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May 1 • 5 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Oh, btw, the right's cancel culture problem is far worse than the left's as this shocking piece by @ThePlumLineGS's on DeSantis' Florida shows. Ironic that a "Moms for Liberty" activist is spearheading this book banning crusade.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…
Here is a piece that #TheUnPopulist ran on DeSantis' contempt for free speech. But is there equal outrage on the free speech right to this more dangerous cancel culture on its own side that is relying on state power? Emphatically not! open.substack.com/pub/theunpopul…
At best, you'll see a smattering of pieces on DeSantis to cover-their-ass and create a space to going back to attacking the left. THere is no sustained scrutiny of what the right is doing.
Except in a few outlets and by a few voices like @SykesCharlie whose piece I just saw. God bless him for getting it right: morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/the-right-go…
And here is my old piece on the cancel culture of the right: theweek.com/articles/92846…

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May 1
A very good piece by @mattyglesias that closely parallels my own feelings about our current cancel culture discussion. Yes, cancel culture excesses are real. But the right's fear mongering about cancel culture is unreal.
open.substack.com/pub/matthewygl…
The right needs cancel culture to keep itself in business. If instances of CC were to be cut in half, you'd never know it because there is an entire cottage industry on the right that depends on playing up the outrage. Every single episode is blown out of proportion.
But there is another pernicious effect that doesn't get much attention. Some incidents of cancellation, say, of actual racism and misogyny are justified and part and parcel of norm creation in a healthy, civilized society.
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Sep 21, 2022
Today, #TheUnPopulist turned one and this week my marriage turns 22! theunpopulist.substack.com/p/the-unpopuli…
It is fitting that I am celebrating both in Iceland which is home not only to the world’s most stunning scenery but also the longest running parliament.
It is a happy place and therefore we’ll suited to writing an essay contemplating the state of the world with calm and serenity
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Jul 21, 2022
That libertarians did not oppose an authoritarian wannabe like Trump whole hog is among the most bizarre political developments of last six years. There are 3 explanations: 1)The fusion w/ the right led to an obsessive preoccupation with the liberal enemy
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
2) Suspicion of democracy because it does not offer the direct level of accountability like markets. 3) A Nietzschean contempt for institutions and rules that constraint the heroic individual.
Peter Thiel embodies all of these. He was attracted to Trump precisely because he is a larger than life figure who does not play by the rules that apply to mere mortals.
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May 4, 2022
1) In my view, there is no better example of conservatism’s profoundly deleterious effect on libertarian principles than #RoevWade. This ruling kicked off the culture wars. Because libertarians were fused with the right, they became witting or unwitting rightwing culture warriors
2) The 1980 Libertarian Platform unambiguously called for “the repeal of all laws restricting voluntary birth control or the right of the woman to make a personal moral choice regarding the termination of pregnancy.”
3) But the fusion with conservatives meant an influx of pro-life conservatives into libertarianism. They infused libertarians with concern for “living constitution” and “judicial activism.”
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