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Ken Connor
Debate: Ration End of Life Care
Chairman, Center for a Just Society
In 2005, Ken Connor founded the Center for a Just Society, where he serves as the organization’s Chairman. Connor is affiliated with the law firm of Connor & Connor, LLC,… more
Kerlikowske, R. Gil
Debate: Guns Reduce Crime
36-year Veteran of Law Enforcement
Kerlikowske was appointed as chief of police for Seattle in August 2000. Kerlikowske served as the police commissioner for Buffalo, New York. He has also worked as a patrol officer,… more
Khalidi, Rashad
Debate: The US Should Step Back From Its Special Relationship With Israel
Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University
Is the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University. He was president of the Middle East Studies Association, and was an advisor to the Palestinian delegation to the… more
Khan, Daisy
Debate: Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend
Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement
ASMA is a non-profit religious and educational organization dedicated to building bridges between the American public and American Muslims. As wife of Imam Feisal of Masjid al-Farah in New York… more
Khan, Zeba
Debate: Islam is a Religion of Peace
Writer and advocate for Muslim-American civic engagement
is a writer and advocate for Muslim-American civic engagement. Born and raised in Ohio by devout Muslim parents, she attended Hebrew school for 9 years all while actively participating in… more
Khrushcheva, Nina
Debate: Russia is Becoming Our Enemy Again
Senior Fellow of the World Policy Institute and Professor of International Affairs at The New School
Nina is the granddaughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. She is an editor at Project Syndicate and has written numerous articles for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall… more
Kimball, Roger
Debate: Hollywood Has Fueled Anti-Americanism Abroad
Conservative Art Critic, Essayist and Social Commentator
Roger is managing editor, co-editor and co-publisher of the New Criterion magazine, a monthly review of the arts and intellectual life, and an art critic for the London Spectator. Kimball… more
Kleck, Gary
Debate: Guns Reduce Crime
Professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University
Kleck's research centers on violence and crime control, focusing on gun control and crime deterrence. Kleck is the author of Targeting Guns: Firearms and Their Control (1997) and Point Blank:… more
Kluth, Andreas
Debate: California is the First Failed State
Writer, The Economist
has been writing for the Economist since 1997 and currently covers California and the western states from Los Angeles. In previous assignments, he covered technology, Asian business and global finance. more
Kobach, Kris
Debate: Don't Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses
Kansas Secretary of State
Is the secretary of state for Kansas and former professor of constitutional law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He served as counsel to Attorney General John Ashcroft during… more
