Prof. Jeremy Black MBE | This House Believes Today's America Betrays The Founding Fathers

Prof. Jeremy Black MBE speaks as the Third Opposition on the motion, at 8pm in the Debating Chamber, on Thursday 6th November 2025. On Thursday, 6th November, the Cambridge Union will be hosting our fifth debate of the term on the motion: “This House Believes Today’s America Betrays the Founding Fathers”. ............................................................................................................................ VOTES Winner: XXXX Ayes: XXX Noes: XXX Abstain: XXX Full Debate:    • This House Believes Today's America Betray...   ............................................................................................................................ Thumbnail Photographer: Will Blakesley-Herbert ............................................................................................................................ PROF JEREMY BLACK MBE Jeremy Black is author of numerous books, including A Brief History of History, Tank Warfare, and Charting the Past: The Historical Worlds of Eighteenth-Century England. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter and a Senior Fellow both of the British Foreign Policy Group and of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Black is a recipient of the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize from the Society for Military History. ............................................................................................................................ Cambridge Union Society Debate Info: In The Chair: Ivan Alexei Ampiah Taking the Minutes: Roberta Rennie The Debate Motion title is always preceded in context by the phrase “This House Would”, “This Would Believes”, or simply “This House”. The Debate motion is typically phrased in Proposition of the argument prior to any votes or speeches, regardless of controversial nature. Six 10 minute speeches are given, alternating between each Proposition & Opposition speaker of the Debate Motion. The Chair governs authority over interjections, time limits, and any discretions/arrangements agreed between speakers and/or CUS. There are two ways interjections can be made by audience members; a Point of Information (upon acceptance from the speaker) or a Floor Speech. (Interjections are not to be interpreted as Audience Questions and can be denied or ignored at discretion of the Speaker or Chair) Points of Interest cannot be made during the first & last minutes of any speech, they also must be under 30 seconds and maintain relevance. (As a result it is impractical to provide microphones for Points of Interest and apologise for any issues with audibility) Floor speeches are made by audience members at intervals during the Debate discussing support for Proposition, Opposition or Abstention. At the end of the Debate, all Speakers and audience members cast their vote as they leave the Debating Chamber through doors labelled “AYES” & “NOES”, with the central door exit representing Abstentions. The Chair calls an announcement shortly after the Debate to confirm the votes. The results will be added to the video descriptions when the edited videos for each speaker are published (typically 10 days after each debate with occasional exceptions). SUBSCRIBE for more speakers:    / @cambridgeunionsoc1815   ............................................................................................................................ Connect with us on: Facebook:   / thecambridgeunion   Instagram:   / cambridgeunion   Twitter:   / cambridgeunion   LinkedIn:   / cambridge-union-society