PAST EVENTS


March 4, 2026

The National Institutes of Health should be abolished.

Terence Kealey is a British biochemist and historian of science and economics vs. Jeffrey Flier of Harvard University.

(Terence Kealey, left; Jeffrey Flier, right)


January 27, 2026

Artificial Intelligence will provide enormous net benefits to nearly every member of society.

Perry Metzger is a technology manager, consultant, academic researcher, and entrepreneur specializing in computer systems vs. Brian Merchant is a tech journalist, columnist, and critic focused on AI, Silicon Valley, labor, and power.

(Perry Metzger, left; Brian Merchant, right)


January 6, 2026

Government-run child protective services should intervene more in the lives of children.

Naomi Schaefer Riley, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and at the Independent Women's Forum vs. Martin Guggenheim, the Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Clinical Law Emeritus at New York University Law School.

(Naomi Schaefer Riley, left; Martin Guggenheim, right)


The Soho Forum Debate Series Archive