Some styles of debate, such as Public Forum, involve familiar kinds of eloquence. Policy debate, however, is pure ...

Charlie Kirk may be best remembered for arguing in public. A cornerstone of Mr. Kirk’s devoted conservative following was his twice-yearly tours of universities around the country. For hours, he would ...

The vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was something that’s become increasingly rare in modern American politics: Normal. In an event that is unlikely to ...

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