Agree to Disagree: Does Your Electric Vehicle Help The Planet?Tesla vehicle sales are, well…electric. The company posted $5.5 billion in 2021 profits, roughly six times its previous year earnings. Globally, the electric car industry is anything but static, soaring to 7 million units in 2021.
Debate: Is Walmart Good For America?Walmart has long been a target for critics of corporate expansion. They say that it pushes out locally-owned businesses and mistreats its employees. Others say Walmart provides countless jobs to low-skilled workers. Has Walmart been good for America?
Are The Elites To Blame For The Trump Phenomenon?Does support for Trump reflect an uninformed populism and misplaced anger by a large swath of the American electorate? Or have the elites failed to empathize with their struggles, and failed to craft effective policies to help them cope?
The President Has Usurped The Constitutional Power Of CongressIs Congress still the most powerful branch, or is this the era of the imperial presidency? Has the President usurped Congress's legislative power? Airs Monday at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. in place of Insight with Beth Ruyak.
IQ2: Eliminate Corporate SubsidiesThe auto industry, agriculture, the energy sector. What do they have in common? These industries benefit from government subsidies in the form of loans, tax breaks, regulation, and other preferences. Do we need subsidies or is this corporate welfare?
IQ2: The U.S. Should Let In 100,000 Syrian RefugeesSince the Syrian Civil War began in 2011, more than 4 million Syrians have fled the country, creating the greatest refugee crisis since World War II. Should the U.S. let in 100,000 Syrian refugees? Airs at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. in place of Insight.
Does The Equal Protection Clause Forbid Racial Preferences In State University Admissions?The constitutionality of racial preferences in college admissions will be back before the Supreme Court this term. Airs Jan. 1 in place of Insight at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Intelligence Squared: Should Schools Embrace The Common Core?More than 40 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, new national academic benchmarks in reading and math. But the Common Core has become the center of a highly contentious debate nationwide.
IQ2: Unlimited Spending on Political SpeechIntelligence Squared U.S., an Oxford-style debate. The topic debated here: Individuals and organizations have a constitutional right to unlimited spending on their own political speech. 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the News Station, in place of Insight.
IQ2: Millennials Don't Stand A ChanceDoes the Millennial generation have what it takes to succeed? Has technology and the recession led to good, or bad work habits? Follow an Oxford-style debate, and decide for yourself. 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday in place of Insight.
IQ2: The President Has Constitutional Power To Target And Kill US Citizens AbroadWith the drone strike on accused terrorist and New Mexico-born Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, President Obama has tested the limits of the executive branch’s powers. Tune in for an Oxford-style debate on the News station at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
