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Steamboat Institute, in partnership with the University of California, Davis, is proud to present a compelling debate on the following resolution: Be it resolved, scientific progress is best achieved through publicly funded research initiatives. Arguing the affirmative is Jon Hartley, economist and Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Arguing the negative is John Early, Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute. Moderator is Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Forum; Tony Blankley Senior Fellow, Steamboat Institute.