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Maybe Musk will now start reading NewNeo to guide him through the transition to voting Republican

The New Neo Posted on May 17, 2022 by neoMay 17, 2022

The title of this post is tongue-in-cheek; I don’t expect Musk to be interested in what I’ve written about political changers and left-to-right political change. But he’s a classic example of the phenomenon in this announcement: Elon Musk, admitting he … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Political changers | Tagged Elon Musk | 22 Replies

Norman Podhoretz on Donald Trump and ex-friends

The New Neo Posted on May 11, 2022 by neoMay 11, 2022

After writing about Midge Decter’s death yesterday, I looked up her husband Norman Podhoretz. I was pretty sure he was still alive, and sure enough, he is – at 92. Decter was 94. So there’s a lot of longevity in … Continue reading →

Posted in Jews, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Neocons, Trump | 62 Replies

RIP Midge Decter

The New Neo Posted on May 10, 2022 by neoMay 10, 2022

My first thought on hearing that Midge Decter had died was mild surprise that she had still been alive. And yet it turns out she wasn’t all that old, just 94 – an age that sounds increasingly young to me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Political changers | 19 Replies

More quotes from writer Milan Kundera

The New Neo Posted on May 6, 2022 by neoMay 6, 2022

Long-time readers of this blog know that one of my favorite authors is Milan Kundera. Here are a few more Kundera quotes that offer food for thought: Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Literature and writing | Tagged Milan Kundera | 18 Replies

Coming out as a conservative at Harvard, but very late in the game

The New Neo Posted on May 2, 2022 by neoMay 2, 2022

Is this young woman courageous, or not, or something in-between? I suppose in-between: Carine Hajjar dealt with ideological homogeneity at Harvard University for three-and-a-half years mostly in silence, but in the spring semester of her senior year, she finally came … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Me, myself, and I | 48 Replies

Mugged by reality? Not so fast

The New Neo Posted on December 31, 2021 by neoDecember 31, 2021

I keep wondering whether many people who voted for Biden still would vote for him again. Yes, I know that his approval ratings are low, particularly with conservatives and independents. But among Democrats, he still has majority approval, although it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Biden, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right | 52 Replies

The edifice of political belief and the Jussie Smollett case

The New Neo Posted on December 11, 2021 by neoDecember 12, 2021

I’ve often thought that, for most people, political belief is a strong edifice made of hundreds of thousands of bricks. Note I didn’t wrote “political affiliation,” because a lot of people merely have a kneejerk affiliation that doesn’t amount to … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Me, myself, and I, Politics | 46 Replies

Abigial Shrier discovers it takes courage to tell a truth the left doesn’t want to hear

The New Neo Posted on December 10, 2021 by neoDecember 10, 2021

Shrier writes: The question I get most often—the thing that most interviewers want to know, even when they’re pretending to care about more high-minded things—is: What’s it like to be so hated? I can only assume that’s what some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberty, Me, myself, and I, Men and women; marriage and divorce and sex | 19 Replies

Another changer heard from

The New Neo Posted on December 8, 2021 by neoDecember 8, 2021

[Hat tip: commenters “Gothamite” and “Cornhead.”] Here’s a change story from a lifelong leftist. One of the things his tale highlights is that changers often assume that the left adheres to certain principles and are stunned to discover that most … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy | 40 Replies

Andrew Sullivan, the human hyperbola

The New Neo Posted on November 15, 2021 by neoNovember 15, 2021

Not hyperbole; hyperbola. I used to follow Sullivan quite closely, even before I became a blogger. However, he really went off the deep end some time during the candidacy of Sarah Palin and developed a very singular theory about her … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Press | 62 Replies

The left relies on the public’s ignorance and lack of curiosity

The New Neo Posted on November 11, 2021 by neoNovember 11, 2021

Here’s an interesting Twitter thread (hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin”): I am highly educated and reasonably perceptive, and it was only today that I learned the Kyle Rittenhouse victims were white. My progressive bubble made this seem like a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Press | Tagged Kyle Rittenhouse | 40 Replies

The social costs of left-to-right political change

The New Neo Posted on October 2, 2021 by neoOctober 2, 2021

Commenter David Foster writes: Many people don’t like changing their opinions, and many people don’t want to lose jobs, business opportunities, and friendships by holding & expressing unapproved opinions. Such behavior becomes much easier to self-justify when the vast majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Leaving the circle: political apostasy, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Me, myself, and I | 98 Replies

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