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Medish, Mark
Debate: Russia is Becoming Our Enemy Again
Vice President for Studies of Russia, China and Eurasia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Among other positions, Medish was special assistant to the president and senior director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council (2000-01) and assistant secretary of the… more
Meltzer, Allan
Debate: Obama's Economic Policies Are Working Effectively
Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy, Carnegie Mellon University
Is the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of History of the Federal Reserve, Volume I: 1913-1951 (2002), a definitive… more
Michael Shermer
Debate: Science Refutes God
Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author
Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and an Adjunct Professor at Claremont Graduate University and Chapman University.… more
Michael, George
Debate: We Should Accept Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Competitve Sports
Legendary Sportscaster
George pioneered the sports highlight shows that fill the airwaves today. He was the creator and host of the nationally syndicated Sports Machine, originally called Sports Final at its inception… more
Mickey Edwards
Debate: The GOP Must Seize The Center Or Die
Former US Congressman (R), Oklahoma
Mickey Edwards, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma, is vice president of the Aspen Institute and the director of its public leadership program. After 16 years in Congress (1977-92) as… more
Miller, Aaron David
Debate: The U.N. Should Admit Palestine as a Full Member State
Former U.S. Mideast Negotiator, Advised Republican and Democratic Secretaries of State
Aaron David Miller became a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in January 2006. He is the author of The Much Too Promised Land: America's… more
Minow, Nell
Debate: Blame Washington More Than Wall Street for the Financial Crisis
Editor and Co-Founder of The Corporate Library
Nell is the editor and co-founder of The Corporate Library, an independent corporate governance research firm. Previously, Minow was a Principal of Lens, a $100 million investment firm, President of… more
Miron, Jeffrey
Debate: America is to Blame for Mexico's Drug War
Senior Lecturer, Harvard University
is senior lecturer and director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. Miron holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T. more
Mishel, Lawrence
Debate: Obama's Economic Policies Are Working Effectively
Presidence, Economic Policy Institute
Came to the Economic Policy Institute in 1987. As EPI's first research director, then as vice president, and now president, he has played a significant role in building EPI's research… more
Mitchell, Daniel
Debate: Congress Should Pass Obama's Jobs Plan - Piece by Piece
Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute
As a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, Daniel Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy, advocating for a flat tax and international tax competition.… more
