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Past Daily Motions

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Aug
11
Today
trending

Big Tech funding teacher AI training corrupts union independence.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
10
business

Is passive income ethical?

vs Diogenes

Debate
Aug
9
trending

Smart glasses should exist even if they creep people out.

vs Richard Feynman

Debate
Aug
8
trending

Expensive drugs should stay expensive to fund innovation.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
7
trending

Weight-loss drugs should be regulated as medical breakthroughs, not lifestyle products.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Aug
6
trending

Major sporting events shouldn't be treated as investment vehicles.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
5
trending

It's fair to blame Fauci personally for pandemic policies he recommended.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Aug
4
trending

Nvidia should choose: champion open AI or sell proprietary chips. Not both.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
3
trending

Taxpayer-funded grocery stores are good urban policy, not unfair competition.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
2
trending

AI will create more jobs than it destroys within a decade.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
1
trending

Fauci's pandemic diaries should have remained private.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Jul
31
trending

Governments should tax oil more aggressively to force energy transitions.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Jul
30
trending

Universities are healthier when politically activist.

vs Jonathan Haidt

Debate
Jul
29
trending

Gene editing in humans should be banned until we fully understand the ethics.

vs Carl Sagan

Debate
Jul
28
trending

Cutting foreign research funding protects America more than it hurts.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Jul
27
technology

Can AI ever be truly conscious?

vs Sam Harris

Debate
Jul
26
trending

Permanent daylight saving time is worth the health costs.

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Jul
25
trending

Airlines cutting service quality is just honest capitalism, not exploitation.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Jul
24
trending

Sports debates about rules are really just culture war in disguise.

vs George Carlin

Debate
Jul
23
trending

Lowering business energy costs is the fastest path to economic growth.

vs The Industrialist

Debate
Jul
22
trending

Athletes born into privilege deserve equal media attention as underdogs.

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Jul
21
trending

Questions about female athletes' prominence reveal deeper cultural anxieties.

vs Simone de Beauvoir

Debate
Jul
20
trending

Interest rate hikes will fix inflation faster than cutting business costs.

vs Marcus Aurelius

Debate
Jul
19
society

Is college worth it anymore?

vs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Debate
Jul
18
trending

Inflation is a feature of capitalism, not a bug to be fixed.

vs Friedrich Nietzsche

Debate
Jul
17
trending

Regulators can't stop AI—they can only slow down innovation.

vs Sam Harris

Debate
Jul
16
pop-culture

Are remakes ruining entertainment?

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Jul
15
ethics

Is animal testing justified to save human lives?

vs Carl Sagan

Debate
Jul
14
hot-takes

Is cereal a soup?

vs Aristotle

Debate
Jul
13
trending

Vaccine manufacturers need stronger liability shields.

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Jul
12
trending

Brands that built empires can collapse faster than anyone expects.

vs Nassim Taleb

Debate
Jul
11
trending

Tech companies should lose immunity for addictive design.

vs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Debate
Jul
10
trending

Desperate business debt proves the economy is failing workers, not that workers are lazy.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Jul
9
trending

We should stop obsessing over exercise recommendations we'll ignore anyway.

vs George Carlin

Debate
Jul
8
trending

Countries should use tariffs to protect their workers from global competition.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Jul
7
trending

Tradition should survive even if it requires modern marketing.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Jul
6
ethics

Eating meat will be illegal in 50 years

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Jul
5
trending

Companies should raise prices when demand weakens, not lower them.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Jul
4
trending

Religions should break with tradition if followers demand it.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Jul
3
trending

Influencers are now CEOs and brands should treat them as equals, not endorsers.

vs Simone de Beauvoir

Debate
Jul
2
technology

Is the end of human coding inevitable?

vs The Industrialist

Debate
Jul
1
relationships

Is choosing not to have children selfish?

vs Simone de Beauvoir

Debate
Jun
30
hot-takes

Could Batman beat Superman?

vs Yoda

Debate
Jun
29
technology

Are recommendation algorithms radicalizing society?

vs Natalie Wynn

Debate
Jun
28
ethics

Are all cultures equally valid morally?

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Jun
27
hot-takes

Is water wet?

vs Socrates

Debate
Jun
26
philosophy

Is morality objective or just opinion?

vs Friedrich Nietzsche

Debate
Jun
25
science

Is nuclear power the solution to climate change?

vs Winston Churchill

Debate
Jun
24
philosophy

Is human consciousness special or just computation?

vs Aristotle

Debate
Jun
23
politics

Is the two-party system destroying America?

vs Abraham Lincoln

Debate
Jun
22
society

Is marriage an outdated institution?

vs Norm Macdonald

Debate
Jun
21
philosophy

Is free will an illusion?

vs Socrates

Debate
Jun
20
business

Is entrepreneurship glorified gambling?

vs Nassim Taleb

Debate
Jun
19
business

Is hustle culture toxic or necessary?

vs Jordan Peterson

Debate
Jun
18
society

Smartphones have ruined Gen Alpha childhood

vs Jonathan Haidt

Debate
Jun
17
economics

It is immoral to be a billionaire while poverty exists

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Jun
16
ethics

Is vigilante justice ever morally justified?

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Jun
15
philosophy

Is it worse to torture one or annoy a billion?

vs The Devil

Debate
Jun
14
technology

Is cryptocurrency the future of money or a scam?

vs Nassim Taleb

Debate
Jun
13
society

Is college worth it anymore?

vs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Debate