New frontiers of scientific discovery can fill us with wonder and excitement. New planets or meteors or subatomic particles discovered, or new medical breakthroughs to cure diseases, new flying cars, energy sources, or nanotech...
Resolved: The United States should significantly reform its policy toward one or more countries in the Middle East. U.S. Middle East policy has a problem with borders, as do the people of the Middle...
Government and opposition members debated Vancouver housing policy yesterday (Dec. 20) at the Vancouver Debate Academy’s first Deliberative Dialogue event. The four teams had just 30 minutes to research the announced motion, calling for...
Charles Dicken’s novel, A Christmas Carol, was set in England in the early 1840s. We hope England and Europe escapes the cold of the winter of 1840-41. Modern industrial societies should be safe from...
Bjorn Lomborg discusses “the energy transition” as keynote speaker for All Energy Day 2022. Lomborg warns renewable energy advocates to be careful not to exaggerate harms from climate change and global warming. Transitioning from...
Charles Dicken’s novel, A Christmas Carol, was set in England in the early 1840s. We hope England and Europe escapes the cold of the winter of 1840-41. Modern industrial societies should be safe from...
Links to readings for this Liberty Fund colloquium on Population, Resources, and Liberty: The Continuing Impact of Julian Simon SESSION I : Julian Simon’s Contributions to Perennial Policy Debates• Simon, Julian.”Philosophy and My Work...
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy towards one or more countries in Europe. The Stoa Spring Vote 2022 page briefly reviews past US military operations for Europe (WWI, WWII,...
Many interesting resolutions with great opportunities to learn, discuss, and debate. [Update: the import-export policy reform topic was chosen. Discussed in other posts.] Let’s start with Africa: “The United States Federal Government should substantially...
Anthony Severin’s post for Ethos Debate discusses the Stoa policy choices for 2022-23: • Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform one or more of the following programs: Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare....
