We Are Gambling Away Our Future

A good debate can really help you focus your mind.

Last week I debated Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, about the legalization of sports gambling. Chuck Todd, the former host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” moderated. We were in front of a crowd of students and professors at the University of Chicago, and it was everything you’d expect out of a public fight with Gov. Christie.

He was entertaining. He was, well, insulting. But at the end we shook hands and parted as friends.

Since I was a participant, it’s not for........

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