The Supreme Court has now affirmed that all these guys can be the handsome ranger with the Big Iron on their hip. ), I know. Planting a question by asking it publicly on Twitter along with dozens of other people in the #LoveIsNotTourism movement. DEVIN STEWART: And the edges of knowledge.TOM NICHOLS: And the edges of knowledge. Carmichael has nothing to apologize for. TheAtlantic.com Copyright (c) 2023 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. I said @BretBaier laundered your question as if you were a random viewer, which is a no-no. I am too scarred by the horrific outcome of the 2016 election to count any chickens, no matter how alive and clucking they might seem. Nothing is perfect, and risks are never zero. [1][2], In The Death of Expertise, Nichols condemns what he describes as the many forces trying to undermine the authority of experts in the United States. I think a good example here is the airlines. "Well, of course, North Korea is like this," or "Of course, global climate change looks like that," or "Of course, macroeconomics, how can you be so stupid as to not understand that?" Listen. While conceding that experts do sometimes fail, he says the best answer to this is the self-correcting presence of other experts to recognize and rectify systemic failures. TOM NICHOLS: That's where this problem of narcissism comes in, because metacognition is also a very humbling thing. Podcast music: Blindhead and Mick Lexington. Coverage in print media remained solid, but cable-news coverage of Afghanistan dropped off quickly, especially once a new adventure was launched in Iraq. Tom wouldnt know about using his platform to help anyone. ", Publishers Weekly said that "The crux of the book's argument is that the American public have grown increasingly hostile to expertise" and described The Death of Expertise as a "highly researched and impassioned book that's well timed", further noting that "Generally, Nichols displays strong reasoning, but at times he goes off the rails. The experts on things like Southeast Asia and insurgency, they were saying, "Look, this is a lot harder than it looks." Tom, thanks for coming.TOM NICHOLS: Thanks for having me, Devin.DEVIN STEWART: So what is the death of expertise?TOM NICHOLS: It's really the death of the idea of expertise. As of this moment in the early summer of 2017, the book is scheduled to be translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Finnish, and we don't think were done yet with translations, which I think is kind of remarkable. Now I was accused of legal wrongdoing for expressing my political views as a private citizen. DEVIN STEWART: As some final advice for us, what can we do about it? The derisive way he was talking about my in-laws and implicitly, my 6-month-old daughter, is noted, though. These late conversions to opposing Trump mean nothing, at least to me. My God, hes STILL talking about me because I had the nerve to publicly tweet a question about the EU travel ban that deeply affects my family to a reporter who was asking the CDC director questions from viewers. They would today be trying to learn something from nearly 2,500 dead service members and many more wounded. In doing so, the program also cultivates the next generation of moral leaders across the Pacific. By Tom Nichols. There were always publications around the world that catered to the conservative viewpoint or the liberal viewpoint, but now we really have developed international outlets that are almost like alternative reality viewpoints. I think that Russia's larger goal is to divorce the United States from NATO and to take NATO apart. The problem was that, once the initial euphoria wore off, the public wasnt much interested in it. And if the Trump administration is saying, "Well, we're all a bunch of smart guys who made a million dollars in Goldman Sachs or real estate; how hard can running Syria policy be?" Or try another recommendation from our reading list of books that reveal our anxieties about a warming planet. Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy. I was wrong. TOM NICHOLS: Same title. So, for those keeping tabs on tonight's @FoxNews soap opera:@BretBaier claims to read a random viewer question that links travel bans and illegal immigration@ellencarmichael admits it was her, not a random viewer i.e., a planted question, but not about immigration. It's right there on his timeline. But I think that something has changed in that, and I think that now people are not just suspicious of experts or feel the need to test them, they're actively hostile to experts, and they feel that they know as much or more than experts, which is really kind of an astounding claim.DEVIN STEWART: How did that new hostility come into place? A few needed law enforcement to step in because of threats to their lives and to their families. Americas not at war was a common refrain among the troops. #LoveIsNotTourism https://t.co/3C7zMNiUfV, Note: my note to Bret was about Europeans not being allowed in while people are coming from countries that had worse vaccination administration rates and more prevalence of COVID-19. So when Fox News Bret Baier solicited questions on Twitter for his interview with CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, Carmichael offered up a question about the travel restrictions: Tonight on #SpecialReport Ill sit down with @CDCDirector Dr. Rochelle Walensky & Im looking for your questions. Second, these four years have confirmed to us that Trumps moral corruption of the Republican Party is total, from top to bottom. The president is talking about meeting with Putin very soon. How Reality Dating Shows Stoke Racial Tensions. Christian Husbands, Ditch the 'Honey Do' List! I want to think more about how to make this better rather than to keep plumbing the depths to find out how bad it is. We Need to Relearn What We'd Hoped to Forget. Tom Nichols. The Atlantic After the worst attack on U.S. soil, Americans had no real interest in adult conversation about the reality of anti-terrorist operations in so harsh an environment as Afghanistan (which might have entailed a presence there long beyond 20 years), nor did they want to think about whether draining the swamp and modernizing and developing Afghanistan (which would mean a lot more than a few elections) was worth the cost and effort. Sarah Longwell: Why people who hate Trump stick with him. The house is airy and bright, and Lauren and Cameron, fingers laced, wander the rooms imagining the life they might have there together. We believed otherwise, as a nation, because we wanted to believe it. I could . It's a great book, and it has a funny cover too.TOM NICHOLS: I should tell you that the cover has all of these fake Twitter quotes on it. https://t.co/K6VJM3E79J. What the public does care about, however, is using Afghanistan as raw material for cheap patriotism and partisan attacks (some right and some wrong, but few of them in good faith) on every president since 2001. The newcomer was shamed into locking the gun up for the rest of the event. Students should not decide a colleges curriculum. But there was no time at which we all decided that close enough was good enough, and that wed rather come home than stay. My question is, who are the Russia people? But before we move on, before we head back to the mall, before we resume posting memes, and before we return to bickering with each other about whether we should have to mask up at Starbucks, let us remember that this day came about for one reason, and one reason only. Americans will now exercise their usual partisan outrage for a few weeks, and then Afghanistan, like everything. Watch. There are always going to be experts; there are always going to be people who know how to do very specialized tasks. The speaker pays off his debts to the extremist base. The best way I can put it is that 30 years later I started having the experience of instead of people saying, "Look, I'm very concerned about this, and here's what I want to tell you" or "Here's what I want to ask you," or "Here's what I want to challenge you about," people would simply say, "Tom, let me explain Russia to you," which is not even a conversation; that's a conversation stopper. Make some popcorn and get comfortable as he burns down billions of . Apparently, a TV series is in the worksso get started! He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. A lot of people are saying: "Well, it's not what we thought it was. It's not okay for a news network to scrub that same stuff from a political consultant and then present it as "man on the street" opinion from someone whose job is to shape opinion. When my friendsincluding the few I have left among the conservativesask what the Never Trumpers will do now, I say with all honesty that I am not sure. TOM NICHOLS: It was very kind of Ian to add that as well. What are they saying?TOM NICHOLS: They mostly are from professionals. One of the things that has always concerned me about the president is that he seems unbriefable. The thing I would say about the election is that Donald Trump didn't create this hostility to experts, but boy, he surfed it beautifully. He picked her question about immigration but again, like I said I can see how appearing on conspiracist Joy Reid's show has rubbed off on you. And it's humbling. What's different now?TOM NICHOLS: As I said, when I first started out, I was a Russia guy, Soviet Union. Honest to God-a real viewer q. If you cannot grasp that, I don't know what to tell you. This was a war that was immensely popular at the outset and mostly conducted in full view of the American public. Several people including me replied to him. I'm pretty good at what I do. Early in 2016, I said (in a conservative magazine, The Federalist, that has since fallen to the Trumpist fever) that I would take Hillary Clinton over Trump. Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 5, 2021 Well, yes actually, DeSantis was the victim of a lie broadcast to millions of people and amplified by Nichols himself. Period. They have also lived in Troy, OH and Matthews, NC. If youre inclined to play video games, New Vegas is a kitschy, retro-sci-fi experience featuring some great old music andI am not kiddinga cast that includes Wayne Newton. Tom Nichols shows he's the MOST insufferable in thread lecturing Tweeps Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union, the author John le Carrs most famous creation, the fictional British spy George Smiley, reflected on a career spent fighting a now-vanquished enemy. Another example I can give you is when I went to a golf coach once. I just didnt have the metacognition to be able to step back from what I was doing with my ability to swing the golf club. The Problem Is Gun Culture, Not SCOTUS - The Atlantic I tweeted Bret publicly and others in our situation sent tweets. I took a golf lesson, and he kept saying: "No, no. Whether it is Nikki Haley or Tom Cotton running for president or Foxs prime-time lineup bolstering Trumps underlings, for as long as I have a public platform, I will contend that these are people who betrayed the principles of our system of government for their own gain and that my fellow citizens should refuse to give them votes or ratings. "Well done, media watchdog! If Trumps minions were determined to curtail my constitutional rights, I was more determined to exercise them. Baier, apparently not realizing Carmichael has already owned the planted question and said so publicly on Twitter, doubles down: Carmichael, unfortunately, now inadvertently rats out Baier or whoever tacked on the immigration bullshit and plays the victim (which is a very savvy political consultant move, I guess). Naval War College, and this is a very dangerous trend. Russell Brand was challenged to give examples of MSNBC pushing misinformation (that was a BAD idea), On anniversary of Stalins death Reuters reminds us the USSR dictator was a polarizing figure, Biden approached reporters but ran off after hearing the first question, Adam Schiff launches into a projection-filled fit of nervousness after Tucker Carlson talks J6 tapes, People are skeptical of what ex-Dem Rep says long time Fla. 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Jamaal Bowmans care package for Ron DeSantis definitely delivers on BS and, Chris Hayes bellyaching about Elon Musk buying Twitter and letting the poors/normies be heard BACKFIRES, will maintain all existing travel restrictions at this point, California Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Its been three days, and Tom Nichols *still* thinks Ellen Carmichael conspired with Bret Baier to ask Rochelle Walensky a planted question. Naval War College. How should we be thinking about what comes next? No one other than Ellen Carmichael is asking about banned travel from Europe. You need to spend at least an hour with me"whoever the Russia expert is"before you walk into that room." https://t.co/fuiST5S7BB. Its unscientific and cruel. In the first season of Netflixs hit reality show Love Is Blind, Lauren Speed visits the Atlanta home of her new fianc, Cameron Hamilton. Who are the experts who are laying out the possible snares and traps here to warn the president about "This is what it's like to talk to the Russians; these are the things"? In the author's words, his goal . The past is the future: The song Big Iron was a hit in early 1960, but it became an internet meme thanks to Fallout New Vegas, the 2010 entry in one of the greatest science-fiction-video-game franchises of all time, the Fallout series. 2. That's kind of a hedgehog; that's somebody who knows something very deeply and very narrowly, and that does not mean that you're good at everything. Which is why Toms making such a big deal out of it. So I think it's a lack of empathy, and that many of them are not particularly good teachers. we're going to run right back into that same problem we ran into in the 1960s.DEVIN STEWART: That's a very subtle and important nuance there.TOM NICHOLS: Absolutely.DEVIN STEWART: The clich is "a little bit of knowledge is very dangerous. Sign up for it here. But win or lose, our goal will become something else. Right. Whether McCarthy wins or loses is irrelevant. Tom Nichols asked Twitchy to do a post on his take on Gov. Kristi Noem By Tom Nichols Vladimir Putin during his briefing after the State Council meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on December 22, 2022 ( Getty) February 21, 2023 This is an edition of The Atlantic. How hard can this be?" I closed my blog as a way of showing everybody that you don't have to express every thought that goes through your head. For example, in Vietnam, the "best and the brightest" were the people who were generically smart but not experts. But courage exercised only when the coast is clear is not courage; it is opportunism. We stood and fought. Tom Nichols on Twitter Were holding super-spreader events. Just the other day the president's national security advisor, who is a very intelligent guyhe's a three-star general; he's written a book; he's a thoughtful personbut when he says things like, "Well, you know, communicating our goals and issues to Russia is just like talking to any other country," as a Russia expert I can tell you that's just wrong. They would be grimly assessing risk and preparing both overseas and at home for the reality of a terrorist nation making its way back onto the international map. The future of the world order is at stake. Dont take my word for it that things have changed. French Voice Jury Marvel at Orthodox Seminarians' Breathtaking Performance, What is the Single Most Important, Most Beautiful Thing in Orthodox Christianity? McMaster's Carnegie Council talk in 2014, a few years before he became national security advisor in 2017.] https://t.co/cREfoKUABJ, Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 2, 2021, A question from a political consultant whose identity he turned into "a viewer" and then according to *her* added material to the question that wasn't hers. Just because Tom Nichols doesnt care doesnt mean no one else does. You can be angry with the Court for furthering and enabling this weirdness, but its not the Courts fault. We are trying our best with whatever tools we have to get the word out about this travel ban. I used to think of myself as a gun-control conservativeI supported both the right to own firearms and the interest of the state to limit that rightbut Americas gun culture isnt about rights. As they did with all of us in the Never Trump camp, the presidents most fanatical supporters accused me of outright treason. Tom, I hope that whatever is so clearly troubling you is remedied soon. pic.twitter.com/EFrJiPntsj, Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) August 1, 2021. The Death of Expertise - Wikipedia But the initial piece was a kind of a rant on my blog of "Why do people think they can explain Russia to me when they didn't know where Russia was three months ago?" The people I care most about in the world all told me the same thing: Fight. So I think there are some hopeful signs. Baier was understandably puzzled as to why Nichols was getting so bent out of shape: I asked a lot of questions Tom-that 1 was from a viewer who was concerned about migrants coming across the southern border while restrictions prevent their family from getting together. For most of us, media appearances came only with a ride to the studio and free coffee. "TOM NICHOLS: Right. Apr 22 Replying to @RadioFreeTom Leave out the lamb and we're good to go! https://t.co/KzsJCSfQJ1, Soyour gripe is not the question, but who asked the question? Tom Nichols: What does it mean to be a good citizen in a democracy Book review: The Death of Expertise - The Conversation Submit them on camera here by replying to this tweet on Twitter & you may just end up on @FoxNews. I think experts need to understand that the world is moving very fast, and that for the average lay person this is very anxiety-inducing that the world moves pretty quickly, and that we should take a little time to explain ourselves to our client, which is society. Homosexuals Persecuting Christians in America - Do You Feel The Walls Closing In? But interestingly enough, I think, again, it's that problem of metacognition. I didn't say you behaved unethically, @ellencarmichael. I used to think this was just a local phenomenon, but as it turns out, when the first article I wrote on this got published I started getting letters from all over the world, and Im starting to think it's a developed-world phenomenon. Its about performative insecurity. Therefore, you must listen to us about everything." Protesters outside the Texas State Capitol building in 2021 . [7], Stuart Vyse in Skeptical Inquirer "strongly recommends" the book and says that "[o]ne of the best things about the book is its apolitical stance" and finds "very little to quibble with" despite having different political leanings than the author.[8]. I have no professional stake here whatsoever. Then, that summer, I wrote a piece on how I became a Never Trumper for The New York Times Magazine. What I do know is that, regardless of what any one of us does individually, two aspects of the Never Trump movement will outlast Trump. Seraphim Rose, UKRAINE: Homosexual Movement Is Key to Understanding the War, I Wasn't a Debt-Free Virgin Before Marriage - Here's What I Learned the Hard Way, Russian Beauty and Christian Fashion - It's Stunning, Why Russian Women Still Cover Their Heads in Church (Hint: It's in the Bible). Then he said "hey, I'm just asking what our viewers are asking. Some turned out to be as racist and authoritarian as Trump himself, while others merely confirmed that they were little more than vacuous opportunists who were capable of betraying the Constitution at will. As is Tom drawing attention to his awfulness its important that as many people as possible realize what kind of person he is. The problem is not the Courts decision. I did not design the cover.DEVIN STEWART: Who knew that Oxford was hip and funny? I think it has to do with a sense of personal empowerment, of universal education, of course the presence of the Internet, and the segmenting of the global media into niche publications. Brexit, I guess, is going to happen, but you already see that they are stumbling toward it. Tom Nichols on Twitter | Lamb recipes, Greek lamb recipes, Boneless leg So I went on the offensive, writing and speaking out even more. And I think were in a real-time experiment to find out if that's true, and I'm worried about that. My activism for #LoveIsNotTourism is in my freaking bio. Why Monarchy Is Better For Christians than Democracy, Want to Be More Masculine? I also know Ellen, and you're making an ass of yourself. I wouldnt wish this situation on my worst enemy. As a lifelong conservative choosing Crooked Hillary over the Swamp Drainer, I received a short burst of interest, especially from talk radio. And all the guys in the bar are going, "Yeah, you're awesome, dude. De Tocqueville talks about it, that it's this kind of egalitarian streak in American culture, and it does lapse into anti-intellectualism. It's been three days, and Tom Nichols *still* thinks Ellen - Twitchy Continuing to write about Trump could mean serious financial hardship. Little did Carmichael realize when she asked that question that she was about to kick the mother of all hornets nests. If Ron DeSantis wants to gut Floridas public colleges, thats up to Floridians. St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church | Greenlawn NY - Facebook I dont know how you can insinuate this was some nefarious thing. Tell me about some of these letters that you're getting from all over the world. "Here, I'm smart, so do everything I say." We all paid for our dissent, in various ways. Heres Ryan Busse, a former gun-company executive who has now taken on his former industry, talking about the day someone showed up to a hunting party with an AR-15: The unwritten rules of decency were enforced by firearm-industry leaders I witnessed how this worked many times, including one occasion when a young writer brought his own AR-15 to a hunting event I was hosting in 2004. Heres how to stop dating people who are wrong for you. It's understandable that people overestimatefirst of all, let me just say that all human beings, whether they have a good grip of metacognition or not, overestimate their abilities. In The Death of Expertise, Nichols condemns what he describes as the many forces trying to undermine the authority of experts in the United States. Before we get to the global, let's talk about the local. Salvation of Christians Outside the Orthodox Church? Just give it up. "TOM NICHOLS: "I nailed it." But as comforting as it would be to blame Obama and Trump, we must look inward and admit that we told our elected leadersof both partiesthat they were facing a no-win political test. Honestly, I just assume that many declines in the quality of American life for the foreseeable future will be announced with In a 63 decision Elections have consequences, and with the current composition of the Court, this decision was inevitable. He blames trends in higher education (such as . Tom Nichols ( @RadioFreeTom) is a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors, a professor at the U.S. For a guy whose beef is not with Ellen Carmichael, Tom Nichols sure has spent a lot of time talking about Ellen Carmichael. We want to reunite with our family kept apart by an unscientific, cruel travel ban. What if I didn't have experts? He actually said, "Would it be so bad if I didn't have experts?" Protesters outside the Texas State Capitol building in 2021. Maybe it would have been worth it. He said point-blank: "The experts are no good. My hometown was a military town, and almost all of the men I knew were veterans who owned weapons and knew how to handle them. I suppose I'm not really supposed to sit here and say that.
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