The Debate

In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Jeff Charles, Ellis Henican, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not 'Trumpism' would exist without Donald Trump on the political stage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode, Andrew Tallman, Jeff Charles, Ellis Henican, and Rakim Brooks debate the recent preliminary injunction issued in Missouri vs Biden , concerning the first amendment and government working with big tech on social media censorship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether virtual reality becoming more and more prominent in society should excite or frighten us. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate tipping after a recent survey showed that 66% of Americans hold a negative view of the practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate a recent bill signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not an applicant's race should be a factor during the college admissions process. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate possible solutions for America's fentanyl problem after a recent article highlighted the fact that a huge amount of illegal drugs in the US are laced with the deadly substance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate raising the voting age to 25 years old after it was suggested by republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate whether or not honor exists in politics following the recent impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by his fellow Texas republicans. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate what platform democrats could possibly run on in 2024. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Ellis Henican debate a number of societal issues caused by greater numbers of Americans working from home.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Ellis Henican discuss a recent report detailing how the FBI conducted warrantless surveillance on American citizens thousands of times, including during the George Floyd and January 6th riots. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Ellis Henican discuss a test that is currently being developed that could be used by police during a traffic stop that would indicate whether or not a driver is "driving while sleepy." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Ellis Henican debate the ongoing legal battle between Florida Governor Ron Desantis and the Disney corporation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks discuss recent internal democrat poll numbers that indicate many voters would rather have someone other than President Biden on the ballot in 2024. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate the continuing controversy surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas' failure to disclose numerous expensive gifts he received from a billionaire republican donor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate what Trump's recent guilty verdict could mean for his 2024 presidential run.. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Tallman, Amani Wells Onyioha, Jeff Charles, and Rakim Brooks debate the pros and cons of democracy and monarchy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Newsweek and the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues have partnered to bring their students to The Debate, and to New York City! In this third and final special episode of The Debate, we hear from high school debaters from NAUDL's Silicon Valley chapter, as they go back and forth on the topic of artificial intelligence in the workplace.  To learn more about the National Association...

Newsweek and the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues have partnered to bring their students to The Debate, and to New York City! In this second of three special episodes, we hear from high school debaters from NAUDL's Washington DC chapter, as they go back and forth on the topic of affirmative action.  To learn more about the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, visit them...

Jeff Charles, host of "A Fresh Perspective" podcast and a contributor for RedState and Liberty Nation, and Amani Wells-Onyioha, political organizer and Director of Operations at Sole Strategies, join us to debate who bears responsibility for child gun deaths in America, the constitutionality of elected officials blocking critics on social media, and whether or not presidential candi...

Newsweek and the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues have partnered to bring their students to The Debate, and to New York City! In this first of three special episodes, we hear from high school debaters from NAUDL's Denver chapter, as they go back and forth on the topic of social media regulation.  To learn more about the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, visit them on...

Rakim Brooks, president of the Alliance for Justice Action Campaign, and Ari Hoffman, host of the Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI Seattle, join us to debate the Fox News/Dominion Voting Systems settlement, income-based rates for California power companies, and Cornell University's refusal to add 'trigger warnings' to their courses.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Ellis Henican, Pulitzer Prize winning author, and Mark Davis, syndicated host of The Mark Davis Show, join us to debate Justice Clarence Thomas failing to disclose reported luxury trips funded by a billionaire republican donor, the Bud Light backlash, and the reappointment of Tennessee House Rep. Justin Jones following his recent expulsion.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor-in-chief at Reason magazine, and CJ Pearson, Conservative activist and commentator at PragerU, join us to debate the possibility of the US government banning TikTok, the deliberate use of the wrong pronouns, and what is the definition of 'woke'? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...