

EP 218 Max Borders on Christopher Rufo’s New Right Manifesto
Jan 24, 2024
Max Borders, writer and commentator, discusses his response to Christopher Rufo's 'The New Right Activism.' They cover pillar saints vs boy Pharaohs, the Gray Tribe, Rufo's impact as a gladiator, capturing institutions, youth indoctrination, the means & ends problem, the University of Austin, public universities as indoctrination factories, the danger of rejecting an open society, changing language & 'equity,' defending abstract principles, and re-enlivening America's founding principles.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Analysis of Essays and Archetypes: Pillar Saints and Boy Pharaohs
01:30 • 7min
The New Right, Christopher Rufo, and Activism
08:05 • 23min
Contrasting University of Austin with Public Institutions and the Capture of Higher Education
30:41 • 2min
The Practical Matter of College Loans and Political Ambition
32:34 • 9min
Rejection of the Free Market of Ideas
41:24 • 12min
The Role of Practical Statesmanship vs. Abstract Principles in Politics
52:59 • 2min
Managing the State: Rights, Government, and Reform
54:53 • 10min