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Robert Rosenkranz Introduces IQ2US Debate Charter Schools Overrated

Robert Rosenkranz introduces IQ2US debate about Charter Schools. Charter schools rely on public funds; privately ran; with little accountability. Learn more

In the last 25 years, charter schools have become a highly sought-after alternative to traditional public education. Between 2004 and 2014 alone, enrollment increased from less than 1 million to 2.5 million students. Have charter schools lived up to their promise?

Watch the full debate and cast your vote here: http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-charter-schools

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Robert Rosenkranz: Eliminate Corporate Subsidies

The auto industry, agriculture, the energy sector. What do they have in common? Government subsidies. Should we eliminate corporate subsidies? See the...

Proponents say that government has an important role to play in launching innovation via strategic investment, and its support helps American companies thrive. Do we need subsidies, or is this corporate welfare?

Debaters took on this topic questioning whether corporate subsidies enable corruption and further inequality with a debate on the motion, “Eliminate Corporate Subsidies.” See more from the Intelligence Squared US debate overview here: http://bit.ly/robertrosenkranz-eliminate-subsidies

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Robert Rosenkranz: Debate Science Refutes God

Robert Rosenkranz IQ2US Debate Overview Science Refutes God. Lawrence Krauss, an Arizona State University professor and director of both the Origins Project

For many, a belief in God provides the only answer to such existential inquiries as, “How did we get here?” and “What is our purpose?”

In this Intelligence Squared US​ debate, debaters took on this highly divisive topic questioning whether science and religion can coexist with a debate on the motion, “Science Refutes God.”

See more from the live debate here: http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-sciencerefutesgod

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Robert Rosenkranz: The U.S. Should Let in 100,000 Syrian Refugees

Must America choose between upholding its values and protecting its citizens? Expert panelists debate: “The U.S. Should Let In 100,000 Syrian Refugees.”

Since 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. 

Must America choose between upholding its values and protecting its citizens? See more from the Intelligence Squared Debate here: http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-syrianrefugee

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Robert Rosenkranz: Debate No Fracking Way: Natural Gas Boom

Robert Rosenkranz IQ2US Debate: "There’s even concern that fracking might induce earthquakes. Would you trust the oil industry to take proper precautions?"

After the US government issued a new set of hydraulic fracturing safety mandates aimed at protecting groundwater on federal and tribal lands in 2015, the question still remains today:

Can natural gas be part of a clean energy solution, or is it a dangerous roadblock to a fossil-free future? Learn more from the Intelligence Squared US Debate here: http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-frackingdebate

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Robert Rosenkranz: China Does Capitalism Better Than America

Robert Rosenkranz IQ2US Debate Overview: China Does Capitalism Better Than America. In September 2015, China launched an overhaul of the state-owned...

Despite decades of prosperity, recent trends have indicated that China’s economy may be weakening. 

Can China's brand of state-directed capitalism overcome rampant corruption and the threat of growing inequality, or will the American model of innovation and free markets prevail? 

Learn more about the issues in my latest blog post and Intelligence Squared US debate overview: http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-chinascapitalism-debate

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Robert Rosenkranz: Debate Hunters Conserve Wildlife

Robert Rosenkranz an Intelligence Squared Debate Overview: Is hunting wrong? Or are hunters conservationists? Hunters Conserve Wildlife

When wealthy American Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe last year, the practice of hunting itself came under heavy fire from those who condemned it as a senseless destruction of nature. Are hunters truly conservationists?

Learn more about the Intelligence Squared debate and see the results here:http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-huntersconservewildlife

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Robert Rosenkranz: President's Constitutional Power of Congress

Robert Rosenkranz an Intelligence Squared Debate Overview: The President Has Usurped the Constitutional Power of Congress

With executive orders, administrative regulations, creative interpretations of federal statutes, and executive agreements with other nations, it may seem that the President, not Congress, is, in effect, wielding the most potent legislative power.

Is Congress still the most powerful branch, or is this the era of the imperial presidency? Has the President usurped Congress's legislative power?

See my latest blog post on the debate here: http://bit.ly/robert-rosenkranz-presidentcongressdebate