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Carr, David
Debate: Good Riddance to Mainstream Media
Published Writer for the New York Times
Writes a column for the Monday Business section of the New York Times that focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. more
Castañeda, Jorge
Debate: America is to Blame for Mexico's Drug War
Former Foreign Minister of Mexico
Was foreign minister of Mexico from 2000 to 2003. Castañeda is a renowned public intellectual, political scientist, and prolific writer, with an interest in Mexican and Latin American politics, comparative… more
Castro, Julian - Mayor
Debate: Don't Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses
Mayor, San Antonio
Is the 36-year-old mayor of San Antonio, making him the youngest mayor of a Top 50 American city. In 2001, at the age of 26, Mayor Castro became the youngest… more
Cesarani, David
Debate: Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend
Research Professor in History at Royal Holloway, University of London
David is a British scholar specializing in Jewish history and has written and edited over a dozen books. He has advised the British government on commemoration of the Holocaust. In… more
Chafets, Zev
Debate: The Two-Party System is Making America Ungovernable
Founding Editor, The Jerusalem Report
Is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine and a former columnist for the New York Daily News. He was the founding editor of the Jerusalem Report and… more
Chanos, Jim
Debate: Blame Washington More Than Wall Street for the Financial Crisis
Founder and Managing Partner of Kynikos Associates
As the largest exclusive short selling investment firm, Kynikos provides investment management services for both domestic and offshore clients. Chanos opened Kynikos Associates in 1985 to implement investment strategies he… more
Chapman, Matthew
Debate: The World Would be Better Off Without Religion
Author, Filmmaker and Co-Founder of Science Debate
A journalist, screenwriter, and director, Matthew Chapman is the Co-founder and President of Science Debate, an organization seeking to get political candidates, particularly presidential candidates, to debate important science policy… more
Cheney, Liz
Debate: Diplomacy with Iran is Going Nowhere
Attorney and Specialist in the areas of U.S. Middle East policy and reform in the Arab world
Liz served most recently as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2005-2006). Her responsibilities included designing and managing US Government programs to promote democracy in the… more
Chertoff, Michael
Debate: Freedom of the Press Does Not Extend to State Secrets
Senior of Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP
Served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009. He is currently Senior of Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and a member of the… more
Childress, James F.
Debate: We Should Legalize the Market for Human Organs
Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the University of Virginia
Childress directs the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life. He is the author of numerous articles and several books in bioethics, including, with Tom L. Beauchamp, Principles of Biomedical… more
