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PPE SALON: Vaccine Allocation

Zoom

Once a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 has been discovered, there will not be enough doses for everyone at risk of infection. Who should be prioritized? Frontline healthcare workers? Elderly residents of long-term care facilities? Members of low-income communities … Read more

PPE Salon: Should Google and Facebook Be Broken Up?

  Salon Description: Is Big Tech too big?  Do companies like Facebook and Google have too much power?  Do they stifle competition?  The Federal government and many states sued each company, arguing that consumers would be better served if Facebook … Read more

PPE Salon: Do Borders Serve Any Morally Defensible Purpose?

Event description: Immigration policy has been the focus on increasingly heated debates in the U.S. the past few years. Policymakers face difficult questions regarding the treatment of Central American migrants at the southern border, whether to provide a pathway to … Read more

PPE Salon: What Can We Learn from ‘GameStopGate’?

Event Description: After trading under $20 at the beginning of the year, GameStop stock surged over 2,000% to a high of $469.42 on January 28--enriching many retail traders connected to the subreddit r/WallStreetBets, but costing at least one hedge fund … Read more

PPE Salon: Universal Basic Income: The Future?

  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

PPE Salon: Bitcoin: What Does the Future Hold?

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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

PPE Salon: Is Free Speech under Threat on College Campuses?

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