Open to Debate Foundation

INTELLIGENCE SQUARED U.S. FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") PRODUCES A SERIES OF PROVOCATIVE AND INFORMATIVE LIVE AND PRERECORDED DEBATES ON HOTBUTTON ISSUES OF THE DAY. THE GOALS OF THIS INITIATIVE ARE (1) TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON OUR MOST CHALLENGING ISSUES, (2) TO PROVIDE A NEW FORUM FOR INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION, GROUNDED IN FACTS AND INFORMED BY REASONED ANALYSIS, (3) TO TRANSCEND THE TOXICALLYNEMOTIONAL AND THE REFLEXIVELY IDEOLOGICAL, (4) TO ENCOURAGE RECOGNITION THAT THE OPPOSING SIDE HAS INTELLECTUALLY RESPECTABLE VIEWS AND (5) TO ENGAGE THE LIVE AUDIENCE AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS WITH INTERACTIVE POLLING AT EVENTS.