Recent Alumni Create New Political Debating Website

Looking for a platform to voice your political opinions, to debate, or to amass a following? PolicyMic.com, recently started by two College alumni, offers this and more for the politically active mind. Christopher Altchek '09 and Josh Nuni '10, along with Stanford alum Jake Horowitz, have been debating each other since childhood, and decided they wanted to share their passion for politics with the world."The website's inspiration came after having one of those debates a year ago in New York," Altchek said. "We realized not enough people we know have those honest debates where they can hear the other side of the debate and learn where their argument is strong or weak."

A PolicyMic user starts out as a reader responding to other members' articles. The member then begins to accumulate points, or as the site refers to as "mics." The more mics you gain, the more you can do on the website. After a user earns enough mics they then become a contributor, followed by a commentator, and finally a "Pundit". PolicyMic Pundits can challenge others to debates and write articles, developing an audience in the process.

"PolicyMic incorporates an element of fun into the debate system," Altcheck said.

The founders hope the site will play an important role in the elections for today's generation.