No. 5 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Lawyer, Harvard Law professor emeritus
Alan Dershowitz is a constitutional and criminal lawyer who taught at Harvard Law School for nearly fifty years.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Alan Dershowitz's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Debates his critics on law, Israel and war, from Norman Finkelstein in 2003 to Glenn Greenwald and Dave Smith on Iran.
Dershowitz taught at Harvard Law School from 1964 to 2013, as Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law from 1993. He has taken on high-profile and often unpopular cases and clients.
He is a frequent media commentator and legal analyst.
On the record
2026
September 2, 2026
Broadcast debate
Against Dave Smith · Hosted by ZeroHedge, moderated by Mario Nawfal
Dershowitz defended the war against Iran's nuclear program; Smith called it the worst decision in modern American history. Online reaction largely sided with Smith.
2025
July 11, 2025
Formal debate
Against Larry Summers · Open to Debate
Two Harvard figures debated President Trump's actions against the university, moderated by John Donvan.
2024
May 2024
Formal debate
Against Glenn Greenwald · The Soho Forum
An Oxford-style debate on military action against Iran's nuclear program, with Dershowitz arguing for it.
2014
May 2, 2014
Formal debateWon the audience vote
Against Glenn Greenwald and Alexis Ohanian · Munk Debates, Toronto
Alan Dershowitz argued for the motion with Michael Hayden. The pro side won the audience vote, swinging 9 percent.
2003
September 24, 2003
Broadcast debate
Against Norman Finkelstein · Democracy Now!
Dershowitz denied Finkelstein's charges that his book was riddled with errors, beginning a dispute that ran for years.
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