The assassination of Charlie Kirk brought renewed attention to the ways Americans debate and engage in political dialogue. Kirk was known for his back-and-forth conversations with students and moments ...

Candidates running for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City faced off for the first time on the debate stage Wednesday, just ahead of the start of early voting next week. Nine ...

The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships. By Maya King In their efforts to carve out breakout ...

High school students compete in the Congressional Debate at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Mamdani brought one of Cuomo’s accusers to the debate — and directly confronted him about what happened to her Effectively taking a page from the Trump playbook, Mamdani invited one of the women who ...

In a session titled 'The Measure of Justice' at JLF 2026, lawyers Ashwani Kumar and Vrinda Grover and US judge Ketu Shah ...

View the full episode transcript. When Kyle, a 10th grader at Palo Alto High School, walked into his final debate of the day, he was hoping for an easy finish to a long tournament. Instead, he found ...

In the days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s tragic murder in Utah, there has been a tidal wave of commentary arguing that his public platform, and most importantly the college campus ...

With a mother and a brother involved in speech and debate teams, Mentor High School rising junior Ellie Coleman decided to follow her family’s lead. According to her team coach Amy Roediger, Ellie has ...

Postdoctoral researcher in the School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, University of Galway India is a home to numerous ancient and ...