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New This Week: Should Age Be A Factor in Your Midterm Vote?
Can a lawmaker be too old to serve? With next week’s midterm elections approaching, the issue has become increasingly difficult to ignore in Washington. Currently, the Constitution sets minimum ages of 25 for the House and 30 for the Senate...
Transcript: Age Limits for Congress?
Debate Details
Arguing YES: Maya Kornberg
Arguing NO: S. Jay Olshansky
Moderated by: John Donvan
DEBATE BEGINS
Maya Kornberg (00:00:00):
I care about the body as a body. And when you have a body where the average age in the Senate...
Age Limits for Congress?
Topics: Politics, U.S.
Can a member of Congress be too old to serve?
It’s a question gaining momentum in the midterm season and beyond, given that some lawmakers serve well into their 70s, 80s, and even 90s. The Constitution sets minimum...
New This Week: Are Flock Cameras Promoting Safety or Surveillance?
From heated city council meetings to protests, a growing number of Americans are questioning whether Flock cameras watching their streets are making them safer or risking their privacy.
The automated license plate readers, which capture im...
Transcript: Should Cities Pull the Plug on Flock Cameras?
Debate Details
Arguing YES: Benn Jordan
Arguing NO: Ramin Fatehi
Moderated by: John Donvan
Benn Jordan (00:00:00):
I believe that in a lot of cases, installing Flock cameras in a neighborhood with people who don’t want them there actua...
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We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that tackles America’s extreme polarization of our nation and our politics by restoring critical thinking, facts, reason, and civility to public discourse. Weekly debates on NPR, Spotify, Apple, & YouTube.
Journalist and bestselling author of THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID and NEXT! The Power of Reinvention in Life & Work. Former Editor in Chief @USATODAY, @CondeNast Portfolio, @WSJ Weekend; CCO @Gannett. Now @Yale journalism lecturer, @CNBC contributor.
Joe Cirincione is a national security analyst and author with over 45 years of experience. I have been a congressional staffer, a program director, a philanthropist, an advisor the the State Department and three presidential campaigns. Now, I write.
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