Soho Forum Debate: Natasha Sarin vs. Adam Michel
Schedule
Tue May 19 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Sheen Center | New York, NY
About this Event
For the affirmative:
Natasha Sarin is a professor of law at Yale Law School and the president and co-founder of the Budget Lab at Yale. She served as the deputy assistant secretary for economic policy and later as a counselor to Secretary Janet Yellen at the U.S. Treasury Department, where her work focused on narrowing the gap between the taxes owed by the American public and those collected by the IRS.
For the negative:
Adam Michel is the director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on analyzing the economic and budgetary effects of taxation in the United States. He served as deputy staff director at the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, as a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, and as program manager for the Spending and Budget Initiative at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
ALL tickets must be reserved in advance.
Agenda
π: 06:00 PM
Doors open
Host: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
π: 06:30 PM
Meeting convenes
Host: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
π: 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.
Where is it happening?
The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 12.00 to USD 34.00

















