Soho Forum Debate: Zephyr Teachout vs. John Ketcham
Schedule
Thu Apr 23 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Sheen Center | New York, NY
About this Event
For the affirmative:
Zephyr Teachout is an attorney and professor of law at Fordham Law School, where she focuses on the intersection of corporate power and political power. She is the author of two books, Break 'Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money and Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United. She also served as special advisor and senior counsel for economic justice at the New York Attorney General's Office.
For the negative:
John Ketcham is director of cities and a legal policy fellow at the Manhattan Institute. His areas of expertise include housing, local elections, infrastructure, and parental rights, particularly in New York City and State. His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The American Mind, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Newsweek, and City Journal.
ALL tickets must be reserved in advance.
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.
Where is it happening?
The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 12.00 to USD 34.00



















