We've Got to Start Talking One-on-One

Staged "debate" events aren't an exchange of ideas. They're shows.

Charlie Kirk was praised for his “Prove Me Wrong” tour. Even opponents said, “At least it was an open exchange of ideas.”

But events like that aren’t about real debate. They’re shows. Performance art. The draw is “owning the libs” or “shoving it in fascist faces.”

It’s content. And in the content game, the “opponents” are usually the weakest ones picked f…