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The Soho Forum Debates

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Reason presents a libertarian-themed debate series recorded monthly before a live audience in New York City. Moderated by former Barron's Economics Editor Gene Epstein, the Soho Forum features Nobel prize winners, radical thinkers, and other public intellectuals facing off over the future of abortion, bitcoin, electric vehicles, government debt, illegal drugs, robotics, sex work, and other controv... more

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Moderator and Director of Soho Forum, experienced in economic discourse and debate facilitation.
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Host and prominent figure in facilitating debates on various pressing issues at The Soho Forum.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 279 ratings
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    He is a total idiot and a complete joke.

    As Dave said, we live in reality not in Alex Nowrasteh’s fantasy world.

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    Evan Stevoid
    United States4 months ago
  • Weirdly I am binging this

    Don’t know how or why I stumbled upon it but these debates are exciting, insightful, well-organized, with big names and influential arguments - I am learning more listening to both sides debate than any other podcast journey I’ve been on. Thank you!!!

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    5
    TampaPierce
    United Statesa year ago
  • Kate Klonick vs common sense

    Kate Klonick is what is wrong with the country and politics. She seems to believe that government is good and people are stupid, that the government needs to remove freedoms from people to protect them from themselves.

    She is an idiot at best and more likely simply evil.

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  • Excellent debate series

    If you are interested in thinking about what freedom means or how we can be more free, this is a great debate series for you.

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Should Paying for Sex Be a Crime?
Q: Would you say that the current prohibition system has worked?
I don't agree with our current system of full criminalization. I think Kaytlin and I have both expressed numerous occasions that we agree on that.
Should Paying for Sex Be a Crime?
Q: Do you genuinely believe that my clients should be arrested?
Yes, I do think that it should all be criminalized. I think if you want to have sex, it should be based on mutuality, and you don't need money to do that.
Should the U.S. Have a Public Health Insurance Plan?
Q: Jacob, how would you address the enormous adverse incentives within our political system?
The public option is a pragmatic reform that builds on the existing system and encourages innovation while addressing disparities in healthcare access.
Should the U.S. Have a Public Health Insurance Plan?
Q: What do we do with the path dependence we have as Americans?
We want the ability to buy anything we can afford, and we don't want the government telling us we can't, which means we can't really have a government system.
Was the Cold War a Deception?
Q: Part of the story is that the Soviet Union did have domination of countries around Eastern Europe. So it had committed acts of aggression in that regard. Are you justifying that on the grounds that it was agreed to that the Soviet Union could have a buffer zone against Germany?
I think that's clear.

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