“From wherever you stood, the opposing side offered respectable, credible views. In today's fractured culture the evening struck a blow for civility.”
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Evaluating the President’s Foreign Policy
May 16, 2010
The story of Barack Obama's presidency to this point has mostly been written in domestic and economic policy. But he came to office promising to… more
Lively Debate on Obama’s Foreign Policy
May 11, 2010
Has Barack Obama strengthened or weakened the U.S. in the eyes of the world through his foreign policy of engagement? In a lively encounter sponsored… more
Majority in Sold-Out Intelligence Squared U.S. Audience Sides with Opposition
May 11, 2010
The sold-out crowd in New York heard four experts, each with strong policy and intellectual credentials, debate the motion “Obama’s Foreign Policy Spells America’s Decline.”… more
Losing the Organic Debate
April 19, 2010
I lost a debate on organic food last week—to the city of New York. Intelligence Squared, a philanthropic foundation, which brings Oxford-style debating to American… more
Is Organic Food Marketing Hype?
April 18, 2010
Organic produce, and meat and dairy products, are a tiny—although growing—fraction of what Americans spend on food, on the order of 3 percent. And one… more
Debate: Are Teachers Unions the Problem—or the Answer?
April 18, 2010
Seeking to change their image of intransigence in defending every last job of every teacher, the unions maintain that they share the goal of improving… more
Organic is Not Marketing Hype
April 15, 2010
Asked whether organic is marketing hype, the audience in attendance at the Intelligence Squared April 13th debate in New York City, voted against the claim,… more
I’m Not Going To Be in D.C. on June 8….
April 13, 2010
... but if I were, I would be sure to go to this debate, by the US branch of the Intelligence Squared debate organization, on… more
Fiercely Partisan Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate on Organic Food
April 13, 2010
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, hosted one of its most aggressively fought and partisan debates on… more
Intelligence Squared U.S. Travels for First-Time-Ever to Washington D.C.
April 11, 2010
Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced today that it would travel to Washington, D.C. to host its… more
