Some cool changes for the Debates!

Years ago I skimmed a book in a library about the rules of debating. I don’t remember much of any of the rules, nor whose rules they are, or were. But that’s more than enough to make me an expert. And my expert opinion is that debates as they are now are a waste of time. At most, they give Fact Check, Politifact, etc., content to cover. Maybe they give voters insight into the candidates, but mostly just in how eloquent they are or in how much confounding bullshit they can spew. Formal debates, as I recall, have opening statements, …read more