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This Week: Is the UN Essential or Irrelevant?
The United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York, with nearly 130 heads of state and government expected to gather for its high-level week beginning on the 22nd. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Ukrainian...
Transcript: Is the United Nations Obsolete?
For the Motion: Rajan Menon, Nile Gardiner
Against the Motion: Angela Kane, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou
Moderated by: John Donvan
Start of Debate
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Rajan Menon:
Without question, there are global probl...
This Week: Nature, Nurture… or Both?
As children across the country head back to school, it’s a natural time to think about childhood and how kids learn, develop, and ultimately contribute to the world in their adulthood. Parents are often told that seemingly every decision th...
The Hopkins Forum: Will Generative AI Stunt or Enhance College Learning?
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Like it or not, AI has entered the chat and nowhere is it eliciting more decidedly mixed feelings than on college campuses. Research shows that the majority of college students us...
Transcript: Is Parenting Overrated?
Debate Details
For the Motion: Robert Plomin, Nancy Segal
Against the Motion: Paige Harden, Ann Pleshette Murphy
Moderated by: John Donvan
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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.
Contributing Editor at The New Republic. Columnist at The Guardian. Author of The Right of the People (2025).
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.
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