Should the U.S. Have Free Immigration?
The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate immigration policy.
The Soho Forum Debates
Should We Have Open Borders? A Soho Forum Debate
The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate immigration policy.
Soho Forum Debate: Gene Epstein vs. David Friedman on the Nonaggression Principle
Economists Gene Epstein and David Friedman debated how best to persuade people to become libertarians at the Porcupine Freedom Festival.
Is the Nonaggression Principle Incoherent?
Economists David Friedman and Gene Epstein debate how best to persuade people toward libertarianism.
Are Libertarians Greedy and Delusional?
Law professor Andrew Koppelman and Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein debate whether libertarianism has been corrupted.
Are Libertarians Greedy and Delusional? A Soho Forum Debate
Law professor Andrew Koppelman and Soho Forum director Gene Epstein debate whether libertarianism has been corrupted.
Does The 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us?
Two historians go head-to-head on whether the controversial New York Times project has any value.
Does the 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? A Soho Forum Debate
Two historians go head-to-head on whether the controversial New York Times project has any value.
Black America and Progressivism: Jason L. Riley vs. Nikhil Pal Singh
The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.
Black Americans vs. Progressivism: Jason L. Riley Debates Nikhil Pal Singh at the Soho Forum
The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.
National Divorce?
Is breaking up the U.S. a good idea? Law professor F.H. Buckley and Libertarian Party activist Jonathan Casey debate.
National Divorce? A Soho Forum Debate
Is breaking up the U.S. a good idea? Law professor F.H. Buckley and Libertarian Party activist Jonathan Casey debate.
Should We Abolish the Federal Reserve?
Economists Lawrence H. White and Frederic Mishkin debate whether the Federal Reserve should be replaced with free market institutions.
End the Fed? A Soho Forum Debate
Economists Lawrence H. White and Frederic Mishkin debate whether the Federal Reserve should be replaced with free market institutions.
Should Americans Value Nationalism?
National Review's Rich Lowry debates the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh.
American Nationalism: Rich Lowry vs. Alex Nowrasteh
Should Americans support nationalism? National Review's Rich Lowry debates the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh.
Never Lock Down Again? Jay Bhattacharya vs. Sten Vermund
Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya debates Yale's Sten Vermund on COVID-19 lockdowns, focused protection, and the Great Barrington Declaration.
Were COVID lockdowns a deadly mistake? Jay Bhattacharya vs. Sten Vermund
Two public health experts debate the merits of lockdowns and focused protection
Is Free Market Ideology Hurting the Economy?
A livestreamed debate between Binyamin Appelbaum and Gene Epstein
Did the Free Market Ruin Our Economy? A Soho Forum Debate
A livestreamed debate between Binyamin Appelbaum and Gene Epstein
Abolish Nuclear Weapons? A Soho Forum Debate
Author Ward Wilson advocates eliminating nuclear weapons. Defense consultant Peter Huessy says that's unrealistic.
Is It Time to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons?
Author Ward Wilson advocates eliminating nuclear weapons. Defense consultant Peter Huessy says that's unrealistic.
Does Climate Science Really Compel Us Toward Urgent Action?
Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.
Do We Need to Rapidly Convert to Renewables To Save the Planet? A Soho Forum Debate
Texas A&M University's Andrew Dessler vs. Steven Koonin, former undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy
Will Bitcoin Demonetize Gold?
Monetary Metals CEO Keith Weiner defends the future of gold against bitcoin podcaster Pierre Rochard.
Gold vs. Bitcoin: A Soho Forum Debate
Monetary Metals CEO Keith Weiner defends the future of gold against bitcoin podcaster Pierre Rochard.
Should the U.S. Be Arming Ukraine Against Russia?
Scott Horton vs. Cathy Young in a live debate at PorcFest, in Lancaster, New Hampshire.
Should the U.S. Be Sending Weapons to Ukraine? Scott Horton vs. Cathy Young at the Soho Forum
A live debate at PorcFest, in Lancaster, New Hampshire.
Did Doctors Overtreating With Opioids Cause the Overdose Crisis? A Soho Forum Debate
Doctors Adriane Fugh-Berman and Jeffrey A. Singer debate the harms of prescription opioids.
Did Prescription Opioids Cause The Overdose Epidemic?
Doctors Adriane Fugh-Berman and Jeffrey Singer debate the harms of prescription opioids
A Feminist Debate on Sex Work
Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown makes the case for legalizing sex work. Author Julie Bindel wants customers to be held criminally liable.
Feminists Debate Sex Work: The Soho Forum
Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown makes the case for legalizing sex work. Author Julie Bindel wants customers to be held criminally liable.
Send The U.S. Military to Taiwan?
Brookings Institution senior fellow William Galston debates former State Department diplomat Peter Van Buren
Should the U.S. Military Intervene in Taiwan? A Soho Forum Debate
Brookings Institution senior fellow William Galston debates former State Department diplomat Peter Van Buren
Regulate Social Media? Jonathan Haidt Debates Robby Soave
Professor Jonathan Haidt of NYU and Reason's Robby Soave debate the harms of social media and what the government should do about it.
Does the Government Need To Fix Social Media? A Soho Forum Debate
Professor Jonathan Haidt of NYU debates Reason's Robby Soave.
Two Libertarians Debate Vaccine Mandates
George Mason University Law Professor Ilya Somin debates Libertarian Party activist Angela McArdle
Can Vaccine Mandates Be Justified? A Soho Forum Debate
George Mason University Law Professor Ilya Somin debates Libertarian Party activist Angela McArdle
Abolish Intellectual Property Rights?
Patent lawyer Stephan Kinsella debates Law Professor Richard Epstein
Abolish Copyrights and Patents? A Soho Forum Debate
Patent lawyer Stephan Kinsella debates law professor Richard Epstein
U.S. Foreign Policy: Bill Kristol vs. Scott Horton
Antiwar.com's Scott Horton takes on The Weekly Standard's founding editor, Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol and Scott Horton Debate U.S. Interventionism at the Soho Forum
A leading proponent of the invasion of Iraq vs. the editorial director of Antiwar.com.
Do Voter ID Laws Suppress Minority Turnout? A Soho Forum Debate
NYU's Eliza Sweren-Becker debates Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation
Do Voter ID Laws Undermine the Democratic Process or Ensure Trustworthy Elections?
NYU's Eliza Sweren-Becker debates Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation
Is the Free State Project a Better Idea than the Libertarian Party?
The Free State Project's Jeremy Kauffmann debates the L.P.'s Angela McArdle in a Soho Forum debate.
Does Bitcoin Have the Potential to Become a Generally Accepted Medium of Exchange?
Financial consultant John Vallis vs. George Mason University economist Lawrence H. White
Can Bitcoin Become the World's Money? A Soho Forum Debate
Financial consultant John Vallis vs. George Mason University economist Lawrence H. White
Is Socialism Better Than Capitalism? A Soho Forum Debate
Jacobin's Ben Burgis says yes, Soho Forum's Gene Epstein says no.