Thursday, April 4, 2024

Resolution

Capitalism has been a key factor in leaving the United States unprepared to address the Covid-19 pandemic.

For the affirmative:

Joe Nocera is a columnist for The Free Press, and coauthor of The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind, with Bethany McLean. His business journalism has appeared in numerous publications, including Esquire, Bloomberg, and The New York Times. He also wrote and produced the hit podcasts The Shrink Next Door and Agatha Christie and the Dandelion Poisoner. His books include All the Devils Are Here and Indentured. He lives in New York City.

For the negative:

Gene Epstein is the Executive Director of the Soho Forum. He is the former Economics and Books Editor of Barron's, a position he left in January 2018 after a 26-year stint. He frequently appears on libertarian podcasts, including the "The Tom Woods Show.” He has defended the negative at nine Soho Forum debates, and this appearance will be his tenth. His November 2019 debate on socialism with Prof. Richard Wolff has had more than six million views on Youtube.