It’s time for Ezra to revisit the Harper’s letter
For anyone who needs a refresher: https://www.reddit.com/r/ezraklein/s/rZVLy3Jbn8
Ezra keeps alluding to having changed his mind about or at least shifted away from the politics of speech policing and safetyism. (Not to mention the specific political issues that caused the letter to be controversial.) But not so long ago Ezra was a staunch defender of the very political tendencies that he now derides and blames for the left’s defeats. I’m sure he has changed his mind about some things. But until he tells us exactly what and how, his positions are a little unclear. Ezra, tell us what you really think! I think revisiting the Harper’s letter would be interesting and revealing.
For the record, I always thought the controversy around the letter was stupid and thought Ezra’s defense of the letter’s opponents was one of the low points of his (quite distinguished) career.