Everything I’ve read about him indicates he’s a moderately smart guy who’s convinced he’s a genius because he’s limited how he’s been challenged. He’s good at debating. And that’s… pretty much it.
Unfortunately there are some (quite a few, even) complete idiots who disprove that assertion. (E.g. Ben ‘global warming is no big deal - if your house is underwater, sell it’ Shapiro - another person whose rise to fame was based on his debate skills, which actually are incredibly weak, premised on building straw-men to fight).
