May 14, 2008 The Credit Crisis: What Caused it and what, if anything, should we do about it? Moderator: Bob Bowdon Speakers: James Lardner, Walker F. Todd, John Taylor, George Selgin
June 13, 2007 The Future of Black America: The Burden of History or the Audacity of Hope? Moderator: Felicia Lee Speakers: John H. McWhorter, Algernon Austin, Orlando Patterson
April 17, 2007 Civil Rights and Urban Education: What is Necessary to Overcome Educational Inequality? Moderator: Philip Hamburger Speakers: Harold Ford, Jr., Clint Bolick
March 26, 2007 Rent Regulation: Should Governor Spitzer Enhance or Phase Out New York's Current System? Moderator: Elise Boddie Speakers: Craig Gurian, Peter D. Salins
February 13, 2007 The Time For Talks: Can and Should the U.S. Make Deals with Iran and Syria? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Steven Clemons, Hillel Fradkin, Justin Logan, Yaron Brook
January 18, 2007 Medical Marijuana and Federalism: Should the States Be Able to Decide Who Can Smoke? Moderator: James E. Fleming Speakers: Bob Barr, Ethan Nadelmann
December 6, 2006 Economic Anxiety: The New Normal or a Result of Bad Policies? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Nomi Prins, Alan Reynolds, David Leonhardt
September 12, 2006 Responding to Anti Americanism in the Arab World: Have We Been Effective Since 9/11? Moderator: Bob Bowdon Speakers: David Frum, Leon T. Hadar, Craig Charney
May 9, 2006 The Javits Center Expansion: Will it be a World Class Facility? Moderator: Charles Bagli Speakers: Henry Wollman, David Weprin, Donna Keren, Kent Barwick
April 11, 2006 Doing Away With Tax Day: How Can We Get to a Fairer and Less Cumbersome Code? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Neal Boortz, Michael J. Graetz
March 14, 2006 Kelo and Its Consequence: Should Homeowners Fear The Supreme Court’s Decision? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Scott Bullock, Michael Dorf
February 7, 2006 Should We Stay or Should We Go? An Immediate Iraq Withdrawal and its Alternatives. Moderator: Gideon Rose Speakers: General William E. Odem, Peter Brookes
January 10, 2006 The Politics of Science: Are Politicians Giving Us the Right Prescriptions? Moderator: Nicholas Wade Speakers: Chris Mooney, Ronald Bailey, Wesley J. Smith
December 13, 2005 Resolved: Radical Islam is Taking Over Europe: Is a WWII Spirit Necessary to Save Western Civilization? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Tony Blankley, Jonathan Clarke
November 21, 2005 Porn in the Age of Instant Access: What are the Social Effects of Fast, Cheap & Stigma-Free Viewing? Moderator: Brooke Gladstone Speakers: Pamela Paul, Nick Gillespie, Robert Peters, Rachael Kramer Bussel
September 12, 2005 Subway Security with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer. Moderator: Brian Lehrer Speakers: Joshua Robin, David A. Harris, Heather McDonald, Sohail Mohammed, Stephen J. Ellmann
October 27, 2005 Resolved: The Hollywood Reds did more Harm than Good. What are the Contemporary Lessons of McCarthyism? Moderator: Leonard Lopate Speakers: Ronald Radosh, Victor Navasky
June 14, 2005 Social Security: What are the Best Solutions for Sustainability & Improvements? Moderator: Errol Louis Speakers: Pat Toomey, David Certner, Herman Cain, Hilary Shelton
May 10, 2005 Israel & Palestine: Is a Sustainable Resolution Finally Within Reach? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Rashid Khalidi, Bernard Wasserstein
March 8, 2005 American Cowboy Capitalism vs. Euro-Sclerosis. Which model will end up in the dustbin of history? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Edmund Phelps, Jeffrey Madrick
February 8, 2005 The Nuclear Middle East: Is There a Clear & Consistent Policy to Contain This Risk? Moderator: Richard K. Betts Speakers: Avner Cohen, Kenneth M. Pollack, Reuel Marc Gerecht
January 11, 2005 Outsourcing and Offshoring: Boon to Economic Growth or Bane to Employees & Their Income? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Matthew Slaughter, Lee Price
December 15, 2004 Schools + Money = Smarter Students: Obvious arithmetic or an education fairy tale? Moderator: Harvey Shapiro Speakers: Michael A. Rebell, Eric Hanushek
November 9, 2004 The West Side Stadium: An Effective Stimulus or an Unaffordable Subsidy? Moderator: Craig Whitaker Speakers: John H. Alschuler Jr., Thomas K. Wright, Richard Ravitch, David I. Weprin
June 8, 2004 Terrorism and Iraq: What is the Nature of the Relationship? Moderator: Richard W. Murphy Speakers: Stephen Hayes, Walter Russell Mead, Ivan Eland
