2. Brooks' column is semi-interesting in that he's arguing Weekly Standard is victim not just of Trumpism but also of late capitalism's hostility to high culture. Of course, Brooks uses more guarded language ("corporate bureaucrats" and "corporate drones").
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13. So rather than the large & gloomy Weberian problem of "corporate bureaucrats" what felled the Weekly Standard was a more narrow problem: a brittle business model depending on caprice of people who don't value their product (GOP billionaires).
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14. I can't believe I'm typing this but Baseball Crank (
@baseballcrank) makes a good point here that GOP billionaires seem narrowly utilitarian in wanting short term obvious benefits for their $$. (see discussion below)https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1074145593616990208 …Show this thread -
15. I actually think there's a good argument that GOP big money guys are being myopic & stupid here. Something like The Weekly Standard is a good investment as a Plan B for if Trump crashes and burns.
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16. I mean it's not too difficult to imagine whole Trump thing collapsing (through scandals & Trump's own personality). If that happens, it would be useful for GOP to have a group of people who can credibly say they opposed this all along.
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17. In general, Brooks column would've been better if it acknowledged the problem was TWS's business model & not some grand trend of "corporate bureaucrats."
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18. On the right, I think American Conservative, Modern Age &
@ubookman are all substantive publications; on the left there's@thebafflermag. N+1,@jacobinmag,@curaffairs & many more. So no need to mourn just yet.Show this thread -
19. I was wondering why Brooks' column rubbed me the wrong way. I finally figured it out. Brooks wants GOP plutocrats to hand him & his buddies lots of dough to write whatever they want, no questions asked. That seems a bit entitled.
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