![]() ![]() He does not equivocate or engage in "both sideism." This is a must-read for anyone who has been puzzled by the appeal of the IDW or anyone seduced by their ideas. ![]() Michael Brooks is one of the most intellectually dishonest people I am aware of. whoguardsthegods Additional comment actions. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. He also takes the left to task for the way they react to these provocations, but he maintains a sense of proportionality. Against the Web: Robert Wright & Michael Brooks on the IDW, the Left and China. ![]() He takes seriously the IDW's vast and hungry audience and suggests that left thinkers offer them camaraderie and not just self-delusion and justification. Yet Brooks does not just rebut and break down-he offers a humane and compassionate counterargument. A brilliant critique of the Right with very sharp insight on some of the shortcomings of the Left, this book is a must-read for. He meticulously and expertly challenges the shallow platitudes and certainties of a certain cohort of "public intellectuals" by pulling away the curtain of "logic and reason" behind which these men (and yes, they are all men) hide their juvenile arguments. Reading Michael Brooks' devastating and insightful account of the IDW feels like a breath of fresh air. You don't know it yet, but this is the book you've been waiting for. ![]()
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