The Counselors: Should the United States Enact Universal Basic Income?

The Dole Institute and the Washburn University School of Law are proud to present the spring edition of The Counselors, featuring a debate on whether the United States should enact universal basic income. Attorneys and Dole Institute Visiting Fellows Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray will be joined by members of the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board and Washburn Law students to examine the issue along with a panel of expert witnesses.

Student Advisory Board member Ella Rhuems, a senior majoring in Political Science and Psychology, and incoming 1L at Washburn School of Law, will moderate the debate.

Negating side

Ed Duckers is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP, where he leads the firm’s Litigation Practice in California and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He is a past chair of Stoel Rives’ Food and Agribusiness Industry team.

Paul Byrne is a professor of economics at Washburn University. His research focuses on public finance and public economics, with particular focus on economic development incentives, eminent domain, tax increment financing, and Medicaid expansion.

Kynsee Fennel, 2L at Washburn University School of Law

Harini Sreekanth, KU senior and Student Advisory Board member, majoring in political science and philosophy

Michael Redlich, KU freshman and Student Advisory Board member, majoring in finance and political science

Affirming side

Pedro Irigonegaray is an attorney and partner at Irigonegaray, Turney, & Revenaugh. A trial lawyer since 1973, Pedro is a former President of The Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, a Fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow in The International Academy of Trial Lawyers. 

Linsey Moddelmog is a professor of political science at Washburn University, where she has taught since 2009. She has done research in the area of electoral systems and representation in the U.S. and around the world. She is excited to return to the Dole Institute, where she worked for several years while in graduate school at KU.

Riley Keiter, 1L at Washburn University School of Law and former Student Advisory Board member

Ava Levin, KU sophomore and Student Advisory Board member majoring in political science and Spanish

Estrella Hernadez, KU senior, majoring in philosophy and sociology. 

This program is presented in partnership with the Washburn University School of Law