The panelists questioned the validity of test prep and college counseling centers that guarantee admission to the nation's top universities.
While local volunteers helped with logistics, the radio hosts, technicians, interpreters, and moderators were almost all French, giving many events a peculiar feel, with African panelists questioned and mediated by white people in various capacities.
"It's impossible to predict the roots of an act of violence," said Gessen, as the panelists questioned the value of a "theatre of protection" if they impeded personal liberties and spoke of an "economy of terror", in which informants and terror suspects with "no other recourse to wealth" sought to transcend their financial destinies.
Some of the panelists questioned the site's virality, wondering why anyone would play this learning game in the first place.
MSNBC's panelists questioned the reverend's double standard, but Graham continued to draw distinctions between the candidates on the issue of faith.
The panelists questioned McDaniel's integrity, wondered if he had a criminal record, pronounced the very concept of real estate crowdfunding risky and even "spooky".
Not one of the panelists present questioned the scientific conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or the world's leading climatologists that human activity is rapidly changing what has been a stable and predictable global environment for many thousands of years.
"What kind of hubris does it take to say, I know exactly what this planet's temperature ought to be and I'm going to manage it to that effect?" "Crossfire" co-panelist Van Jones questioned his statement, warning humans could end up "cooking the planet" by continuing "this experiment we're doing" and not working to reverse climate change.
Kaye turned the proceeding on its head, refusing to answer the panelists' questions with anything but a nod or a grunt, giving false answers as often as true ones.
Other panelists' questions included, "What does healthy feel like?", "What is success?" and "How do I live a life with purpose?" My question, after some reflection, is "How do I encourage and inspire others to become leaders in their own lives?" The weekend had over 300 women in attendance, and each attendee contributed her own fascinating story and perspective.
