Hoboken Politics Debate At Willie McBrides: 'Left vs. Right'

HOBOKEN, NJ — It’s a chance to the left to trade punches – and constructive dialogue – in Hoboken.

On Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m., “The Great Debate: Left versus Right” will take place at Willie McBrides in Hoboken. The event will feature a moderated discussion exploring substantive issues between two Hoboken political pundits: Anthony Petrosino on the left and Joshua Sotomayor Einstein on the right.

According to a news release from organizers, Peter Biancamano, the host of “The Pulse with Peter B.,” will moderate the debate. Topics covered will be economics, immigration, foreign policy and more. Questions from the audience will be taken.

According to organizers:

• "Petrosino is a professor at University of Texas Austin and a former Hoboken Board of Education assistant superintendent. has received more than 17 million dollars in grants (from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education and the McDonnel Foundation for Cognitive Studies), and has been published in over a half dozen peer review journals, as well as papers and websites."
• "Einstein is the elected NJ GOP State Committeeman representing Hudson County, founding member of the Hudson County Regional Jewish Council, founding member of the Hudson County Young Republicans (re-chartered in 2015), a columnist for the Jewish Standard, contributor to Chicpeajc.com, and is an essayist who has been published in over 18 news sites and papers on Jewish and political topics."

“It’s a recipe for a great night, exchanging ideas between the left and right in a deep way that we don’t usually see in the media,” Biancamano said of the upcoming event.

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