Debate

The Assisted Suicide Debate: Perspectives from a Lawyer and Insurance Executive

by robertrosenkranz on January 22, 2015

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.

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Debate Introduction: Remarks on Freedom Of Speech

by robertrosenkranz on January 14, 2015

Freedom 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?

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Debate Introduction: Where Should You Live, And Why?

by robertrosenkranz on January 14, 2015

Which 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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