• The article discusses the difficulties of being professionally heterodox and the tendency for people to pigeonhole those who step outside of the usual partisan lines.
• It also discusses the tendency of those who claim to value independence and free thinking to only do so when it produces results they agree with.
• The author then goes on to list various rhetorical ploys used to avoid acknowledging America’s guilt in foreign countries, such as weaponized ignorance, whataboutism, and demand for unachievable rigor.
• The author concludes by recommending books to learn more about America’s conduct in the world.
Published January 16, 2023. Visit Freddie deBoer’s Substack to read Freddie deBoer’s original post [Digest, 1/14/2023: Doctor, Doctor]
