Tucker Carlson’s One-Way Street

Behind the viral Ted Cruz smackdown is a familiar trick: ask the questions, win the debate.

Tucker Carlson is a very smart man. Trust me — I spent six years working for him and with him — which is to say, we occupied the same office space roughly 80% of the time.

And yes, he’s genuinely sharp. No cue cards needed.

He was also, at least in my experience, a mensch — something I said publicly when I left The Daily Caller in 2017. Of course, by 20…