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I'm repeating this because I love it. And adding a link. https://compactmag.com/.../why-anne-applebaum-shot-down.../ Why did Anne Applebaum declare something “not interesting” after previously publishing a rebuttal, and why was the session summarily ended? This is the relevant rebuttal, which makes me so disappointed that what Anne wrote a long essay about became "not interesting". Is it rather "this is embarassing me and I don't want to talk about it"? https://www.theatlantic.com/.../smears-against.../616824/ Why was first year student Daniel Schmidt so good at embarrassing the pros? And the same goes for his friend Chris Phillips. https://thechicagothinker.com/thinkers-christopher.../ How are these two right-wing students able to embarrass the rest? Dan made the point that "keeping your head down" helps in recruitment for elite firms, if I were recruiting I'd look for people like Chris and Dan. https://collegedissident.com/conservatives-aband

Just seen this video from 2022 and, frankly, it is embarassing for Anne Appelbaum and David Axelford. https://twitter.com/RealDSchmidt/status/1511860954472099848 Apparently they'd had softball questions from the rest of the panel from the other students. So a right-wing freshman called Daniel Schmidt asks a reasonable question (and, as he says, the details had made the news) and Anne dismisses it as "not interesting" and David ends the panel promptly. Sorry, this will not do, professional journalists should be better than this. https://compactmag.com/article/why-anne-applebaum-shot-down-my-question I do however have massive respect for Daniel. https://linktr.ee/RealDSchmidt