debates

The Great Bike Debate

Brian Moylan · 03/09/11 03:57PM

Why is everyone so damn worked up bike lanes, those green strips of pavement that have been popping up all over New York (and causing disputes) in the past few years? A New Yorker scribe is virulently opposed to them, and now everyone seems opposed to him.

'Favorite Book' Question Throws GOP Leadership Debate into Chaos

Jim Newell · 01/03/11 05:03PM

Candidates for Republican party chairperson debated today! You all probably have it Tivo'd, so we don't want to spoil too much. But one lady candidate responded to a question about her "favorite bar," even though that question was never asked.

America's New 'Snooki' Litmus Test

Jim Newell · 08/24/10 04:26PM

New York's two Republican primary candidates for Chuck Schumer's Senate seat debated yesterday! And the format included a terrifyingly schizophrenic "lightning round," which concluded with the defining political question of our time.