Ugh.... Malcolm Gladwell and the Munk Debates - (Episode #124 Apr. 1, 2023)

In this episode, I cover Malcolm Gladwell and his horrible performance at a Munk Debate in Toronto, Canada. This was a debate about whether mainstream media was biased or not. Malcolm Gladwell and New York Times Reporter Michelle Goldberg defended main stream media as essentially unbiased. On the other side, Matt Taibbi and Douglas Murray argued that main stream media outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post were absolutely biased. I still love Malcolm Gladwell as a writer, and will continue to buy his books. He is fantastic at his craft, but this debate showed his absolute weakness as a debater and why so many people can't stand and don't trust weak kneed liberals. Instead of arguing facts, they insult, misrepresent and humiliate. This is not about the debate topic, but how Murray and Taibbi crushed Gladwell and Goldberg. It was a virtuoso performance by Murray and Taibbi, but this is more about how and why Gladwell lost. This is a master class in how to lose a debate, and a textbook example of techniques that so many so called progressives use on campus and in the public realm. Whoa, every single high school and college debating class should watch the debate. This was a fun one to do!! I'll be doing more on politics!!!