Andrew Sullivan on media
From Andrew Sullivan on Braving New Intellectual Journeys | Conversations with Tyler · · MercatusCenter
“Many journalists and public intellectuals are very much members of their own class and extremely concerned what their own peers think, so they're vulnerable to social pressure and don't want to take risks — the career and social costs of going out on a limb are considerable.”
On , Andrew Sullivan, CEO, President & Director at Prudential Financial Inc, spoke about media during Andrew Sullivan on Braving New Intellectual Journeys | Conversations with Tyler on MercatusCenter.
About Andrew Sullivan
In a 2021 interview, Andrew Sullivan discussed his new book "Out on a Limb: Selected Writings 1989-2021," describing it as a chronological collection intended to show consistency in his writing over three decades. He stated that he did not believe marriage equality would have been achieved without the AIDS crisis, and expressed admiration for Margaret Thatcher, saying she "changed Britain" and was "more right than wrong about almost everything." Sullivan also characterized former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as "a charmer and a liar, and hilarious." Sullivan offered critiques of what he termed "wokeness," arguing that it "posits the West as essentially a construction of oppression rather than liberation" and that elites have driven its spread because they "want to feel morally worthy." He expressed a preference for liberal means of protecting minorities)Skip. On COVID-19, Sullivan said he was "in favor of getting on with life and getting back to normal as quickly as possible" after receiving his vaccination. He also commented on British politics, stating that the Conservative Party has "developed a canny strategy to represent the voices and feelings of those who feel they're left behind" and that "historically the Tory role has been to co-opt populism for elitism."