THE BIG QUESTION Q: polled, while people who lis- Silvia Sommariva, tened on the radio gave the St. Petersburg, Fla. What was the greatest edge to Nixon. Were Ross and Rachel debate in history? really on a break? Fifteen Preston Henske, years after Friends ended, James Jones, president, what Bryan could not: elimi- Cos Cob, Conn. fans are still debating. National Association of nate the gold standard.) The heated debate within Parliamentarians NASA, in August 1968, Stephanie Reddaway, The Lincoln-Douglas Johanna M. Hanink, about sending Apollo 8 Brooklyn, N.Y. debates are a testimony associate professor of to orbit the moon that The dress debate of 2015. not only to sharp minds classics, Brown University December—considered by The way we were all tearing but to strong constitutions: Medea and Jason’s some to be the most daring at one another’s throats over Each one lasted more argument in Euripid- decision NASA ever made. the colors of a dress really than three hours—and the es’s Medea is the original The flight set the stage for should have been the canary men did it seven times! breakup blowout. When the moon landing the fol- in the coal mine for our cur- these two characters first lowing July, and capped one rent political climate. traded digs on the Athenian of the most divisive years in stage in 431 B.C., they pro- American history. Rafael Castillo, San vided a model of sophis- Antonio, Texas tic rhetoric and a blueprint One of the best debates in for a truly classic tradition: history was held in 1965 informing a partner, “It’s between the writer James not me; it’s you.” Baldwin and William F. Buckley, the founder J. Scott Wunn, executive READER RESPONSES of National Review, at the director, National Speech University of Cambridge. and Debate Association Ed Kelley, Las Vegas, N.V. Before a sea of white faces, The 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Baldwin maintained a steady, The 1896 Democratic debate confirmed the power calm demeanor and pulver- Convention debate over of television to influence ized Buckley, leading to a whether to endorse the political opinion. Kennedy standing ovation. The topic, gold standard instead won among TV viewers “The American Dream of “free silver” determined Is at the Expense of the American monetary pol- American Negro,” is still icy on and off until 1971. hauntingly appropriate more After hearing William Jen- than 50 years later. nings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech, the delegates Want to see your name on this page? adopted a pro-silver plat- Email [email protected] form and nominated Bryan with your response to the question for for president. He lost; gold our October issue: What was the most won. (Nixon would later do significant sports victory of all time? 96 A U G U S T 2 0 1 9 THE ATLANTIC Illustrations by GRAHAM ROUMIEU
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