Apr 19, 2010
Organic produce, and meat and dairy products, are a tiny—although growing—fraction of what Americans spend on food, on the order of 3 percent. And one would expect it to be a fairly uncontentious topic, compared with some that the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series has tackled over the past year (American policy toward the Mideast, the financial crisis, etc.). But when six speakers—including a farmer and a food critic—squared off this week to debate the proposition “Organic food is marketing hype,” the level of passion generated surprised even veteran moderator John Donvan.

By Mike Lennon – April 16, 2010
Cyber warfare is a hot topic in the security industry, but what does this term actually mean? At what point does a cyber conflict become a cyber war? Are cyber threats, cyber attacks and cyber espionage acts of cyber war? Many of these questions need to be discussed – and that discussion is about to take place.

By Stacey Slate – April 16, 2010
Asked whether organic is marketing hype, the audience in attendance at the Intelligence Squared April 13th debate in New York City, voted against the claim, 69% to 21% in favor of it. The remaining 10% were undecided by the end of the evening.

By James Fallows – April 14, 2010
… but if I were, I would be sure to go to this debate, by the US branch of the Intelligence Squared debate organization, on the proposition that “The cyber war threat has been grossly exaggerated.”

IQ2US Press Release – April 14, 2010
Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, hosted one of its most aggressively fought and partisan debates on the unlikely subject of organic food.

IQ2US Press Release – April 12, 2010
Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced today that it would travel to Washington, D.C. to host its first ever debate outside of New York City. On June 8, IQ2US will present a special live debate from Washington D.C.’s Newseum. With corporate underwriting support from Neustar, Inc., the debate will consider the motion, “The cyber war threat has been grossly exaggerated.”

By Michael Van Beek – March 30, 2010
Are teachers unions to blame for failing schools? This was the question debated last week on NPR’s Intelligence Squared. At the beginning of the debate, less than half the audience believed teachers unions should be faulted for poor-performing schools, but by the close of the program, an astonishing 68 percent believed school employee unions contributed to the problem.

By Jerry Adler – March 19, 2010
Seeking to change their image of intransigence in defending every last job of every teacher, the unions maintain that they share the goal of improving schools and turning out better-educated students. The most recent Intelligence Squared U.S. debate, on March 16, went to the heart of this issue, tackling the topic “Don’t blame teachers unions for our failing schools.”

IQ2US Press Release – March 17, 2010
While acknowledging other factors that contribute to the challenges in American education, the team arguing against the motion convinced most in the audience that improvement needed to start with reform of the powerful teachers unions.

By Beardy – March 17, 2010
On Tuesday, March 16th, the LinkEd team was able to participate in the Intelligence Squared Debate: Don’t Blame Teachers Unions for Our Failing Schools. We were not sure what to expect from the evening, but were pleasantly surprised by a true debate: two teams of three pitted against each other fighting to win the crowds vote for or against the motion ‘don’t blame teachers unions for our failing schools’.