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Gerard, Leo
Debate: Buy American/Hire American Policies Will Backfire
International President of the United Steelworkers
Leo is International President of the United Steelworkers, the dominant union in paper, forestry products, steel, aluminum, tire and rubber, glass, chemicals and petroleum. more
Gertz, Bill
Debate: Beware The Dragon: A Booming China Spells Trouble for America
Defense and National Security Reporter for the Washington Times and the Author of several books
Bill has written many books, including Enemies: How America ’s Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets—and How We Let It Happen and The China Threat: How the People's Republic Targets America.… more
Gladwell, Malcolm
Debate: Ban College Football
The New Yorker Staff Writer & Author, The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 1996. He has written on a wide range of topics, including the science of cool hunting, race and sports, physical genius,… more
Glenn Hubbard
Debate: The Rich Are Taxed Enough
Dean, Columbia University Business School
Glenn Hubbard is Dean of Columbia Business School and the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. Professor Hubbard is the author of two leading textbooks on money and… more
Gold, Dore
Debate: The U.N. Should Admit Palestine as a Full Member State
Former Israeli U.N. Ambassador & Advisor to PM Netanyahu
Dore Gold is a world renowned expert on Middle Eastern affairs, a bestselling author, and an accomplished diplomat. During his career as the Prime Minister of Israel's Foreign Policy Adviser… more
Goldberg, Deborah
Debate: No Fracking Way: The Natural Gas Boom Is Doing More Harm Than Good
Managing Attorney at Earthjustice
Deborah Goldberg is a Managing Attorney at Earthjustice, the world’s first and largest nonprofit environmental law firm, where she focuses on legal advocacy and litigation related to global warming and… more
Gordon, John Steele
Debate: Blame Washington More Than Wall Street for the Financial Crisis
Lifelong Author and Commentator on New York's Business and Financial History
Gordon's books include Hamilton's Blessing: the Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt (1997), The Great Game: The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power, 1653-2000 (1999), and… more
Gourevitch, Philip
Debate: Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend
Editor of the Paris Review and a long-time staff writer for the New Yorker
Philip is author of A Cold Case (2001) and We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories From Rwanda (1998), winner of the… more
Gramm, Phil
Debate: Big Government is Stifling the American Spirit
Vice Chairman, UBS Investment Bank
a former Republican senator from Texas, joined UBS Investment Bank as the vice chairman in December of 2002, after serving twenty-four years in Congress, eighteen as a senator. more
Grayling, A.C.
Debate: The World Would be Better Off Without Religion
Renowned Atheist and Professor of Philosophy
A.C. Grayling, a British philosopher and professor, has written over 20 books on philosophy, religion and reason including Against all Gods and The Good Book: A Secular Bible. Previously a… more
