A new high -profile publication dedicated to “walking” represses the errors of the long -standing union between neoliberalism and Beltway journalism.
Jerusalem Demsas, editor of the recently launched ArgumentAt the Atlantic Festival of 2024
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This week, the new media enterprise has presented itself and made a statement for solid protection of liberalism – what is probably lacking. In the title gently furious, “the left is getting a new publication”, “” Road light announced that “a group of left supporters of writers and journalists” will form a socket called Argument. It manages the former Atlantic Writer Jerusalem Demsas, and his noise is pulled out Sweater. Road lightAnd, focused on wealth.
These are early days, but it sounds as far as the smaller, Scrappier version of the latest Demsas employer. Since Atlantic‘S oval but now twisted A stellar systemThis is not a surprise that some of his staff would like to jump on the ship for something without the history of war crimes, but within the framework of a proud, reasonable central standard. Argument‘s motto It’s “join us. We go out”.
But here is a call for action. “We will not just explain,” Demsas said in a introductory video. “We will convince.”
If only it was so easy. However, Dixtum shows: this is a crowd of commentators with quantitative and bent, and many of them have the experience of written interpreters or otherwise translates an insider policy shop and a conversation for Wonk for Lay Public. In the case of some future participants – as in the forever and confidently wrong Matt Iglesas – they seem to have little attached views and little experience with real reporting.
But it may change. “We will fight for decisions,” said Demsas, referring to what this publication will believe in something. Question: Will it be just a repackaged Democratic Party of Orthodoxy?
Argument claims to be struggle “Illiberal drift to the left and right” is a false equivalence that could get rid of the mission mission applications Persuasion. Free press. LibertyOr several other elite opinions. In the introductory video Demsas examples of the left excess – President Joe Biden, who approved the tariffs for Chinese goods and David Leonhard column about immigration in The New York Times.
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In entrance essayDemsas Laments “The Rising Anti-Growth, Anti-Indious Parts of Liberalism and the Left”: “WheTher it Comes from ObSession with Tariffs; A SUSPICIOUS LOCALIM, MINORITARIANISM Open Debate and Empiricism; Poorly Reasoned Antitudes Or Just Plain Nimbyism, Postliberal Ideas have Sprouted Up from the Furthest Corners of Online The New York Times“
Do not ignore the threat of “suspicious love for localism”, but none of this is anywhere, almost equivalent to fascism ascending political right. And none of this is related to the “left”, extensive political requirements-recovery in the field of health, Medicare for all, climatic actions, controls capitalism, the end of genocide, with the help of the US-can seem illiberate if your new salary depends on the kindness of some of the richest people in the country.
In contrast to the typical start -up startup, Argument Starts with $ 4 million to finance venture capital when estimating $ 20 million. Like the technological launch, the company’s cost is the concept, rates for its future. ArgumentThe sourdough includes Facebook co -founder Dastin Muscovites; Former Trader Enron John Arnold; the heir to the Packer family; Member of the Niskane Council Council; and co -founder Stripe Patrick Kolison. You may feel the mood: billionaires and rationalist thinkers who love them.
This convergence of interests also fueled the first brush of the new publication with the Internet scandal – the report that Kelsi Piper, the writer, was recruited from SweaterWhere she wrote a number of speakers that enhance technology in the “Title-Says-IT-ITU” Rubrik Future Perfect “collaborated Fan -Fanic project with Eugenics topics On the board of messages with Elliezer Judkowski, Guru AI with a clearly red look of human evolution. The project obviously participated in several participants, who, like Yudkowski, are supporters of an effective altruism-rationalist cult, which advocates long-term ethical commitments that are easily consisting of the resources of the wealthy. Baron Sam Bankman-Sama is a well-known movement champion but but Argument The sponsor Dastin Muscovitz is also a major supporter.
In this weakened media, any well-funded new startup will receive both interested rubber and stone throwing. Certainly, an industry that for many years can take advantage of capital injection and fresh thinking, if not from the failure of Facebook-Google’s advertising Duop. Each new start of the media claims that it fills with some important role that the previous media organizations are especially those who are subjected to the presidential legislation of the neo. But it is difficult to understand that there is a new personality here, mostly reshuffle known in the media. Attentive commitment to liberalism is a posture until something really puts on the map – as a Democratic consensus gap in Israel and gas, or advocated the abolition of the Internal Security Department.
It was the introduction of the democratic caretakers of the liberalism in Congress and the White House, which led us to this point in the crisis, when a deeply unpopular, deceptive authoritarian could be voted. Many of the same politicians listen to this new publication that promotes wealth. Still, for ArgumentStaying in a political minority is an opportunity.
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“Liberalism is backcooling again,” Demsas writes in his introductory essay. “Donald Trump and populist, post -liberal rights are in power.” It admits, it is unclear: “Illiberal hostility to basic freedoms and cynicism to progress blooms, though less coordinated, on the left is the moment when it hit.”
What does it mean -anything from this? Who is impressive? Why Demsas did sign Her welcome remark “geranium”? Perhaps the answer will be found in the “internal issue” which Argument plans to offer subscribers. I consider the subscription plan -the founder. For $ 1,000 a year you can submit ideas for surveys. With these polls, the site promises, we have the opportunity to “find out what people really believe.” I would start with ArgumentEmployees.
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