving forward.
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Radio host Jason Rantz and journalist Michael Harriot join Josh and Celeste to hash out the latest debate surrounding Dave Chappelle's recent comedy special that has angered some in the transgender community.
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Cody Hounanian, Executive Director of the Student Debt Crisis Center, and Inez Feltscher Stepman, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, join us to debate if student loan forgiveness.
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Betsey Stevenson, a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan and former member of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Phil Kerpen, free market analyst and president of American Commitment, join The Debate to discuss the upcoming debt ceiling.
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Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, debates Maria Pabon, Law Professor at Loyola University, about the current immigration crisis unfolding in Del Rio, TX.
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Lila Rose, founder and president of Live Action, and author of “Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World”, joins Jessica Mason Pieklo, senior vice president and executive editor of Rewire News Group, and co-host of the “Boom! Lawyered” podcast, to debate Texas abortion law.
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Wilfred Reilly, Associate Professor of political science at Kentucky State University, and Geo Maher, political theorist and Visiting Associate Professor at Vassar College, join us to debate the topic of defunding the police across America, with guest host Celeste Headlee.
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Activist and former Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar and Seattle-based talk show host Jason Rantz join The Debate to discuss the housing crisis in America. Should housing be considered a human right? What does that mean and are we truly fixing the problem if not addressing what lead individuals to be homeless in the first place.
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For the second installment of the Newsweek/Pairagraph collaboration Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, and Jennifer Frey, Professor at the University of South Carolina, debate our higher education system. Taking questions from Pairagraph subscribers and trying to find the answer to, is college still worth it?
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Author Gordon Chang and Professor Kishore Mahbubani of the Asia Research Institute join The Debate to discuss how the West should handle future relations with China. Are they on the brink of collapse or will they surpass the U.S. as a global superpower in the next 50 years? You can read excerpt from this episode's debaters, as well as previous episodes at www.newsweek.com/the-debate
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American political commentators and columnists Zaid Jilani and Noah Rothman join the debate to discuss the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The Debate team will find out whether this is a long overdue solution, or a stain on our nation. You can read excerpts from this episode's debaters, as well as previous episodes at www.newsweek.com/the-debate.
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Benjamin Wittes, journalist and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, and American political commentator Liz Wheeler join us to discuss whether the government or private business can mandate vaccinations.
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Beth Allison Barr, author and Medieval Studies Professor at Baylor University, and Bethany Mandel, editor at Ricochet and contributing author to Desert News, join us to find and debate the answer to the question of how modern women fit into traditional religion.
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James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute, and Heather Goldstone, chief communications officer at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, join us to debate how terrified we should be about global warming.
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Colion Noir, popular gun rights activist, attorney and host of the web series NOIR joins us for an explosive debate over the 2nd amendment with John Rosenthal, Co-Founder of Stop Handgun Violence.
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Yuval Levin, director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at AEI, and Martin Gurri, former CIA analyst specializing in the relationship of politics and global media, join us to debate and agree violently over the idea that people are losing faith in the American elite and the institutions that harbor them.
This is the first episode where we have partnered with Pairagraph.com - A hub of discourse between pairs of notable individuals.
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Jill Filipovic, author of “Ok Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind” joins culture writer Kat Rosenfield, co-host of the podcast Feminine Chaos to talk about #metoo, dating in the workplace, and shifting sexual mores.
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Syndicated radio host Michael Medved debates R.R. Reno, Editor of First Things magazine, about the future of the Republican Party and where the party should go in the aftermath of the tumultuous Trump presidency.
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Issac Bailey, author of "Why Didn't we Riot?" and Barrington Martin II, a former congressional candidate from Georgia, join us to debate a controversial topic that just keeps coming back into the news: critical race theory.
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Talk show host and media entrepreneur Armstrong Williams joins us to debate Allan Katz, former Ambassador to Portugal and founder of American Public Square, about a spate of new GOP voting laws that limit early and mail-in voting.
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What is "cancel culture" and is it destroying our society—or holding the powerful accountable? Kmele Foster, co-host of the Fifth Column Podcast, debates Virginia Heffernan, LA Times columnist and co-host of Slate's Trumpcast, for our first conversation on cancel culture.
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Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and Maj. Neill Franklin (Ret.), former Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) join us to debate the pros and cons of marijuana legalization.
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Brad Polumbo, policy correspondent for the Foundation for Economic Education and Pedro Gonzalez, senior writer at American Greatness, debate the idea of a $15 national minimum wage.
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Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project and Tom Rogers, Editor at Large for Newsweek, founder of CNBC/MSNBC join us to debate the idea of adding seats to the Supreme Court
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Oppression, aggression or self defense? Omar Baddar, a member of the National Policy Council at the Arab American Institute, and David Brog, the director of the Maccabee Task Force join us to debate the current situation unfolding in Israel.
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Alexis Mrachek from the Heritage Foundation and Josh Shifrinson from Boston University exchange opposing points of view on the magnitude of the geopolitical and national security threat posed by the Russian Federation.
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Max Eden from the American Enterprise Institute and Marcus Johnson, PhD student at American University debate critical race theory and the recent push by Republicans to ban it from American schools.
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Do extra legal protections for law enforcement from constitutional lawsuits make sense? Billy Binion from Reason Magazine and Jim Copeland from Manhattan Institute join us on this week's edition of The Debate.
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Professor Michael Eric Dyson from Vanderbilt University debates David Azerrad from Hillsdale College about whether to give African Americans cash reparations for the past injustice of slavery.
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