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Past Daily Motions

Missed a day? Revisit any past motion and take the floor.

Sep
25
Today
ethics

Is being a billionaire inherently immoral?

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Sep
24
science

Are there questions science can never answer?

vs Maya Angelou

Debate
Sep
23
trending

Higher interest rates are painful but necessary to stop inflation spiraling.

vs Marcus Aurelius

Debate
Sep
22
trending

Entertainment venues should prioritize customer safety over avoiding confrontation.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Sep
21
ethics

Would you kill one person to save five?

vs Richard Feynman

Debate
Sep
20
trending

Government should regulate how your name appears on ballots.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Sep
19
philosophy

Is human consciousness special or just computation?

vs Aristotle

Debate
Sep
18
trending

Corporations should pay more tax to fund public goods.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Sep
17
trending

AI doctors will be more trustworthy than human ones within a decade.

vs Richard Feynman

Debate
Sep
16
trending

Vitamin supplements should require the same evidence standards as prescription drugs.

vs Sam Harris

Debate
Sep
15
relationships

Can open relationships actually work?

vs Morpheus

Debate
Sep
14
society

Is marriage an outdated institution?

vs Norm Macdonald

Debate
Sep
13
trending

Medical experts should make health announcements, never politicians.

vs Carl Sagan

Debate
Sep
12
ethics

Is vigilante justice ever morally justified?

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Sep
11
trending

Central banks should answer to the public, not hide behind expertise.

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Sep
10
trending

Governments should regulate AI before companies deploy it, not after.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Sep
9
society

Your parents should have access to your location 24/7

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Sep
8
pop-culture

Should celebrities stay out of politics?

vs George Carlin

Debate
Sep
7
trending

Privacy concerns shouldn't stop cities from deploying surveillance tech.

vs The Industrialist

Debate
Sep
6
ethics

Are all cultures equally valid morally?

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Sep
5
technology

Should uncensored AI image generators be made illegal?

vs The Liberator

Debate
Sep
4
trending

Economic sanctions are a moral weapon against hostile nations.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Sep
3
relationships

Is ghosting ever acceptable?

vs The Devil

Debate
Sep
2
trending

One bad ad shouldn't end a creator's career.

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Sep
1
technology

Is AI an existential threat to humanity?

vs Yuval Noah Harari

Debate
Aug
31
trending

Governments have the right to erase online political speech they deem dangerous.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
30
trending

Local communities should veto major development projects even if they're economically sound.

vs The Guardian

Debate
Aug
29
trending

Governments should prioritize jobs over environmental protection for big projects.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
28
trending

Data centers' water use should disqualify them from drought regions.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
27
trending

Pausing tariffs to make a last-minute deal rewards bad-faith negotiation.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
26
trending

Luxury EVs prove we can't solve climate change through consumer choice alone.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
25
trending

Big Tech judges shouldn't preside over Big Tech cases anymore.

vs Hannah Arendt

Debate
Aug
24
trending

Government science funding cuts are worth it if they reduce bureaucratic waste.

vs Peter Thiel

Debate
Aug
23
trending

Tech CEOs' public manifestos are just PR for regulatory capture.

vs George Carlin

Debate
Aug
22
trending

Companies shouldn't be allowed to hide how they use employee data.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
21
trending

Employee data should never be used to train AI, even with consent.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
20
trending

Automation in care work should be banned, not encouraged.

vs The Guardian

Debate
Aug
19
ethics

Should people have the right to end their own lives?

vs Christopher Hitchens

Debate
Aug
18
trending

Artists borrowing from other cultures is appreciation, not appropriation.

vs Oscar Wilde

Debate
Aug
17
trending

Tech layoffs are actually good for companies and workers.

vs Jordan Peterson

Debate
Aug
16
philosophy

Is death actually bad for the person who dies?

vs Marcus Aurelius

Debate
Aug
15
trending

States should ban new data centers until rules are clear.

vs Bernie Sanders

Debate
Aug
14
trending

Investors should avoid 'sin stocks' regardless of profit potential.

vs Peter Singer

Debate
Aug
13
trending

AI companies should stay out of influencer relationships.

vs Edward Snowden

Debate
Aug
12
trending

Tech companies should teach AI to workers, not just replace them.

vs Noam Chomsky

Debate
Aug
11
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