Especially the level of debates he was having (very low---not really his fault, but mostly because the college kids he debates haven't really thought through their beliefs).
He filled this Ben Shapiro mold where an incredibly prepared and polished speaker would come onto college campuses and debate unprepared, unskilled college students. I don't actually think it was especially helpful to society overall, but it primarily strengthened the confidence of those who already lean right, because it makes those who lean left look dumb. But I'm not sure it changed the minds of anyone on the left, because they weren't debating the left's best thinkers. It might have shifted some people in the middle, I'm not sure.
But to me, there's no question that those who lean right on college campuses are smarter than those who lean left, if only because the easy thing to do is to lean left.
Especially the level of debates he was having (very low---not really his fault, but mostly because the college kids he debates haven't really thought through their beliefs).
He filled this Ben Shapiro mold where an incredibly prepared and polished speaker would come onto college campuses and debate unprepared, unskilled college students. I don't actually think it was especially helpful to society overall, but it primarily strengthened the confidence of those who already lean right, because it makes those who lean left look dumb. But I'm not sure it changed the minds of anyone on the left, because they weren't debating the left's best thinkers. It might have shifted some people in the middle, I'm not sure.
But to me, there's no question that those who lean right on college campuses are smarter than those who lean left, if only because the easy thing to do is to lean left.