“Pinker, for all his efforts to hold on to the dais, now seems to inhabit a kind of scholarly demi-monde. He allies himself with fringe figures…he’s slated to promote his book at a private-equity-sponsored livestream called, what else, “Defend the West”
Brilliant @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
thenerve.news
From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way
The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffern...