The Blog of Robert Rosenkranz
Ridicule, ostracization, a failing economy – The Economist admits that regarding Putin “as a success might seem bleakly comical.” But is the West misjudging him? There are two Intelligence Squared U.S. debates that have explored Russia’s power struggle in depth over the last decade: “Russia Is Becoming Our Enemy Again” (2007) and “Russia Is A Marginal Power” (2014).
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This evening, Intelligence Squared U.S. will celebrate a tremendous milestone: we will present our 100th debate. That includes about 465 debaters. We’ve presented debates in 7 cities, and on dozens of stages, totaling more than 10,000+ minutes of rigorous public discourse and reaching millions along the way. Thanks to our brilliant staff who made it all possible, and to our loyal community for watching, listening, and, most of all, for being open to debate.
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Meghan O’Sullivan was a co-panelist of mine at last summer’s Aspen Strategy Group symposium; she is extremely knowledgeable, and her judgments are astute, especially in her recent column “Why Saudis Are Holding Strong On Oil.”
READ REMARKS....In this case, I would argue, there is another reason why Saudis will stay the course on oil prices: the strip.
My latest column for the Huffington Post challenges conventional wisdom that deflation is bad. On the contrary, deflation driven by the rapid decline in oil prices is good news for America. Declining oil prices are, for the average family, the economic equivalent of a large tax cut. This is one “gift horse” we shouldn’t be looking in the mouth.
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Peter Thiel, who debated with Intelligence Squared U.S. on the resolution “Too Many Kids Go To College,” has written a new book: Zero to One.
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