Intellectual Laziness

“our talking heads have managed to take the exact same puerile statements about The Man and turn them into serious commentary by substituting ‘capitalism’ for The Man.” - American Purpose

“Whenever you’re reading a Christian nationalist author citing historical sources in support of their modern ethno-nationalist positions, you should be suspicious. You absolutely should track down the footnotes. And then you should read that excerpt in context.” - Mere Orthodoxy

“Sides are intellectually easy and emotionally satisfying. Positions are intellectually challenging and emotionally complex. Once you know which side you’re on—in the culture war, or the political war—you can let your friends, or your podcasts, do your thinking for you.” - Persuasion

“Our current culture views the world and people through a cheapened simplicity…. Can we outgrow our sterile, static view of others, and challenge ourselves to hold in mind multiple traits and characteristics of others—both virtue and vice—at once?” - L&L

“The Capitol insurrection was horrifying enough as a spectacle of foolishness and symbol of civilizational decay. But another horrifying exhibit of foolishness has been the reactions to the event on social media. Namely, the widespread deployment of one of the laziest tactics to hit rhetoric since the ad hominem: whataboutism.” - TGC