The link is apparently correct (I found an article of theirs within 5 seconds), it’s just horribly badly organized (no subsection making for a better place to link to I could find).
Reihan Salam also seems to be surprisingly rational (something I’d be very skeptical about from writers who purport as conservatives, although Razib Khan also calls himself conservative), although I haven’t read too much of his writing yet.
But if you’re a conservative who’s surrounded by liberals, then the circumstances often literally force you to be rational (because liberals will only respect your arguments if you’re rational). Conservatives may be less tolerant (on average) than liberals, but conservatives who have always been surrounded by liberals can be surprisingly tolerant.
Hey! We were internet-friends for a while. Matt is really awesome.
In my experience, people who have minority beliefs do tend to be more tolerant. They’re definitely more mature about disagreement because they’re more used to being disagreed with.
I’m pretty sure that first link is wrong?
The link is apparently correct (I found an article of theirs within 5 seconds), it’s just horribly badly organized (no subsection making for a better place to link to I could find).
I think http://www.cartalk.com/ would be a better link.
Thanks—link corrected.
But aren’t there any other people who engage in rationality in public?
This guy is literally a genius.
Reihan Salam also seems to be surprisingly rational (something I’d be very skeptical about from writers who purport as conservatives, although Razib Khan also calls himself conservative), although I haven’t read too much of his writing yet.
But if you’re a conservative who’s surrounded by liberals, then the circumstances often literally force you to be rational (because liberals will only respect your arguments if you’re rational). Conservatives may be less tolerant (on average) than liberals, but conservatives who have always been surrounded by liberals can be surprisingly tolerant.
Hey! We were internet-friends for a while. Matt is really awesome.
In my experience, people who have minority beliefs do tend to be more tolerant. They’re definitely more mature about disagreement because they’re more used to being disagreed with.
Wow, very interesting. :) Where did you meet Matt? I often liked his very creatively intelligent posts at the College Confidential forum.
I used to write an econ blog; we found each other through links and corresponded some.