Monday, July 10, 2023
The Non-Intellectual Intellectual
I realize that Tucker Carlson is basically a pop-journalist but when you listen to his ad-libbed remarks on serious topics it’s clear that you’re being exposed to a very wise observer of life. His takes on good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, beauty vs. ugliness, etc. are borderline profound.
I’d love to see him in a debate with Noam Chomsky (for example). No doubt they are probably on the same page on a variety of issues but Carlson lacks that academic polish that wins him a cult-following from the esoteric like-minded. Carlson operates more on the model of Mark Twain — wise and insightful but down to earth.
No doubt there are plenty of people who despise Tucker Carlson given that his message typically leans right on many topical issues of the day. But, when it gets down to basics, he effectively straddles the divide that partisan politics conjures.
I’d dare anyone on the left to read his comments unattributed and find them particularly disagreeable.
Fortunately, in a time of chaos, Carlson is a sane voice with wide exposure.
