Open to Debate
Open to Debate, Nick Gillespie, malavika kannan, Osita NwanevuWe’re a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that hosts weekly debates aimed at tackling America’s extreme political polarization—bringing critical thinking, facts, reason, and civility back to public discourse.
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New This Week: Capitalism Has a Popularity Problem
For decades, capitalism seemed to have won the economic day. Today, that consensus is showing cracks. Just 54% of Americans now view capitalism positively, the lowest level Gallup has recorded. At the same time, concerns about inequality, c...
Transcript: Is Capitalism Broken?
Debate Details
Arguing Yes: Nick Hanauer
Arguing No: Jason Furman
Moderated by: John Donvan
Cold Open
Nick Hanauer (00:00:00):
There are plenty, plenty, plenty, plenty of low road operators who rip their customers off, rip their e...
Is Capitalism Broken?
Topics: Economics, Finance, U.S.
For decades, capitalism appeared to have won the argument, driving innovation, economic growth, and rising living standards. But for many Americans, that prosperity now feels increasingly out of reach. Diss...
This Week: A Summer of Extreme Weather
From extreme heat and wildfires to droughts and floods, 2026 has many around the world questioning anew the impact of climate change and how to respond to it. Just this week, NOAA reported that this year’s El Niño phenomenon will grow into...
Transcript: Can Humans Adapt to Climate Change?
Debate Details
For the Motion: Matthew Kahn, Bjorn Lomborg
Against the Motion: Kaveh Madani, Michele Wucker
Moderated by: John Donvan
Video Introduction
John Donvan:
The dangers of climate change are no longer over the horizon. Hu...
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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.
Host of Reason Interview pod, editor at large at Reason, coauthor of Declaration of Independents, literature Ph.D., former teen mag editor. "...is to libertarianism what Lou Reed is to rock ‘n’ roll, the quintessence of its outlaw spirit."-NY Times
“Lazy, dumb, and loose,” according to men online. Author of UNPRECEDENTED TIMES: a novel (Holt / august 18, 2026) and RAGE BAIT: essays (Atria / in progress rn!) and words all over the internet! ✨
Contributing Editor at The New Republic. Columnist at The Guardian. Author of The Right of the People (2025).
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