tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post2345033682026088811..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Donald Trump and Steven Pinker: Authoritarian Populism Versus the Liberal EnlightenmentLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-21518228225870566962018-04-15T14:08:14.045+01:002018-04-15T14:08:14.045+01:00No doubt I am a cynical old man but I couldn't...No doubt I am a cynical old man but I couldn't help thinking, "If Pinker had simply made his arguments and presented his data, most opinion leaders would dismiss the book as the work of a right winger. I mean, he gave a talk at THE CATO INSTITUTE! But enclosing it in anti-Trump rhetoric sends a signal, 'See, we're really on the same team. The enemy of your enemy is your friend. That's me.'"Roger Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734128265493099062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-79687993454275071072018-03-10T12:48:28.117+00:002018-03-10T12:48:28.117+00:00I'll be interested to read your comments on De...I'll be interested to read your comments on Deneen's book Larry. I just finished it myself. Pinker was in Houston last night and my Darwin-Lincoln class went and heard him speak. I'll omit my comments about both books, although I can say that I really liked one and found the other, well, flat wrong. Can you guess which? Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364076420545250465noreply@blogger.com