Campus Liberty Tour
The Steamboat Institute is now offering our Campus Liberty Tour debates in podcast form! For those of you who missed our events, you can listen now. The Campus Liberty Tour is focused on teaching how to think, not what to think.
Campus Liberty Tour
Latest Episodes
Is institutional neutrality necessary to preserve the university as a forum for open inquiry?
"Is institutional neutrality necessary to preserve the university as a forum for open inquiry rather than an actor in political disputes?" This debate took place at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, on June 23, 2026. A...
Is the United States in the process of committing superpower suicide?
Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization and in association with CU’s Conference on World Affairs, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: Be it resolved, the ...
Is the failure of civic education the primary cause of ideological partisanship in society?
The debate resolution is: Be it resolved, the failure of civic education in schools is the primary cause of ideological partisanship in society today. Arguing the affirmative is Josh Dunn, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director of the Institut...
Does AI require expanded federal regulation to safeguard the public interest?
AFFIRMATIVE: TYLER J. THOMPSON, Attorneyspecializing in Data Privacy and AI Regulation – ReedSmith LLPNEGATIVE: JOHN YOO, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law,UC-Berkeley; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, School ofCivic Lea...
Is scientific progress best achieved through publicly funded research initiatives?
Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the University of California, Davis, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: Be it resolved, scientific progress is best achieved through publicly funded research initiatives...