Question from Moderator John Donvan:
You’ve been an insurance executive, and number two, you’ve been a lawyer. And you, looking at this topic, those two perspectives gave you kind of interesting insight on this. So start with the insurance executive side of it first.
Debate
The Spring 2015 Intelligence Squared Season
by robertrosenkranz on January 15, 2015The next season of Intelligence Squared U.S. debates has been announced, and I’m thrilled to share these topics with you. There is a running theme through this season’s lineup: power.
READ REMARKS....Debate Introduction: Remarks on Freedom Of Speech
by robertrosenkranz on January 14, 2015Freedom of expression was a topic at the center of one of our earliest debates at Intelligence Squared U.S. At the time we presented the debate, in 2006, the motion seemed like an effortless win for the proposers, with more than 83% voting in favor of the motion. Must freedom of expression include the license to offend?
READ REMARKS....Debate Introduction: Is the U.S. Drone Program Fatally Flawed?
by robertrosenkranz on January 14, 2015To launch our fall 2013 season, I opened and framed the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on the Obama administration’s use of drone warfare. Let’s take a closer look at both sides of the debate.
READ REMARKS....Debate Introduction: Where Should You Live, And Why?
by robertrosenkranz on January 14, 2015Which state, red or blue, is better to reside in? I introduced and framed the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on this very topic, recorded live from Los Angeles, in partnership with the Philanthropy Roundtable. Let’s take a closer look at the dichotomy between how you vote with your mouth and how you vote with your feet.
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