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Lawrence Krauss
Debate: Science Refutes God
Director, Origins Project and Foundation Professor at ASU
Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist. He is the Director of the Origins Project and Professor of Physics at the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona… more
Lee Silver
Debate: Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies
Professor, Princeton University and Author
Lee M. Silver is Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Policy at Princeton University. He is also a founder and principal science advisor of GenePeeks, a personal genome company that… more
Legvold, Robert
Debate: Russia is Becoming Our Enemy Again
Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Political Science at Columbia University
Robert specializes in the international relations of the post-Soviet states. He was director of The Harriman Institute at Columbia (1986-92), taught political science at Tufts, and served as senior fellow… more
Lekovic, Edina
Debate: Islam is Dominated By Radicals
Director of Communications for the Muslim Public Affairs Council
The Muslim Public Affairs Council is a national public policy organization that works to create inroads for Muslim American political and social engagement. Lekovic acts as a spokesperson for the… more
Leverett, Flynt
Debate: Spreading Democracy in the Middle East is a Bad Idea
Senior Fellow and Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Initiative of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation
Flynt has served as senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council, Middle East expert on the secretary of state's policy planning staff and senior analyst at… more
Lévy, Bernard-Henri
Debate: Obama's Foreign Policy Spells America's Decline
French philosopher and journalist
Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher and one of the most esteemed and bestselling writers in Europe. Lévy is the author of over 30 books, including works of philosophy, fiction,… more
Levy, Daniel
Debate: The U.N. Should Admit Palestine as a Full Member State
Former Israeli Government Negotiator & Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Daniel Levy is co-director of the New America Foundation’s Middle East Task Force and an editor for the The Middle East Channel at ForeignPolicy.com. He is a senior fellow at… more
Lewis, Harry
Debate: Google Violates its Don't be Evil Motto
Dean of Harvard College, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard
In 2003 Lewis was honored with the title of Harvard College Professor in honor of his teaching excellence. Over more than thirty years of teaching, Lewis has helped launch thousands… more
Lindemann, Adam
Debate: The Art Market is Less Ethical Than the Stock Market
Investor, Entrepreneur, Art Collector and Author
Adam is an investor and entrepreneur with a background in industries from energy and communications to real estate and asset management. He has re-launched Ikepod, a Swiss watch design company,… more
Lindzen, Richard S.
Debate: Global Warming is Not a Crisis
Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at MIT
Richard previously held professorships at Harvard, where he received his A.B., S.M. and Ph.D., and the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and… more
