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Briggs, Vernon M. - Jr.
Debate: Let's Stop Welcoming Undocumented Immigrants
Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University
Briggs' research has been on such subjects as minority participation in apprenticeship training, Chicano employment issues, and immigration policy and the American labor force. In addition to the extensive publications… more
Bronk, Robin
Debate: Hollywood Has Fueled Anti-Americanism Abroad
Executive Director of The Creative Coalition
The Creative Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social and political advocacy organization for the arts and entertainment industry. She is dedicated to educating and mobilizing the arts community on issues… more
Bronstein, Phil
Debate: Good Riddance to Mainstream Media
Reporter, San Francisco Examiner
Began his journalism career in his teens as a film reviewer. He joined the San Francisco Examiner as a reporter in 1980, and beginning in 1983, spent 10 years as… more
Bryce, Robert
Debate: Clean Energy can Drive America's Economic Recovery
Author, Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future
Is the author of several books, most recently Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future (2010). From 2006 to September 2010, he worked… more
Bulliet, Richard
Debate: Islam is Dominated By Radicals
Professor of History at Columbia University who specializes in the history of Islamic society and institutions and the history of technology
Richard is the author and editor of numerous books, including, The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization, Islam: The View from the Edge and The Columbia History of the Twentieth Century (editor).… more
Burlingame, Debra
Debate: U.S. Airports Should Use Racial and Religious Profiling
Co-Founder, 9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong America, and Keep America Safe.
Is the sister of Charles F. "Chic" Burlingame, III, pilot of American Airlines flight 77 which was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. She is the… more
Burns, Nicholas - Ambassador
Debate: Diplomacy with Iran is Going Nowhere
Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Burns served in the US Foreign Service for 27 years until his retirement in April 2008. He was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2005-2008, the nation's highest-ranking… more
Campos, Paul
Debate: Obesity is the Government's Business
Author, The Obesity Myth & Law Professor, University of Colorado
Paul Campos is a law professor, author and journalist currently on the faculty of the University of Colorado in Boulder. He is the author of The Obesity Myth: Why America’s… more
Cannon, Michael F.
Debate: Universal Health Coverage Should be the Federal Government's Responsibility
Cato Institute's Director of Health Policy Studies
Previously, Cannon served as a domestic policy analyst for the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, advising Senate leadership on health care. His articles have been featured in the Los Angeles… more
Cappellazzo, Amy
Debate: The Art Market is Less Ethical Than the Stock Market
International Co-Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art and Deputy Chairman at Christie's
Amy was appointed deputy chairman at Christie's in January of 2008 and has been the international co-head of Post-War and Contemporary Art since 2001. She has played an active role… more
