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Firing Line was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., founder and publisher of National Review magazine. Its 1,504 episodes over 33 years made Firing Line the longest-running public affairs show in television history with a single host. The erudite program, which featured many of the most prominent intellectuals and public figures in the United States, won an Emmy Award in 1969.
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38 Episodes
  • The Democratic Presidential Candidates
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    The Democratic Presidential CandidatesEpisode 2
  • Debate: Resolved That the Senate Should Ratify the Proposed Panama Canal Treaties
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    Debate: Resolved That the Senate Should Ratify the Proposed Panama Canal TreatiesEpisode 99
  • The Republican Presidential Candidates
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    The Republican Presidential CandidatesEpisode 101
  • Debate: Resolved That the Right Is Better Able to Deal with the Soviets than the Left
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    Debate: Resolved That the Right Is Better Able to Deal with the Soviets than the LeftEpisode 102
  • Debate: Resolved That The Republicans Are Better Able to Run the Country for the Next 4 Years than the Democrats
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    Debate: Resolved That The Republicans Are Better Able to Run the Country for the Next 4 Years than the DemocratsEpisode 103
  • Debate: Resolved That Free-Market Competitiveness Is Best for America
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    Debate: Resolved That Free-Market Competitiveness Is Best for AmericaEpisode 106
  • Debate: Resolved That Drugs Should Be Legalized
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    Debate: Resolved That Drugs Should Be LegalizedEpisode 107
  • Debate: Resolved That if You Want More Jobs, the Government Should Get Out of the Way
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    Debate: Resolved That if You Want More Jobs, the Government Should Get Out of the WayEpisode 112
  • Debate: Resolved That U.S. Industry Does Not Need Protection
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    Debate: Resolved That U.S. Industry Does Not Need ProtectionEpisode 113
  • Debate: Resolved That Reducing the National Deficit in the Next Four Years Is a Top Priority
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    Debate: Resolved That Reducing the National Deficit in the Next Four Years Is a Top PriorityEpisode 114
  • Debate: Resolved That Women in the Military Should Be Excluded from Combat
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    Debate: Resolved That Women in the Military Should Be Excluded from CombatEpisode 115
  • Debate: Resolved That Political Correctness Is a Menace and a Bore
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    Debate: Resolved That Political Correctness Is a Menace and a BoreEpisode 117
  • Debate: Resolved That the Death Penalty Is a Good Thing
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    Debate: Resolved That the Death Penalty Is a Good ThingEpisode 119
  • Debate: Resolved That the Wall of Separation between Church and State Should Be Lowered
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    Debate: Resolved That the Wall of Separation between Church and State Should Be LoweredEpisode 120
  • Debate: Resolved That the Women's Movement Has Been Disastrous
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    Debate: Resolved That the Women's Movement Has Been DisastrousEpisode 121
  • Debate: Resolved That All Immigration Should Be Drastically Reduced
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    Debate: Resolved That All Immigration Should Be Drastically ReducedEpisode 123
  • Debate: Resolved That the New Anti-Terror Bill Is Good for Americans
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    Debate: Resolved That the New Anti-Terror Bill Is Good for AmericansEpisode 124
  • Debate: Resolved That the Flat Tax Is Better than the Income Tax
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    Debate: Resolved That the Flat Tax Is Better than the Income TaxEpisode 125
  • Debate: Resolved That the Government Has the Right to Regulate the Internet
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    Debate: Resolved That the Government Has the Right to Regulate the InternetEpisode 126
  • Debate: Resolved That the Marketplace Is Not a Social Enemy
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    Debate: Resolved That the Marketplace Is Not a Social EnemyEpisode 127
  • Debate: Resolved That Social Security Should Be Privatized
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    Debate: Resolved That Social Security Should Be PrivatizedEpisode 130
  • Debate: Resolved That the Environmentalists Are Going Too Far, Too Fast
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    Debate: Resolved That the Environmentalists Are Going Too Far, Too FastEpisode 131
  • Debate: Resolved That Trade with China Should Not Be Interrupted
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    Debate: Resolved That Trade with China Should Not Be InterruptedEpisode 202
  • Debate: Resolved That the Evolutionists Should Acknowledge Creation
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    Debate: Resolved That the Evolutionists Should Acknowledge CreationEpisode 203
  • Debate: Resolved That the ACLU Is Full of Baloney
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    Debate: Resolved That the ACLU Is Full of BaloneyEpisode 205
  • Debate: Resolved That the Federal Government Should Not Impose a Tax on Electronic Commerce
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    Debate: Resolved That the Federal Government Should Not Impose a Tax on Electronic CommerceEpisode 401
  • A Firing Line Special: Sanctions and Apartheid
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    A Firing Line Special: Sanctions and ApartheidEpisode 402
  • Debate: Resolved That Government Is Not the Solution; It Is the Problem
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    Debate: Resolved That Government Is Not the Solution; It Is the ProblemEpisode 403
  • Debate: Resolved That Drug Prohibition Has Failed
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    Debate: Resolved That Drug Prohibition Has FailedEpisode 404
  • Debate: Resolved That Freedom of Thought Is in Danger on American Campuses
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    Debate: Resolved That Freedom of Thought Is in Danger on American CampusesEpisode 405
  • Debate: Resolved That We Need Not Fear the Religious Right
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    Debate: Resolved That We Need Not Fear the Religious RightEpisode 406
  • Debate: Resolved That Welfare Has Done More Harm Than Good
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    Debate: Resolved That Welfare Has Done More Harm Than GoodEpisode 407
  • Debate: Resolved That We're Suing Ourselves to Death
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    Debate: Resolved That We're Suing Ourselves to DeathEpisode 408
  • Debate: Resolved That Government Should Not Discriminate Against Private Schools
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    Debate: Resolved That Government Should Not Discriminate Against Private SchoolsEpisode 409
  • Debate: Resolved That Labor Unions Are Too Powerful
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    Debate: Resolved That Labor Unions Are Too PowerfulEpisode 410
  • Debate: Resolved That Black Americans Are Best Served by the Republican Party
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    Debate: Resolved That Black Americans Are Best Served by the Republican PartyEpisode 411
  • Debate: Resolved That the U.S. Senate Should Lift the Cuban Trade Embargo
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    Debate: Resolved That the U.S. Senate Should Lift the Cuban Trade EmbargoEpisode 412
  • Debate: Resolved That It's Time to Abolish the Welfare State
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    Debate: Resolved That It's Time to Abolish the Welfare StateEpisode 413

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