Andrew Koppelman, professor of law at Northwestern University, and Gene Epstein, director of the Soho Forum, discuss the resolution: “Libertarianism has been deeply corrupted by delusion, greed and contempt for the weak.”
Take the affirmative is Koppelmann, John Paul Stevens Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He has received the Walder Award for Research Excellence from Northwestern, the Hart-Dworkin Prize in Legal Philosophy from the Association of American Law Schools, and the Edward S. Corwin Award from the American Political Science Association. He has written more than 100 scientific articles and eight books, the most recent of which Burning down the house: how libertarian philosophy was corrupted by delusion and greed. You can find his recent works on andrewkoppelman.com.
Arguing for the negative is Epsteinthe director of the Forum Soho and former publisher of economics and books of Barrons. He is the author of Econospinning: how to read between the lines when the media manipulates the numbers. Epstein taught economics at the City University of New York and St. John’s University and worked as a senior economist for the New York Stock Exchange. He has championed the negative in six Soho Forum debates. Her November 2019 Debate on socialism with University of Massachusetts professor Richard Wolff has been viewed almost 6 million times on Youtube.