WORLD (PT)

10:00 pm 

Intelligence Squared U.S.  "WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS, THE INTERNET IS CLOSING OUR MINDS"  Does the internet poison politics? It?s been argued that the rise of ? personalization,? the use of algorithms to filter what you see online, and easy access to the like-minded, have served to reinforce our pre-conceptions. Is the information bubble a myth, or is it undermining civic discourse? Is the rise of social media really broadening our world views, or narrowing them? Panelists: Eli Pariser, Siva Vaidhyanathan, Evgeny Morozov, Jacob Weisberg. D

11:00 pm 

Intelligence Squared U.S.  "Should Drugs Be Legalized?"  It was 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs." $ 2.5 trillion dollars later, drug use is half of what it was 30 years ago and thousands of offenders are successfully diverted to treatment instead of jail. Still, 22 million Americans - nine percent of the population - still use illegal drugs; and with the highest incarceration rate in the world, we continue to fill our prisons with drug offenders, leaving shattered families and communities in the wake. D