Introducing Intelligence Squared US
I am so excited to share with you Intelligence Squared US, America’s leading platform for fair and balanced debate. I am a huge fan of their work, and have been on the show many times. They always have interesting, meaningful, rigorous discussions about tough subjects. It’s a debate series, and they pull together the world’s top thinkers on each topic to compare and contrast both sides of an issue. The discussions are impartial, informative, and importantly, civil. They’re truly doing great stuff over at Intelligence Squared, bringing reason to controversial topics, and navigating them superbly. I always learn something, whether I’m listening or participating in one of the debates.
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Confessions of a Meme Queen: I Created an Instagram Following to Trick People Into Letting Me Write a Book
The charming gay racist who invented modern American conservatism: Sam Tanenhaus on William F. Buckley's absurdly implausible contradictions
"AI Is Too Busy to Take Your Job: The Electrifying Truth about our AIgorithmic Future
The Death of the American Way of Work: How the United States Lost Its Grip on the Future
How Capitalism Turned Money into God: Paul Vigna on Buying the Almighty
AI as Dumb Waiter 2.0: Douglas Rushkoff on How Smart Technology Isn't Quite as Smart as It Claims
From Luther to Zuckerberg: Who killed Privacy?
Is Mohammed bin Salman a Tyrant or an Enlightened Despot? Karen Elliott House on MBS's Transformation of Saudi Arabia
Why America is Destroying Itself: Charles Derber on Sociocide and America's Social Suicide
A Satirist's Revenge on Wall Street: From Trading Hedge Funds to Telling Stories
Living in Teddy's Shadow: How Roosevelt's Sons Found Redemption—and Regret—in Their Quest for the Giant Panda
America's Heart of Moral Darkness: Peter Wehner on Trump's Apocalyptic Assault on African AIDS Victims
Breaking Down America's Everyday Walls: From Swimming Pools and SUVs to White Lives Matter Rallies