On December 4, 2013, I introduced and framed the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on veganism. The process of raising and slaughtering animals is one that I think most of us prefer not to think about very much, and we’re forced to think about it in this debate.
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Debate Introduction: Is The Right To Bear Arms Outdated?
by robertrosenkranz on January 14, 2015In November 2013, I introduced and framed the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on the Second Amendment. The world was very, very different when this amendment was passed. Let me start by just sort of saying what this debate is and is not about.
READ REMARKS....Announcing the 100th Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate
by robertrosenkranz on January 11, 2015I’m pleased to share that Intelligence Squared US will celebrate its 100th debate on Wednesday, February 11 at Kaufman Music Center. The motion is appropriate to the occasion as well: Declinists Be Damned: Bet On America.
READ REMARKS....Notes From the Front: Are We Securing Our Vital Interests Abroad?
by robertrosenkranz on March 29, 2011Originally Published in The Huffington Post
If only we had political leadership worthy of our military. That’s the one sentence take away from my recent trip to Iraq and Afghanistan (under the auspices of the Council on Foreign Relations, headed by Max Boot, their senior defense analyst, two of their military fellows and about 10 DVs — military parlance for distinguished visitors).