July debate announcement: Here's one that's sure to turn some heads - Yale's Jacob Hacker vs. successful businessman and healthcare entrepreneur, @david_goldhill, on the topic of government-funded health insurance. Tickets are 50% off for this debate, so get 'em while they're

Some say universal health insurance sounds like a fix, but @david_goldhill thinks the real solution is to reinvent the system altogether. Do you agree?.2 days left till our debate, and we have a few tickets left at 50% off! Get yours today at

🧐What if you could choose a government-backed health plan—just like Medicare—instead of private insurance?.Yale's Jacob Hacker thinks you should. Hear his bold case at our next debate on July 16th. Will this change everything, or ruin competition? Come decide.👇

Is government the solution—or the problem? @david_goldhill .📷 Join us for our next debate on universal health coverage:.Wednesday, July 16, 2025.Resolution: The government should offer to all Americans a health insurance plan that would compete with private insurance plans.

Medical debt contributes to an estimated 62% of all individual bankruptcies according to the American Bankruptcy Institute. Many implore the government to do something about the cost - but what can they do, and more importantly - will it help, or hurt? . Our July debaters both

Outtakes from our June 19 debate on the Cold War featuring @HalBrands and @GarethPorter - Congratulations to Hal Brands for winning the tootsie roll!. See you in July💥!

"The Cold War presented a pattern of deception that (for which) the Parochial interests of the military and their civilian allies instead of a genuine national interest of the United States prevailed, and its nefarious effect is still with us today after the trillions of Dollars

The world we live in today is largely the result of American leadership after World War 2, and that leadership was mostly developed in the context of the Cold War. -Hal Brands

Unless Americans were willing to run the risk of living in a world where Soviet power and communist ideology were to become more influential and more prevalent, it was a struggle that had to be waged. -@HalBrands.

Was the Cold War a mistake? Here's what @HalBrands has to say. If this topic interests you, tickets to this debate are still 50% off – so get ‘em while they’re hot!

Taking the negative at our June debate, @GarethPorter contends that the statecrafting endeavors of the United States during the Cold War all amounted to naught but a colossal mistake. What do you think? Let us know below, and get tickets to see this debate in person in NYC –

Our upcoming affirmative debater, @HalBrands, is of the opinion that without US intervention during the Cold War era, the state of the world would be far worse. Do you agree? Get tickets to see him defend this position live in NYC at today – half off for a

Meet our upcoming debaters, @HalBrands and @GarethPorter! If you haven't already heard, tickets to our June and July debates are half-off for a limited time, so get yours while you can (including admission to the afterparty/reception)! We hope to see everyone there!

📢Get tickets to this debate 50% off: Was the Cold War necessary?.For the affirmative: @HalBrands , Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of global affairs at Johns Hopkins, and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow. For the negative: @GarethPorter, historian,

The full debate is available as both video and podcast here, via @reason .

In his opening statement, @AlexNowrasteh argues three points. 1) "Libertarian first principles require the free movement of peaceful and healthy people." .2) "Evidence shows that immigration is beneficial to Americans. 3) "Government immigration restrictions are how tyranny will

"My argument is that if the people of a country do not wish to have a large number of immigrants coming in, then it is not a voluntary transaction to force that on them.". @ComicDaveSmith's full opening statement in defense of the resolution, "Government restrictions on the

"Where exactly is the natural right to enter property uninvited that you do not own?".@ComicDaveSmith and @AlexNowrasteh clash on what rights immigrants actually have.

@AlexNowrasteh calls @ComicDaveSmith's appeal to "the will of the people" collectivist: "Ok comrade!"

Throughout the debate, @ComicDaveSmith often referred to the fact that Americans broadly don't support increased levels of immigration to argue that the government actually ought to pursue the people's preference. Why? He says this isn't merely an appeal to majority rule, but