#Debate

Hakeem Jefferson

hakeemjefferson

Re @Harpers letter: one of the most successful campaigns in recent memory has been convincing folks that the greatest threat to freedom is the possibility of being shamed on Twitter

shipwreckedcrew

shipwreckedcrew

This is really mis-guided. "Objecting" is a political act. It's provided for by statute. It leads to debate over the bases for the objection. It's not a courtroom -- it's

simon maginn

simonmaginn

I can recall when I first heard the words ‘second Holocaust’ in relation to Corbyn’s Labour party. It was a BBC report (of course), a vox pop. I initially (naively)

Connie Chan

conniechan

One day we’ll see startups provide teachers with the best (potentially big budget) curriculum, we’ll better track student effort and progress, we’ll lower the price point of extracurriculars and tutoring,

Grace Segers

Grace_Segers

The Senate just voted 50-49 to proceed with debate for the budget resolution. Now we get 50 hours of debate, and then a "vote-a-rama" where senators vote on a bunch

Dominique Bashizi

dbashizi

Seems like a wasted opportunity? Is @sullydish wanting public intellectuals to be able to have and voice opinions without having to face *any* consequences? Are there only *some* ideas that

AskVera

AskVeraTTV

While online debate culture fetishizes formal debate, there are vast differences. One is that tournament debate is scored by judges, making it harder to fool yourself about how you are

Olivia Thompson

livyaugusta

This blew up! A few people have raised the same issue, so I’d like to clarify something.I was talking about a phenomenon in the UK of using minorities as a

Kelsey Piper

KelseyTuoc

When I started researching this piece I was going to write why to vaccinate the elderly next (after frontline healthcare & nursing homes). But now everyone agrees on that, so

Rachael Meager

economeager

Reflecting on seminar talks and job market talks especially, I think one key sign of a successful talk is if you're having a genuine debate about whether the ideas in

Plurale Ökonomik

PluralEcon

Dear #EconTwitter,We need to talk about HOW discussions are led.As promised, we evaluated the speaker times of the last event of @ForumNewEconomy. These unequal results are only one indication of

Mr. Mayer

CMayerScience

With all the debate surrounding how COVID19 does/doesn't spread in schools, it's a good time to point out that these debates are about the details in/of scientific knowledge, and that

Elnathan John

elnathan_john

You see that Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin conversation, it is striking for many reasons. And I wonder if two writers or intellectuals can sit and talk like this today

Eb Defender of Upholstery

EbThen

Why do people keep saying "white supremacists" when these are white nationalists? An NPR article on the thing. Doesn't define terms. Just talks about the difficulty in naming things.https://www.npr.org/2019/06/23/734850752/pol

Reality Check India

realitycheckind

Something I learned recently - it is not enough to win the debate but the audience must know that you have won. SV/EVR will readily concede in private that there

Stacey

ScotsFyre

The CDC has been combining asymptomatic (people who never get sick) & presymptomatic (also called prodromal - non specific symptoms like muscle aches & fatigue) in every study they have

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