Terence Kealey and Jeffrey Flier debate abolishing the National Institutes of Health.

The Soho Forum Debates

Should the NIH Be Abolished?

Emily Eisner and Kenny Burgos debate Zohran Mamdani's housing policies.

Will Mamdani Make Housing More Affordable?

Economists Stephen Moore and Scott Lincicome debate tariffs as a foreign policy tool.

Are We Winning the Trade Wars?

Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.

Does Gun Control Make Us Safer?

Journalist Michael Tracey and professor Marcella Szablewicz debate the Epstein scandal and the public reaction to the files.

Are the Epstein Files a Moral Panic?

Simon Hankinson and Bryan Caplan debate immigration enforcement.

Should ICE Deport All Illegal Aliens?

Law professor Natasha Sarin debates the Cato Institute's Adam Michel.

Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?

Zephyr Teachout and John Ketcham debate the mayor of the Big Apple.

Can Zohran Mamdani Make NYC Affordable?

A Soho Forum debate on artificial intelligence's potential to deliver widespread societal benefits

Will AI Benefit Everyone?

Naomi Schaefer Riley and Martin Guggenheim debate the proper role of child protective services.

Should Child Protective Services Intervene More?

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Reason presents a libertarian-themed debate series recorded monthly before a live audience in New York City. Moderated by former Barron&#039;s Economics Editor Gene Epstein, the Soho Forum features Nobel prize winners, radical thinkers, and other public intellectuals facing off over the future of abortion, bitcoin, electric vehicles, government debt, illegal drugs, robotics, sex work, and other controversial topics.