The Soho Forum Debates

Will Mamdani Make Housing More Affordable?

Emily Eisner and Kenny Burgos debate Zohran Mamdani's housing policies.

Are We Winning the Trade Wars?

Economists Stephen Moore and Scott Lincicome debate tariffs as a foreign policy tool.

Does Gun Control Make Us Safer?

Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.

Are the Epstein Files a Moral Panic?

Journalist Michael Tracey and professor Marcella Szablewicz debate the Epstein scandal and the public reaction to the files.

Should ICE Deport All Illegal Aliens?

Simon Hankinson and Bryan Caplan debate immigration enforcement.

Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?

Law professor Natasha Sarin debates the Cato Institute's Adam Michel.

Can Zohran Mamdani Make NYC Affordable?

Zephyr Teachout and John Ketcham debate the mayor of the Big Apple.

Should the NIH Be Abolished?

Terence Kealey and Jeffrey Flier debate abolishing the National Institutes of Health.

Will AI Benefit Everyone?

A Soho Forum debate on artificial intelligence's potential to deliver widespread societal benefits

Should Child Protective Services Intervene More?

Naomi Schaefer Riley and Martin Guggenheim debate the proper role of child protective services.

Is It Time To Break Up Big Tech?

Matt Stoller and Geoffrey A. Manne debate antitrust law and Big Tech.

Should Affirmative Action End?

Jason Riley and Paul Frymer debate affirmative action and the Supreme Court.

Is Oregon Proof That Drug Decriminalization Will Fail?

The Drug Policy Institute's Kevin Sabet debates Reason's Zach Weissmueller.

Should Paying for Sex Be a Crime?

A debate between Melanie Thompson and Kaytlin Bailey.

Are Trump's Deportations Constitutional?

Glenn Greenwald debates Anna Gorisch on Trump's deportation policies.

Should the U.S. Have a Public Health Insurance Plan?

Yale’s Jacob Hacker and Sesame’s David Goldhill debate a government-run health insurance plan.

Was the Cold War a Deception?

The American Enterprise Institute's Hal Brands and investigative journalist Gareth Porter debate the necessity of the Cold War.

Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh Debate Immigration

Is it consistently libertarian to support government restrictions on immigration?

Should Libertarians Prioritize Their Own Communities?

Eric Brakey and Andrew Heaton debate whether libertarians should prioritize building local liberty-focused societies like the Free State Project or focus on reforming the

Are the Palestinians Systematically Oppressed?

City University of New York professor Peter Beinart and AEI's Michael Rubin debate Israel and Palestine.