Soho Forum Debate: Aaron Brown vs. Robert Spitzer

An Oxford-style debate about gun control.
About this Event

Resolution: "Until there is convincing evidence that government-imposed gun control brings a net reduction in harm, all legal restrictions on adult possession of guns should be abolished."

For the affirmative:

Aaron Brown is a statistician, Bloomberg opinion columnist, and author of . He is the former head of financial market research at AQR Capital Management and has taught statistics at New York University and the University of California, San Diego.

For the negative:

Robert Spitzer is a distinguished service professor emeritus of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland and an adjunct professor at William & Mary Law School. He is the author of 16 books, including 6 on gun policy, most recently and the 10th edition of .

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Agenda

🕑: 06:00 PM
Doors open
Host: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
🕑: 06:30 PM
Meeting convenes
Host: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
🕑: 08:00 PM
Reception
Host: Gene Epstein & Hisako Kobayashi's Apartment

Info: Food and drink are included with a Reception ticket.

Please note: to attend the reception, you must purchase a Debate + Reception ticket.