"Much of our debate on the Middle East, about what tools will be effective, has failed," Katulis said.
What's far more clear is that Simpson's uniquely American tragedy shaped much of our debate on race in the 1990s and still reflects our unresolved tensions today.
What follows is a plea about a specific, if widespread, series of health problems; but it's also a parable about the short-term nature of our debate on the NHS, and about value for money, investment and austerity economics.
The boiling-over rage that coarses through so much of our debate on public issues abruptly confronted these frightened children -- unsophisticated strangers in a strange land.
With a flag of the pre-Civil War Spanish Republic hanging on the wall of our debating chamber, I ask those assembled if Spaniards are wary of radical politics because of memories of the war.
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So taking Maham on, our online debate this Thursday, 7 November, will look at the best practice for investing in infrastructure in fragile states.
From February 8th until February 18th, special guests on our online debate site will close the festival by asking whether the rise of the global elite threatens or serves the interests of ordinary people.
