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David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“The superforecasters see the doomsters as somewhat self-aggrandizing, narcissistic, messianic, saving-the-world types,”
Nate Silver • On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
journalists and experts are the architects of much conventional wisdom.
Stephen J. Dubner • Freakonomics
For years, the New Right has had little political representation and been treated as beneath notice by the mainstream press. This is no longer an option, especially in a social media world. Its members are smart, they are organized, and, most importantly, they do have a very coherent worldview. Illiterately tweeting “YOUR RACIST” over and over at o
... See moreMichael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
The destruction of a shared reality does more damage than economic decline or impeachable acts.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
It’s easy to caricature Jones as a lunatic or a clown. But Jones subtly and consistently preaches several essential New Right ideas. The first is that politics is often a public sideshow, a distraction that grants the illusion of choice when actual decisions are made covertly and secretly without even the pretense of public input. The second is tha
... See moreMichael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Since the New Right is reactive in its strategy, with its players disposable, it is impossible to predict where, say, Mencius Moldbug will be three years from now.
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Right-wing pundits like Kurt Schlichter and sites like the Daily Caller frequently use New Right ideas, jokes, and even slang.
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
All I’m saying is that I think that balance has shifted, at least slightly. I think it’s shifted in a way that may require you to trust the consensus a bit less and question the conventional wisdom a bit more.