No. 68 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Former deputy national security adviser
Ben Rhodes is a writer and commentator who served as a deputy national security adviser under Barack Obama.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Ben Rhodes's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Won the 2025 Munk Debate with Ezra Klein against the motion that this is America's golden age.
Rhodes co-chairs National Security Action and co-hosts the podcast Pod Save the World.
He contributes to NBC News.
On the record
2025
May 29, 2025
Formal debateWon the audience vote
Against Kellyanne Conway and Kevin Roberts · Munk Debates, Toronto
Ben Rhodes argued against the motion with Ezra Klein. The con side won the audience vote, swinging 1 percent.
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