Here is how it opens: Here are some things that you will hear when you sit down to dinner with the vanguard of the Intellectual Dark Web: There are fundamental biological differences between men and women. Free speech is under siege. Identity politics is a toxic ideology that is tearing American society apart. There are fundamental biological differences between men and women. Free speech is under siege. Do we live the same country. And identity politics is a toxic ideology that is tearing American society apart. So I want to know more about a group that has no problem saying things like this. The inclusion of Sam Harris got my attention. Harris is a fierce Trump critic, but not a silly partisan one. Harris said something that he thought was obvious on its face: Not all cultures are equally conducive to human flourishing. Some are superior to others. How can you say that forcing women to wear burqas is wrong. I gave her another example: What if we found a culture that was ritually blinding every third child. You all know Ben Shapiro, whom I find interesting because he shares my views about limited government, yet is honest about Donald Trump and the alt right. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, to me, is simply a hero of the modern world. Claire Lehmann is the publisher of Quillette, an online magazine that recently invited me to submit a piece about intellectual diversity on the right. It will likely appear next month. First, they are willing to disagree ferociously, but talk civilly, about nearly every meaningful subject: religion, abortion, immigration, the nature of consciousness. And third, some have paid for this commitment by being purged from institutions that have become increasingly hostile to unorthodox thought — and have found receptive audiences elsewhere. Those are important qualities, and they are shared across a wide range of political beliefs. Maybe even especially if you do. Go a click in one direction and the group is enhanced by intellectuals with tony affiliations like Steven Pinker at Harvard. Rubin has hosted all three on his show. And he intellectual dark web new york times on a typically unhinged episode of Mr. Jones to spout off about the moon landing being fake during Mr. When asked why he hosts people like Mr. Ultimately, like many things, it comes down to a matter of judgment. And once your group has a name, it runs the risk of becoming a tribe — an ironic possibility for a group of intellectuals who banded together to avoid tribalism. Having learned the name of this movement this morning, my best advice to its members is to lose it. That was during the Bush years. It was taboo even further before that. Trump has nothing to do intellectual dark web new york times it. Mainstream, to me, means an almost kabuki style of culture, with movies, books, political campaigns, news stories, all mouthing the same glittering generalities. The Narrative, as they say. And all the rules of this culture have been determined by postmodern theory or critical theory. I have a degree in it, I know it to be true. Students are beginning to get it, media figures, professors like Weinstein and Peterson are too. Patricia 3363ec — Patterico, thank you for this post. One of the most important points made is the ability to disagree civilly, without being vulgar or a name calling oh so snide bully. When folks get tagged with nicknames, thus begins the process of tearing them apart…because they are no longer seen as people, but targets. Was I a cynical man, I would contend such is the point of the exercise. Oh wait, I am cynical. Sam Harris is intellectually honest. So when I disagree with him and I do on many pointsI can do so with respect… and I can learn from the disagreement. Labeling him or coming up with some offensive name for him as happens online is the antithesis of this. I see it on campus every single day, which is why I dislike the strategy so. Thanks for this good post, and I look foreward to your Quillette essay. Simon Jester c8876d — These people have been around for decades. This was obvious to anyone who had eyes and wanted to see. Most people, conservative and liberal, did not want to believe such things would ever be a danger so they simply declared that such things were not a danger, buried their heads in the sand, and ridiculed those who spoke of the elephants in the room. Why is anyone surprised by what we are seeing today. Skorcher 5ba7f6 — How do you dismiss the Alex Jones. Is it based on a percentage of their reporting be unacceptable or the degree to which even one story offends. Both did economic damage far worse than anything Alex Jones ever printed. Nate Ogden 2ad82b — People make mistakes. Media is made up of people. Dan Rather resigned in disgrace over his screw up. Both of those describe Alex Jones. Time123 b4d075 — The obvious questions for me, about all cultures being purportedly equal…. Why did we fight the South when it seceded. Why was slavery wrong if all cultures are equal. If all cultures are equal, why should we care that anyone criticizes our own culture. If all cultures are equal, why should I be defensive about being a white man. How do you reconcile equality of cultures with cultures that overwhelm and crush other cultures. I expect no rational answers from the other side. Then again, why is irrationality worse than rationality. Let them think that last belief and they will soon not exist. Certainly, the problem has gotten worse intellectual dark web new york times the years have gone by, but it has been a problem for quite some time. Leftist professors faked hate crimes at Claremont McKenna in the early 2000s. Protesters rushed the stage to hit Ann Coulter with a pie in the face during the Bush era. I do think he deserves to be exposed as being a caricature who rarely breaks kayfabe. Same goes for Jon Stewart. Infrequent Guest 21fe6a — They only have a name if you buy into it. Jordan Peterson has been the primary target for a few months. They are telling their readers to forsake critical thinking, pick up a torch and join the mob. And I think they accept the label. And I saw some of them tweeting the article. And I think they accept the label. And I saw some of them tweeting the article. Nice cheerful, uplifting pic of Eric Weinstein too. Instructions here: Join the Constitutional Vanguard. We're a group devoted to promoting the principles of the Constitution, liberty, and the free market. The archive of the Constitutional Vanguard can be accessed. The Constitutional Vanguard private forum is. You must be a member of the Constitutional Vanguard, by signing up at the link above, to post in this private forum. 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