Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the CMU Civic Forum, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: "Be it resolved, more federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Land Management, should be relocated outside Washington, D.C." Arguing the affirmative is William Perry Pendley, Former Director of the Bureau of Land Management in the Trump Administration. Arguing the negative is Mary Jo Rugwell, President, Public Lands Foundation; Former State Director, Bureau of Land Management, WY. The moderator is Amber Duke, Senior Editor, Daily Caller; Cohost of Rising at The Hill TV; Tony Blankley Fellow, Steamboat Institute.

Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker School for Public Policy and Public Affairs, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: Be it resolved, persons born in the U.S. to temporarily or illegally present parents are U.S. citizens by birthright under the Fourteenth Amendment. Arguing the affirmative is Vikram Amar, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law. Arguing the negative is Chuck Cooper, Founding Member and Chairman of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC. Moderator is Philip Wegmann, White House Correspondent for Real Clear Politics; Tony Blankley Senior Fellow, Steamboat Institute.

The Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: "Be it resolved, the U.S. federal government should make reducing the national debt a fiscal priority." Arguing the affirmative is Steve Moore, Senior Visiting Fellow in Economics, The Heritage Foundation. Arguing the negative is Stephanie Kelton, Bestselling Author of The Deficit Myth; Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Stony Brook University. Moderated by Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Voice; Tony Blankley Senior Fellow, Steamboat Institute. 

In this engaging debate at CU Boulder, we tackled the topic of transgender athletes in women's sports. Our resolution: "Be it resolved, transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports." Kevin Bolling, Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance, argued the affirmative. Jennifer Sey, Founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics and 1986 National Women’s Gymnastics Champion, argued the negative. Kaylee McGhee White, Editor-in-Chief for Independent Women Features and Tony Blankley Fellow, moderated this debate.

The Campus Liberty Tour starts off the semester with an exciting debate at Princeton University debating the following resolution: Be it resolved, the U.S.-Israel alliance is a strategic asset for American foreign policy. Arguing the affirmative is Josh Hammer, Senior editor-at-large of Newsweek and Host of The Josh Hammer Show. Arguing the negative is Dave Smith, Stand-Up Comedian and Host of Part of the Problem Podcast. The moderator is Tom Rogan, Foreign Policy/National Security Writer at the Washington Examiner, and Tony Blankley Senior Fellow at The Steamboat Institute.

General Stan McChrystal, former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan, and William Ruger, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and recipient of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, debate this topic. Moderated by Tony Blankley Fellow Brad Polumbo.

Hear from  Dr. Kim Cobb and Benji Backer debate the benefits and drawbacks of EV vehicles for our planet, moderated by Tony Blankley Fellow George Bogden.

In this episode, Hélène Landemore, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science at Yale University, and Jason Brennan, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University debate the concept of democracy in the US at our Campus Liberty Tour debate, moderated by Hadley Heath Manning. 

Stephen Moore and Ben Harris debate taxing unrealized capital gains, moderated by Tony Blankley Fellow Patrice Lee Onwuka.

This engaging debate features Bryan Caplan, American economist and author, and Sohrab Ahmari, founder and editor of Compact magazine. Moderated by Tony Blankley Fellow Kaylee McGhee White.