alt Hacker NewsI went to a school with a debate team in the 2000s, and there were organized national tournaments all the time. And watching social media debaters is still a popular niche past time?
Maybe it's declined since the 50s in favor of football or so on but I'd like to see the numbers.
Debate used to be prime time entertainment, and Sunday was not all sports, it was political news debating, without any name calling either.