I just finished reading the @Harpers which @sapinker had kindly emailed me yesterday. First, the old adage better late than never is operative here. That said, as I have repeatedly explained, signals are honest ONLY if they are handicapping/costly. Many of the signatories

have been deafeningly silent until now, as others have been battling the Cancel Culture for years (at great personal and professional costs). Second, there was no need to mention @realDonaldTrump or to refer to right-wing movements on two separate occasions in the article. Much

of the Cancel Culture in its current instantiation is a voracious beast of the Left. Academia, social media companies, journalism, entertainment are overwhelmingly populated by Leftists, and they are the architects of Cancel Culture. Hence, if you are going to politicize Cancel

Culture, be honest about which political camp is responsible for the orgiastic self-cannibalism of Cancel Culture (as per the recent reality that befell @jk_rowling). This issue TRANSCENDS political tribalism. Trump will be gone soon so to mention him as part of your outreach is

cheap. People should be disgusted and concerned by the ethos of the Cancel Culture as an inviolable first principle bereft of political machinations. A good evening to all. @JonHaidt @nytdavidbrooks @SalmanRushdie @CaitlinPacific