The Northwestern Political Union will host a debate, “Resolved, the privacy-industrial complex undermines U.S. homeland security,” Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, 1902 Sheridan Road.

The event will feature special guest Stewart Baker, the author of “Skating on Stilts: Why We Aren’t Stopping Tomorrow’s Terrorism.” Baker is the former undersecretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security and former General Counsel for the National Security Agency.

The debate is open to the public.