Be it resolved, religion is a force for good in the world
On this special edition of the Munk Debates podcast, we’re revisiting one of the classic debates from the series’ 18-year history: the Munk...
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Is Canada prepared for the long fight?
Rudyard and Andrew unpack a consequential week in the Canada-U.S. trade war, from Trump’s increasingly erratic and provocative behaviour—inc...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Carney walks away from Trump and turns his Davos speech into action
Rudyard and Andrew react to the intensifying Canada-U.S. trade war. Trump is threatening additional tariffs starting January 1, and it’s inc...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: how far is Carney willing to bend for Trump?
Rudyard and Andrew unpack leaks from ongoing U.S.-Canada trade talks, which are focused only on the immediate threat of 50% tariffs on Canad...
Be it resolved, anti-Zionism is antisemitism
On this special edition of the Munk Debates podcast we are sharing the full Munk Debate on anti-Zionism, which took place in June 2024 in fr...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the Canada-US trade deadline looms and Iran calls Trump's bluff
August 19 is fast approaching, and despite efforts to reach a deal, there is a real possibility that negotiations could collapse altogether....
Be it Resolved, let’s engineer better human beings
This special episode features the Munk Debate on the Gene Editing, held before a live audience of 800 students and faculty at Deerfield Acad...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Carney considers concessions to Trump as U.S. power wanes abroad
What is the point of negotiating with Donald Trump when experience suggests that agreements may not be binding, concessions may not be recip...
Be it Resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right
This special episode features the full Munk Debate on the Crisis of Liberalism, held before a live audience of 3,000 at Toronto's Roy Thomso...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Canada's two competing priorities and the new U.S. Fed Chair signals compliance to Trump
Andrew and Rudyard open the show by examining the competing priorities confronting Prime Minister Carney's government. On one hand is the im...
Be it Resolved, don't trust mainstream media
This special episode features the full Munk Debate on Mainstream Media, held before a live audience of 3,000 at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall i...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump doubles down on the Iran war and tariffs, and an AI model escapes the lab
Rudyard and Andrew begin by unpacking the latest escalation in the U.S.–Iran conflict. Andrew argues that Trump cannot simply walk away if h...
Be it Resolved, this is America's golden age
This special episode features the full Munk Debate on Trump's America, held before a live audience of 3,000 at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall in...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump undermines his own party and the crisis of Canadian conservatism
Rudyard and Andrew unpack President Trump's speech last night, in which he cast doubt on the integrity of U.S. elections and alleged foreign...
Be it Resolved the capitalist system is broken, it's time to try something different
This special episode features the full Munk Debate on Capitalism, held before a live audience of 3,000 at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall in Nove...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the Iran-U.S. ceasefire unravels and Alberta pulls ahead while Ontario and Quebec fall behind
What should we make of this week's NATO summit in Ankara? If it doesn't end with the U.S. withdrawing from NATO, should it be considered a s...
Be it resolved, it is in Israel’s interest to support a two-state solution
This special episode features the full Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution, held before a live audience of 3,000 at Toronto's Meridian Hal...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: The American Experiment at 250 and Canada's pipeline gamble
What would America's Founding Fathers make of the state of U.S. politics as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence?...
Friday Focus: Iran tests America's resolve and anti-Zionism becomes a winning strategy in New York
Programming note: Friday Focus will be taking a summer break. We will be back with new episodes starting September 11 (and, of course, if an...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump loses his bargaining power and has Mark Carney's “elbows up” promise delivered?
Iranians appear to be enjoying maximum leverage over the Trump administration. The argument goes that Trump had to act as he did to avoid se...