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Is Designing Babies Unethical—or a Moral Imperative?
We brought together a panel of experts—Jamie Metzl, Allyson Berent, O. Carter Snead, and Lydia Dugdale—to debate the ethics of editing embryos.
Bari Weiss
1HR 22M
Our Next Debate: Would America Be Safer Without the Second Amendment?
Get your tickets now for our next live debate on November 5 in Chicago, featuring Alan Dershowitz, Dana Loesch, and Bari Weiss.
Isaac Grafstein
A Debate with Dave Smith: Israel, Iran, and American Power
The most requested conversation I’ve ever had—and one where we disagree about almost everything.
Coleman Hughes
3HR 30M
WATCH: Is Designing Babies Unethical—or a Moral Imperative?
Live in Pittsburgh, four thinkers clashed over the ethics of editing embryos.
The Free Press
1HR 32M
WATCH: A Free Press Debate on Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas and AI “godmother” Fei-Fei Li faced off against computer scientist Jaron Lanier and author Nicholas Carr in our latest…
Isaac Grafstein
1HR 18M
Will the Truth Survive Artificial Intelligence? Our Next Live Debate!
Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity and Fei-Fei Li face off against Jaron Lanier and Nicholas Carr on May 15 in San Francisco.
Isaac Grafstein
Fight Club: Does Baseball Suck?
Is the sport still a national treasure, or has it gone the way of rotary phones and dial-up internet? Batter up.
Joe Nocera and Will Rahn
WATCH: Does the West Need a Religious Revival?
Ross Douthat and Ayaan Hirsi Ali face off against Michael Shermer and Adam Carolla in our latest live debate.
Isaac Grafstein
1HR 26M
Elon Musk, Ashley St. Clair, and the New Moral Majority
The billionaire has fathered as many as 13 children by four women. But who’s counting? Interestingly, not MAGA Republicans.
Charles Fain Lehman
A Free Press Live Debate on Foreign Policy
Bret Stephens and James Kirchick face off against Matt Taibbi and Lee Fang in a fiery debate in New York.
Isaac Grafstein
1HR 18M
WATCH: Is The American Dream Alive and Well? A Free Press Debate.
Tyler Cowen, Katherine Mangu-Ward, David Leonhardt, and Bhaskar Sunkara duke it out over the state of the economy.
The Free Press
Our Next Live Debate: Should the U.S. Still Police the World?
Bret Stephens vs. Matt Taibbi October 9 in New York City. Plus: Watch this week’s debate on the economy now!
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