Bedste Soho Forum Debates-podcasts (2024)

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Is Javier Milei Actually Improving Argentina? 1:41:48

9d ago1:41:48

1:41:48

Santiago Forster and Agustín Dante Rombolá debate the resolution, "Free market President Javier Milei of Argentina has been making tangible progress toward improving the Argentinian economy." Taking the affirmative is Forster, a fellow at Fundación Rioplatense de Estudios, a South American think-tank dedicated to "spreading the principles of freedo…

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Are American Living Standards In Decline? 1:40:08

1M ago1:40:08

1:40:08

David Leonhardt of The New York Times and John Early of the Cato Institute debate the resolution, "The stagnation of living standards and soaring economic inequality have become the defining economic trends of American life." For the affirmative is Leonhardt, a senior writer at The New York Times and the author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The S…

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Are the Two Parties Any Different? 1:24:14

2M ago1:24:14

1:24:14

Former budget director under Ronald Reagan, David Stockman, and Stephen Moore, Donald Trump's former senior economic advisor, debate the resolution, "In the current presidential election, both Democrats and Republicans consist of a UniParty that will lead us to the bottom of the national 'policy dumpster.'" Arguing for the affirmative is David Stoc…

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Is Donald Trump the Best Choice? 1:13:43

4M ago1:13:43

1:13:43

Economist and author Arthur B. Laffer and Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver debate the resolution, "Among the candidates actively running for President in November, Donald Trump is the best choice." Defending the resolution is Laffer, who is widely recognized as "The Father of Supply-Side Economics," as his Laffer Curve is one o…

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Did COVID Come From a Lab? 1:33:13

4M ago1:33:13

1:33:13

Best-selling science and technology author Matt Ridley and University of Utah virologist Stephen Goldstein debate the resolution: "It is likely that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in the Wuhan laboratory in China." Defending the resolution is Ridley, the author of 10 books, including Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19. He sat in the U.K.…

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What's the Best Argument for Libertarianism? 1:39:31

5M ago1:39:31

1:39:31

Free State Project activist Dennis Pratt and Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "A better way to persuade more people of libertarianism is to convince them of the ethics stemming from self-ownership and the non-aggression principle, without relying primarily on consequentialist/utilitarian arguments." Dennis Pratt, a libertaria…

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Debate: Austrian vs. Chicago Economics 1:34:11

5M ago1:34:11

1:34:11

Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein and Chicago school economist David Friedman debate the resolution, "The Austrian economics of Mises and Rothbard contains economic intuitions that are important, correct, and missing from Chicago School economics." Taking the affirmative was Gene Epstein, the director of the Soho Forum and former economics and books…

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Glenn Greenwald and Alan Dershowitz Debate Bombing Iran 1:52:08

6M ago1:52:08

1:52:08

Professor and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Glenn Greenwald debate the resolution, "The U.S. should strike Iran's nuclear facilities." Taking the affirmative is Dershowitz, an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught …

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A Soho Forum Discussion of COVID with Tom Woods 1:33:11

7M ago1:33:11

1:33:11

Important Update from The Soho Forum: "[We regret] to inform you of a significant change to tonight's debate between Brent Orrell and Tom Woods. Unfortunately, Brent Orrell will not be able to participate as his granddaughter tragically passed away over the weekend. Our hearts go out to Brent and his family during this difficult time. In light of t…

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Did Capitalism Fail During the Pandemic? 1:32:22

8M ago1:32:22

1:32:22

Joe Nocera of The Free Press and Gene Epstein of The Soho Forum debate the resolution, "Capitalism has been a key factor in leaving the United States unprepared to address the COVID-19 pandemic." Taking the affirmative is Nocera, a columnist for The Free Press and co-author (with Bethany McLean) of The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who…

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What's the Root Cause of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? 1:28:38

9M ago1:28:38

1:28:38

Reporter and podcaster Eli Lake and author Jeremy Hammond debated the resolution, "The root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the Palestinians' rejection of Israel's right to exist." Taking the affirmative is Lake, the former senior national security correspondent for The Daily Beast and Newsweek. He is currently a reporter at The Free P…

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Must Government Fund Science? 1:29:40

10M ago1:29:40

1:29:40

M. Anthony (Tony) Mills of the American Enterprise Institute and Terence Kealey of The Cato Institute debate the resolution, "Government must play a role in fostering scientific and technological progress by funding basic research." Defending the resolution is Mills, a senior fellow and director of the Center for Technology, Science, and Energy at …

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Social Media Censorship and The First Amendment 1:31:15

11M ago1:31:15

1:31:15

Should the federal government be able to "urge," "encourage," "pressure," or "induce" social media companies into censoring free speech about COVID-19? A recent ruling in federal court said no. That ruling is the subject of this month's Soho Forum Debate between law professor Kate Klonick and professor of medicine Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. The resoluti…

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Will AI Destroy Humanity? 1:45:53

1y ago1:45:53

1:45:53

Susan Schneider of the Center for the Future Mind and AI entrepreneur Jobst Landgrebe debate the resolution, "Artificial intelligence poses a threat to the survival of humanity that must be actively addressed by government." For the affirmative is Schneider, the director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. She previous…

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Will Electric Cars Disappoint Environmentalists? 1:36:29

1y ago1:36:29

1:36:29

The Manhattan Institute's Mark Mills and InOrbis CEO Rosario Fortugno debate the resolution, "Between now and 2035, electric vehicles in the consumer market will disappoint environmentalists by remaining a product bought mainly by the well-heeled minority." Taking the affirmative is Mills, a Manhattan Institute senior fellow, a faculty fellow at No…

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Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster? 1:26:05

1y ago1:26:05

1:26:05

Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute Yaron Brook and George Mason University professor Bryan Caplan debate the resolution, "Anarcho-capitalism would definitely be a complete disaster for humanity." Taking the affirmative is Brook, host of The Yaron Brook Show. He was the executive director of The Ayn Rand Institute from 2000 to 2017 and is now the ch…

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Should Libertarians Support School Choice? 1:26:52

1+ y ago1:26:52

1:26:52

Education activist Corey DeAngelis and attorney Stephan Kinsella debate the resolution, "Today's school-choice movement in the U.S. is worthy of support by libertarians." Taking the affirmative is DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children. He is also the executive director at the Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct sc…

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Should the U.S. Have Free Immigration? 1:41:45

1+ y ago1:41:45

1:41:45

The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate the resolution, "The U.S. should have free immigration except for those who pose a security threat or have a serious contagious disease." Taking the affirmative is Nowrasteh, the vice president of economic and social policy studies at the Cato Institute, where most of his work h…

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Is the Nonaggression Principle Incoherent? 1:35:13

1+ y ago1:35:13

1:35:13

Economist and libertarian David Friedman and Soho Forum Director and libertarian Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "The right way to persuade people of libertarianism is by showing them that its outcomes are superior by their standards, without any resort to the flawed nonaggression principle." Coincidentally, both Friedman and Epstein are 78 yea…

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Are Libertarians Greedy and Delusional? 1:43:15

1+ y ago1:43:15

1:43:15

Northwestern University law professor Andrew Koppelman and Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "Libertarianism has been thoroughly corrupted by delusion, greed, and disdain for the weak." Taking the affirmative is Koppelman, John Paul Stevens professor of law and professor of political science at Northwestern University. He rece…

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Does The 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? 1:42:50

1+ y ago1:42:50

1:42:50

Woody Holton, a professor of history at the University of South Carolina, and Phillip Magness, director of research and education at the American Institute for Economic Research, debate the resolution, "The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and th…

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Black America and Progressivism: Jason L. Riley vs. Nikhil Pal Singh 1:43:25

1+ y ago1:43:25

1:43:25

On March 30, the Manhattan Institute's Jason L. Riley and New York University (NYU) professor Nikhil Pal Singh debated the resolution, "Upward mobility for black Americans lies in rejecting the policies of progressive government, while making the most of the opportunities offered by American society." The debate was held at New York City's Sheen Ce…

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National Divorce? 1:19:01

2y ago1:19:01

1:19:01

On February 21, law professor F.H. Buckley and Libertarian Party activist Jonathan Casey debated the resolution, "The breakup of the United States into different regions is a workable option likely to bring a marked improvement in human affairs." The debate was held at New York City's Sheen Center and hosted by The Soho Forum, which receives fiscal…

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Should We Abolish the Federal Reserve? 1:33:57

2y ago1:33:57

1:33:57

On January 26, economists Lawrence H. White and Frederic Mishkin debated the resolution, "Replacing the Federal Reserve with free market institutions would significantly improve the economy's money, banking, and financial systems." The debate was held at New York City's Sheen Center and hosted by The Soho Forum, which receives fiscal sponsorship fr…

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Should Americans Value Nationalism? 1:26:17

2y ago1:26:17

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Rich Lowry and Alex Nowrasteh debate the resolution, "Nationalism is an important value that Americans should support." The event is produced by The Soho Forum, a monthly debate series presented by Reason Foundation, the nonprofit that publishes Reason. For the affirmative: Richard Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review. He was selected to…

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Never Lock Down Again? Jay Bhattacharya vs. Sten Vermund 1:54:20

2y ago1:54:20

1:54:20

On November 15, Jay Bhattacharya and Sten Vermund debated the resolution, "Focused protection, as set forth in the Great Barrington Declaration, should be the general principle of public health management of highly infectious respiratory virus pandemics." The event was produced by The Soho Forum, a monthly debate series presented by Reason Foundati…

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Is Free Market Ideology Hurting the Economy? 1:34:13

2y ago1:34:13

1:34:13

"Free market ideology is largely responsible for the dismal performance of the U.S. economy over the past few decades." That was the resolution for a live debate on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Sheen Center in downtown Manhattan.* Defending the resolution was Binyamin Appelbaum, the lead writer on business and economics for the New York Times e…

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Is It Time to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons? 1:22:26

2y ago1:22:26

1:22:26

Is it imperative that the world eliminate all nuclear weapons? That was the topic of a live debate hosted by the Soho Forum on September 19, 2022. Ward Wilson is the author of Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons and president of RealistRevolt. He argued that nuclear weapons have almost no practical application, and it's time to end world leaders' fasc…

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Does Climate Science Really Compel Us Toward Urgent Action? 1:30:49

2y ago1:30:49

1:30:49

Does the world need to rapidly convert to using renewable energy to save the planet from global warming? That was the topic of a Soho Forum debate held at the Sheen Center in New York City on August 15, 2022. Andrew Dessler, the director of the Texas Center for Climate Studies at Texas A&M University, argued that fossil fuels are endangering life o…

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Will Bitcoin Demonetize Gold? 1:25:49

2+ y ago1:25:49

1:25:49

Will gold remain an important form of money, or are cryptocurrencies like bitcoin set to overtake it? That was the subject of a Soho Forum debate held on July 26 at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, as part of Mises University, an annual instructional program in the Austrian school of economics attended by over 80 accepted students from aroun…

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Should the U.S. Be Arming Ukraine Against Russia? 1:22:41

2+ y ago1:22:41

1:22:41

Should the U.S. give full military and political support to Ukraine in its war with Russia, short of sending troops? That was the subject of a Soho Forum debate held on Thursday, June 23, at the Porcupine Freedom Festival, or PorcFest, in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Cathy Young, a writer at the Bulwark and a contributing editor at Reason, is a Moscow…

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Did Prescription Opioids Cause The Overdose Epidemic? 1:21:25

2+ y ago1:21:25

1:21:25

Has America's overdose crisis been caused by doctors over treating patients with opioids? That was the subject of this month's Soho Forum debate, held at the Sheen Center in downtown Manhattan. Adriane Fugh-Berman defended the proposition, "America's overdose crisis is the result of doctors over‐treating patients with opioids." She's a medical doct…

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A Feminist Debate on Sex Work 1:19:40

2+ y ago1:19:40

1:19:40

Do people who hire sex workers deserve to go to jail, or should all laws prohibiting consensual sex work be repealed? On May 9, 2022, writer and activist Julie Bindel debated Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown at the Sheen Center in lower Manhattan. The resolution was "A good society should criminalize the purchase of sex." The event was hosted by The …

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Send The U.S. Military to Taiwan? 1:17:19

2+ y ago1:17:19

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Should the United States use military force to deter China from invading Taiwan? That was the subject of this month's Soho Forum debate, which took place in front of a full house at the Sheen Center in downtown Manhattan. William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former policy adviser to President Bill Clinton, defended th…

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Regulate Social Media? Jonathan Haidt Debates Robby Soave 1:24:28

3y ago1:24:28

1:24:28

Are platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram harming Americans in ways that government regulation could help correct? On Thursday, February 17, Jonathan Haidt and Robby Soave had an Oxford-style debate on the role of government regarding social media before a capacity crowd at the Sheen Center in downtown Manhattan. It was hosted by the Soho…

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Two Libertarians Debate Vaccine Mandates 1:24:30

3y ago1:24:30

1:24:30

Is there a libertarian case for vaccine mandates? George Mason University Law Professor Ilya Somin supports vaccine mandates in certain cases because he believes they're a relatively "small infringement on freedom" and are preferable to harm reduction strategies like mask mandates and lockdowns, which he sees as posing a greater threat to our liber…

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Abolish Intellectual Property Rights? 1:30:15

3y ago1:30:15

1:30:15

The United States Constitution explicitly calls for copyright and patent laws to "promote the progress of science and useful arts" by "authors and inventors." But would getting rid of all intellectual property laws actually encourage more creativity and innovation by inventors, writers, and artists? That was the topic of a November 15 Soho Forum de…

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U.S. Foreign Policy: Bill Kristol vs. Scott Horton 1:34:06

3y ago1:34:06

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On October 4, 2021, Bill Kristol, an editor-at-large of The Bulwark, went up against Scott Horton of the Libertarian Institute in an Oxford-style debate on U.S. foreign policy at Symphony Space in New York City. Kristol was a leading proponent of the invasion of Iraq, the founding editor of The Weekly Standard, a foreign policy advisor to John McCa…

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Do Voter ID Laws Undermine the Democratic Process or Ensure Trustworthy Elections? 1:22:49

3y ago1:22:49

1:22:49

Do voter identification laws ensure secure and trustworthy elections, or are they a way for political parties to manipulate the democratic process in their favor? At a September 8 debate in New York City hosted by the Soho Forum, Eliza Sweren-Becker from New York University's Brennan Center for Justice argued that state legislators are using arbitr…

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Is the Free State Project a Better Idea than the Libertarian Party? 1:11:35

3+ y ago1:11:35

1:11:35

Founded in 1971, the Libertarian Party was created to elect libertarians to public office, including the presidency of the United States. Founded in 2001, the Free State Project is an effort to turn New Hampshire—the "Live Free or Die" state—into a libertarian paradise of minimal government, with the ultimate aim of electing a libertarian to the go…

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Does Bitcoin Have the Potential to Become a Generally Accepted Medium of Exchange? 1:19:51

3+ y ago1:19:51

1:19:51

U.S. national debt held by the public is at almost $22 trillion, or about $67,000 per citizen, surpassing the country's annual Gross Domestic Product for the first time since World War Two. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that it'll reach 102 percent of GDP by the end of 2021, to 107 percent by 2031, and hit 202 percent by 2051. The federa…

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Socialism or Capitalism? A Soho Forum Debate 1:59:44

3+ y ago1:59:44

1:59:44

"Socialism is preferable to capitalism as an economic system that promotes freedom, equality, and prosperity." That was the proposition at an in-person Soho Forum debate held on Sunday, April 18, in The Villages, Florida. Ben Burgis, a philosophy instructor at Georgia State University's Perimeter College and a contributor to Jacobin magazine, spoke…

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Is More Presidential Power Necessary in the Modern World? A Soho Forum Debate 1:22:27

3+ y ago1:22:27

1:22:27

Do U.S. presidents need fast-track authority or should their power be sharply curtailed? In order to save our democracy, says Stanford University political scientist Terry Moe, we have to make the U.S. government faster, more efficient, and more effective—and we can do that by expanding the power of the executive branch to use "fast-track" authorit…

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Should Businesses Only Focus on Shareholder Value? A Soho Forum Debate 1:27:14

3+ y ago1:27:14

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At each of Whole Foods Market's more than 500 American stores, managers ask every team member—from the meat clerks to the baristas to the janitorial staff—to orient their work around a shared purpose, which is to make natural and healthy food widely available. This goal, according to Whole Foods CEO and co-founder John Mackey, is in no way inconsis…

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Should the U.S. Government Adopt an Industrial Policy? A Soho Forum Debate 1:38:51

4y ago1:38:51

1:38:51

Oren Cass, who is the former domestic policy director for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and the founder and executive director of the think tank American Compass, believes that the U.S. government should intervene more aggressively in the manufacturing industry. Cass participated in a recent Soho Forum virtual debate, held on January 13, 2021…

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End the COVID-19 Lockdowns? Two Epidemiologists Debate 1:28:04

4y ago1:28:04

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Should the COVID-19 lockdowns be replaced with a more targeted strategy? On October 4, 2020, epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford authored the Great Barrington Declaration, which advocates for ending the COVID-19 lockdowns and turning to a strategy of protecting elderly and vulnerable populations, while allowing everyone else to resum…

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The Electoral College: Keep or Replace? A Soho Forum Debate

4y ago

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The Electoral College is the best means of electing a president compared to any others that might be devised. When Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016 even though 2.8 million more people voted for Hillary Clinton, everyone from Bill De Blasio, to Michael Moore, to Eric Holder and Bill Maher said that at long last we should abolish th…

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Completely Replace Fossil Fuels Within 20 Years? A Soho Forum Debate 1:35:58

4y ago1:35:58

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If governments don't completely eliminate fossil fuels by 2040, society is doomed, says Jeff Nesbit, author of This is the Way the World Ends. That kind of apocalyptic rhetoric "costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet," says Bjorn Lomborg, author of False Alarm. Are fossil fuels an imminent threat to human life, or are attem…

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