I can't say I really follow much of what Pinker has been up to since I left X, but as much as I liked some of his earlier books, it seems like he's becoming the kind of guy whose books I don't want taking up a lot of space on the shelf.

From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way

From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way

The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffernan

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