It’s worth noting that when Nancy MacLean published “Democracy in Chains” in 2017, she was subject to a barrage of unwarranted personal attacks by those who wished for the curtain she pulled back to remain closed. But being right is its own reward.
nytimes.com/2017/08/15/boo…
nytimes.com/2017/08/15/boo…
MacLean, a consummate scholar, whose book was published by Duke University Press spent 10 years researching her subject. Pushback on it directed at NPR was based not on the substance of her work, but the fact their review of it was done by a novelist.
npr.org/sections/publi…
npr.org/sections/publi…
The Koch ‘interrelated plays’ strategy depends on the public’s ignorance of it. Anyone who shines light on it is going to be subject to attacks of all kinds. When there is no substantive attack, attacks will be in bad-faith and ad hominem.
Expect that as you share this message.
Expect that as you share this message.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” — John Adams
Truth accretes. A flag is firmly planted in the center of this mess; time will reveal more truth still.
Truth accretes. A flag is firmly planted in the center of this mess; time will reveal more truth still.
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