1.0Open to Debatehttps://opentodebate.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GsiJRCTHI9"><a href="https://opentodebate.org/debaters/john-friedman/">John Friedman</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://opentodebate.org/debaters/john-friedman/embed/#?secret=GsiJRCTHI9" width="600" height="338" title="“John Friedman” — Open to Debate" data-secret="GsiJRCTHI9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://opentodebate.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Friedman_Picture-Semi-Formal-scaled-e1714508250802.jpg18131813John Friedman is Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs and Chair of the Economics department at Brown University and a founding co-director of Opportunity Insights. He studies the causes and consequences of inequality for kids, as well as policies to improve opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. His work has appeared in top […]