Libertarianism versus conservatism between interns from the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation. Topics include the role of marriage, pornography, and the governments responsibility to restrict and regulate certain drugs like marijuana. Was hour to have debate edited by charles koch. Moderated by charles koch. Thank you all for joining us this evening for the libertarian versus conservative debate. And the student Programs Coordinator at the Cato Institute. Honored to institute tonight, as the heritage interns go head to head with the cato interns to debate is libertarianism or conservatism superior political philosophy. Which political philosophy provides better answers todays most important political questions . Each of us has had much to agree upon, limited government, free markets, individual liberty are pillars of the philosophy we both value and uphold, which have led us to the same policy preferences and conclusions often. Yet, what each of us envision in a free society o
Good evening. Thank you all for joining us this evening for the libertarianism versus conservativism intern debate. I am the student Programs Coordinator at the Cato Institute. I am honored to host the debate tonight, as the heritage interns go head to head with the cato interns to debate is libertarianism or conservatism superior political philosophy. Which political philosophy provides better answers to todays most important political questions . Each of us has had much to agree upon, limited government, free markets, individual liberty are pillars of the philosophy we both value and uphold, which have led us to the same policy preferences and conclusions often. Yet, what each of us envision in a free society often does look quite different. Policy preferences surrounding foreign policy, immigration, drugs, sex work, emerging technology, marriage and family, just to name a few, create cleavages that emerge between differences between our political philosophy. As we have seen in today
Which provides better answers to todays most political questions. Course, each of us has have always had much to agree upon. Limited government, free markets, and individual liberty are pillars of the political philosophy we both value and appalled. To theave often led us same policy preferences and conclusions. What each of us envision in a Free Society Without governmental and regulatory intrusion often does look quite different. Policy preferences surrounding foreign policy, immigration, sex work,alization, emerging technologies, marriage and family. They create cleavages that emerge from differences between our political philosophies. As we have seen in todays political climate, seldom are these differences laid out through constructive, civil discourse. In recent days, the protection of free speech has been under threat by those who claim the harms of certain kinds of speech outweigh its protection. That there is more sensible approach to the regulation of this kind of expression.
Smoking advertised on television for the first time in their lives. Whats the impact of this marketing, do you think, among young people . I think it could be appealing to young people. And what we do know is that data from the cdc shows that e cigarette use among youth has also risen are rapidly from 2011 to 2012, it doubled. Thats very concerning. I think the same cdc study found one in five middle schoolers who tried ecigarettes say they had never tried a cigarette before. Michael mullins, you own three storeses in san rafael and santa rosa that sell the devices. What do you make of the various arguments and concerns about the products that you sell . Well, the same kind of arguments and concerns have been going on for quite some time now. One of the ones i hear over and over is the flavors. You know, flavored, they got rid of flavored cigarettes. So you cant have that anymore. But one thing that people seem to forget is that im an adult. You know, im in my late 30s. I like flavors,
Good evening. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Smoking Electronic Cigarettes could soon be illegal in most Public Places in San Francisco. But i think its really important to show i had a banana flavored one. Ul heres a peach flavored one. But i know that other flavors from bubble gum, gummy bears, and other flavors are not targeted at elders. Theyre targeted at teens and youth. The board of supervisors voted unanimously this week to include ecigarettes in the citys strict antismoking laws. A similar measure is being considered in Santa Clara County next week. Ecigarettes are getting popularity especially among teens providing nicotine but instead of producing smoke, they emit a vapor. Supporters say they offer smokers a less harmful alternative. Opponents contend e cigarettemakers are targeting young people through marketing joining me now for a discussion about ecigarettes are michael mullins, founder and ceo of digital ciggz, rachel grana at ucsf, and marisa lagos, San Francis