Host: Fabian Wendt Salon Description: Why not let the government pay every citizen $1,000 every month? The strikingly simple idea of a universal basic income (UBI), a secure floor to stand on for all, has recently gained increased attention. … Read more
Hosts: Joseph Porter and Vijay Boyapati Salon Description: Bitcoin has increased in value almost 1000% in the past year, and recently several institutional investors have bought hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of bitcoin. Will bitcoin continue to increase in … Read more
Hosts: Alexandru Marcoci and Alexandra Oprea Salon Description: Is free speech under threat on college campuses? And should this worry us? Despite the extensive First Amendment protections for free speech in the US, concerns about an increasingly intolerant political culture … Read more
Salon Leaders: Joseph Porter (Affiliated Graduate Student) and Ben Mabry (political scientist) Salon Description: By some counts, the United States government has attempted to overthrow over fifty regimes since 1949. But the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan—marking the end of the … Read more
Venue: Gourmet Kingdom Salon Leader: Delaney Thull Salon Description: Two areas of internet law are anti-trust legislation and data privacy. A third rapidly developing topic in internet law is about content moderation on social media: the advertisements, posts, articles, and … Read more
Venue: Gourmet Kingdom Salon Leader: Matthew Young Salon Description: The Russian government's invasion of Ukraine is one of the most significant—and potentially catastrophic—events of the twenty-first century. While many have called for increased sanctions and direct military intervention in the … Read more
Discussion Leader: Logan Mitchell Venue: Gourmet Kingdom Salon Description: President Biden recently announced a plan to provide student debt relief to a subset of Americans. Some have criticized the plan as being unfair for a variety of reasons, while others … Read more
Discussion Leader: Samuel Akau Venue: Gourmet Kingdom Salon Description: In the early 2000s, China devised a seemingly innovative infrastructure financing model that enables resource-rich but cash-strapped African countries to use proceeds from oil, diamonds, and other valuable resources to back … Read more
The Supreme Court is currently considering Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC, and may decide to overturn Grutter and Fisher, which permit some limited consideration of race in admissions to public schools. Are there are circumstances in which race-based classifications by … Read more
Use the form below to request a seat at this salon. Please note that the readings must be completed in advance of attending the event. Discussion Leader: Maitland Thull, Office of Resilience (Alabama) Salon Description: The field of Urban and … Read more
Salon Description: Human rights are a global concern, but prosecuting and adjudicating allegations involves a complex network of institutions. Thomas Kelley, James Dickson Phillips, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law at UNC, will discuss the legal process by which these claims … Read more
Immigration has been among the most important issues affecting recent U.S. presidential elections, and 2024 is shaping up to be no different. With many mayors calling on the federal government for assistance of late, UNC Professor of Law Rick Su … Read more
