#Jonathan Rauch

[yourdailyqueer]

Jonathan Rauch

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 26 April 1960  

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer, activist, journalist

#Jonathan Rauch #lgbt #lgbtq #mlm #gay people #male #gay #1960 #jewish #ashkenazi jewish #writer #activist #journalist

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"Those who claim to be hurt by words must be led to expect nothing as compensation. Otherwise, once they learn they can get something by claiming to be hurt, they will go into the business of being offended." -- Jonathan Rauch (Kindly Inquisitors, 1993)

#Jonathan Rauch #Kindly Inquisitors #words are violence #words are words #violence is violence #offended #victimhood culture #victimhood #I'm offended #perpetually offended #professional victim #hurt feelings #blasphemy #blasphemy laws #religion is a mental illness

[sumpix]

“Those who claim to be hurt by words must be led to expect nothing as compensation. Otherwise, once they learn they can get something by claiming to be hurt, they will go into the business of being offended.” ― Jonathan Rauch

#Jonathan Rauch

[pargery]

From "Republicans Have Chosen Nihilism" by Peter Wehner

.. Trump is cruel and remorseless, compulsive and vindictive, an accomplished conspiracy theorist. He delights in inflaming hatreds and shattering moral codes.

No other president has been as disdainful of knowledge or as untroubled by his benightedness. No other has been as intentional not just to lie but to annihilate truth. ...

...In other words, no matter how much wrongdoing Mr. Trump engages in, however outrageous and brutish his conduct, he remains wildly popular. His indecency and sulfuric rhetoric are a plus; his most loyal supporters are galvanized by the criminal charges against him, which they consider political persecution...

The haunting question raised by Mr. Bloom is more relevant now than it was when he first posed it: “When there are no shared goals or a vision of the public good, is the social Contract any longer possible?"

. . .

...spreading lies, inflaming resentments and stoking nihilism were extremely profitable...Initially, the media and politicians cynically exploited these tactics; soon they became dependent on them. “They got high on their own supply and couldn’t stop using without infuriating the base,” as Mr. Rauch put it. ...

It’s too painful for them to acknowledge the destructive movement that they have become part of or to acknowledge that it is no longer by any means clear who is leading whom. So they have persuaded themselves that there is no other option but to support a Trump-led Republican Party, even one that is lawless and depraved, because the Democratic Party is, for them, an unthinkable alternative. The result is that they have been sucked, cognitively and psychologically, into their own alternative reality, a psychedelic collage made up of what Kellyanne Conway, a former counselor to Mr. Trump, famously called “alternative facts.”

...

-- "GUEST ESSAY: Republicans Have Chosen Nihilism" by Peter Wehner, The New York Times, Nov. 6, 2023

#cult of trump #Peter Wehner #Allan Bloom #Jonathan Rauch #“The Constitution of Knowledge”

[anarchyandacupofcoffee]

“So what, exactly, does a cancellation consist of? And how does it differ from the exercise of free speech and robust critical debate?

At a conceptual level, the difference is clear. Criticism marshals evidence and arguments in a rational effort to persuade. Canceling, by contrast, seeks to organize and manipulate the social or media environment in order to isolate, deplatform or intimidate ideological opponents. It is about shaping the information battlefield, not seeking truth; and its intent—or at least its predictable outcome—is to coerce conformity and reduce the scope for forms of criticism that are not sanctioned by the prevailing consensus of some local majority.”

#cancel culture #article #jonathan rauch #free speech

[operafantomet]

THE PHANTOM GETTING READY

Josh Piterman, Restaged Australian Tour

Kim Hae Taek, Seoul

Brad Little, World Tour

Brent Barrett, Las Vegas

Derrick Davis, Restaged US Tour

Peter Jöback, West End

Jonathan Roxmouth, Johannesburg

Jeon Dong Seok, Seoul

Mathias Edenborn, Hamburg

Gerónimo Rauch, West End

James Gant, West End revival

Nicholas Nkuna, Johannesburg

Gerónimo Rauch, West End

James Gant, West End revival

Marcus Lovett, West End

(original design by Maria Bjørnson)

#erik the spook #phantom of the opera #poto backstage #the phantom's mask #the phantom's fedora #josh piterman #kim hae taek #brad little #brent barrett #derrick davis #peter jöback #jonathan roxmouth #jeon dong seok #mathias edenborn #geronimo rauch #james gant #nicholas nkuna #marcus lovett

[luxe-pauvre]

Democracy, Rosenfeld explains, requires a fine-tuned relationship between expertise and scepticism. Experts use methods, jargon, journals, conferences and so forth to acquire knowledge. But researchers express scepticism about each other’s work in peer review, and the public raises doubts about what experts are up to. ‘Pluralism,’ she argues, ‘along with a dose of scepticism inherited from the ancients, has, in theory, been a key characteristic of modern experiments with popular rule from the start.’ The problem today, according to Rosenfeld, is that expertise and scepticism are out of balance. Postmodernists writing arcane books do not help matters, though they are not the main culprit. Populist leaders share stories that they and just about everybody else know are false. People live in social media bubbles, and outlets cater to this development by publishing sensationalist stories. Like Jonathan Rauch in The Constitution of Knowledge (2021), Rosenfeld does not want experts to impose their dogmas on the public. Rauch and Rosenfeld envision a contentious public sphere in which experts and laypeople debate ideas and proposals. That said, they worry about the rise of ‘post-truth’ politics dominated by tribalism rather than a commitment to seek the truth. They both share a Platonic sense that the wise should have the final say about what stories may circulate in society.

Nicholas Tampio, Scepticism as a way of life

#Nicholas Tampio #Scepticism as a way of life

[thequietabsolute]

Top Artists — Medium Term (6 months)

Felbm

Radiohead

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Kate Bush

Nick Drake

Midlake

Paul Simon

Simon & Garfunkel

Slowdive

Boards of Canada

Canary Room

The Beatles

Fionn Regan

Beach House

Leonard Cohen

hemlock

Vashti Bunyan

Clara Mann

Bob Dylan

The Smiths

ABBA

Grouper

David Bowie

The Clientele

Jessica Pratt

Olovson

Bill Callahan

Laura Marling

Rachel Grimes

Chet Baker

Belle and Sebastian

Sibylle Baier

Aldous Harding

Cocteau Twins

Acetone

Connan Mockasin

Fleetwood Mac

Cornelia Murr

John Martyn

Julie London

Sea Oleena

Sufjan Stevens

Meg Baird

Shannon Lay

Van Morrison

Pink Floyd

Caroline Says

Sun Kil Moon

Maxine Funke

Fairport Convention

that spotify stats page

Top Tracks — Long Term (years)

Calla — Canary Room

4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: IV. Morgen! — Richard Strauss, Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch

6 Melodies, Op. 4 - 6 melodies, Op. 5: Allegretto — Fanny Mendelssohn, Beatrice Rauchs

Long Before Us — Rachel Grimes

Sandalwood I — Jonny Greenwood

Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat Mater — Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Thaïs / Act 2: Méditation — Jules Massenet, Joshua Bell, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 — Antonín Dvořák, Alisa Weilerstein, Anna Polonsky

Elegy No. 1 in D Major — Giovanni Bottesini, Andrew Burashko, Joel Quarrington

The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano) — Camille Saint-Saëns, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott

Julie With - 2004 Digital Remaster — Brian Eno

wallingford bossa — hemlock

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: No. 1, Zart und mit Ausdruck — Robert Schumann, Sol Gabetta, Hélène Grimaud

By This River - 2004 Digital Remaster — Brian Eno

Just When You Need Yourself Most — Oberhofer

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro — Giacomo Puccini, Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Bleecker Street — Simon & Garfunkel

House of Woodcock — Jonny Greenwood

Shaker — Acetone

All The Time — Acetone

Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz II — Dmitri Shostakovich, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince (Excerpt) — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

Christine — Canary Room

Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens — Tiny Ruins

Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6 — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Josef Sakonov, London Festival Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso — Ludwig van Beethoven, Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner

Deux Arabesques, L. 66, CD 74: I. Première Arabesque — Claude Debussy, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Green Bus — The Innocence Mission

Lucida — Thomas Bartlett

Introduction et Allegro, M. 46 — Maurice Ravel, Oxalys

Two Thousand and Seventeen — Four Tet

When It Rains — Felbm

Lake Effect — Canary Room

Candy Says — The Velvet Underground

Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: II. Valse — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II: No. 14, Zart und singend — Robert Schumann, Jonathan Biss

Magnolia — J.J. Cale

day one — hemlock

Return From The Ice — Acetone

Requiem in D minor, K.626: 6. Benedictus — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Willard White, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

River — Terry Reid

Where Should I Meet You? — Canary Room

This Night Has Opened My Eyes - 2011 Remaster — The Smiths

Brother — Vashti Bunyan

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude — Johann Sebastian Bach, Yo-Yo Ma

Sweeten Your Eyes — The Clientele

Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song (Arr. by Paul Bateman) — Kurt Weill, Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon, Zürcher Kammerorchester

Funicular — Felbm

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jenő Jandó

Sensuela — Column

#how it's looking #on Spotify shuffle of one of either two favoured huge mixtapes at least #music #n.

[rauchlounge]

Edition 2019 created by Jonathan Drew Für unsere Jahresedition 2019 konnten wir den überragenden Zigarrencompositeur Jonathan Drew gewinnen. Das Ergebnis dieser Zusammenarbeit ist wahrlich beeindruckend: Die Jahreszigarre 2019 ist eine sanfte, hellbraun schimmernde Schönheit, mild und cremig im Rauch mit Aromen von Zedernholz, Kakao und einer angenehmen Süße. Der Smoke ist vollmundig und schmeichelnd. Bis zum Schluss überzeugt diese Zigarre mit milder Komplexität. #rauch_lounge #zigarren #zigarrenzeit #zigarre #zigarrenlounge #cigars #cigarlounge #cigarsmoker #cigar #cigarlover #cigarlovers #cigarlove #cigarlife #cigaraficionado #aficionado #smoke #cigarphotography #cigarphotos #cigarphoto #tabacco #johnaylesbury #drewestate #drewestatecigars (hier: Rauch Lounge) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cji01AojKnf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rauch_lounge #zigarren #zigarrenzeit #zigarre #zigarrenlounge #cigars #cigarlounge #cigarsmoker #cigar #cigarlover #cigarlovers #cigarlove #cigarlife #cigaraficionado #aficionado #smoke #cigarphotography #cigarphotos #cigarphoto #tabacco #johnaylesbury #drewestate #drewestatecigars

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"My own view is that words are words and bullets are bullets, and that it is important to keep this straight.

For you do not have to be Kant to see what comes after 'offensive words are bullets': if you hurt me with words, I reply with bullets, and the exchange is even."

-- Jonathan Rauch, "Kindly Inquisitors"

The idea of "words are violence" can only survive in a society which is sufficiently peaceful that it has the luxury of losing perspective.

#Jonathan Rauch #Kindly Inquisitors #luxury beliefs #words are violence #words are bullets #words are words #violence is violence #liberal ethics #liberalism #religion is a mental illness

[rjhamster]

Forward Party

​​ SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023   Hi Peter, Come join your fellow bookworms for great conversation on thought-provoking reads! We’ll be hosting our next gathering on Saturday, May 6th @ 10:00am. Our upcoming selection is The Constitution of Knowledge by Jonathan Rauch Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our…

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[zvoneradikalni]

Demosclerosis - sklerotična demokracija 🙄

Sletio mi danas u inbox novi članak Jonaha Goldberga iz The Dispatcha (svakako preporučam join na njihov Substack!) – “Being is Not a Substitute for Doing”, i naprosto moram prenijeti ključni dio: I’m an increasingly passionate believer that we are plagued by demosclerosis, the term coined by Jonathan Rauch to describe the way democratic governments get all gunked up with regulations,…

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#demokracija

[ernestowens]

What is the controversy about cancel culture all about?  

Cancel culture has become a deeply contested political hot potato in the nation’s political discourse. Is it about accountability or a tactic to punish others unjustly, or a mix of both. And some argue that cancel culture doesn’t even exist. Some 49% of those familiar with the term said it describes actions people take to hold others accountable for egregious statements, slurs, and attacks on others' character, ethnicity, etc. Is it helping our society evolve, or is it polarizing us? Or is there some common ground we can learn from? 

 Joining Host Vince Poscente to answer these questions, are Ernest Owens, an award-winning journalist and recent recipient of The Change Makers Award. He is also the author of an upcoming book, “The Case for Cancel Culture,” and Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, an award-winning journalist, and a proponent of free speech. He's the author of “The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.”

#cancel culture #ernest owens #youtube #video #debate #politics

[operafantomet]

The Phantom’s Mask: One for every occasion!

Green mask (Ciaràn Sheehan at St. Patrick’s Day, Toronto)

Gold mask (Josh Piterman as Red Death, Sydney)

Glittering green mask (Geronimo Rauch at Xmas, West End)

Glittering red and green mask (Ben Forster at Xmas, West End)

German flag mask (Uwe Kröger celebrating Germany being the 2006 FIFA World Cup host, Essen)

Kiss mask! (Evan Stanley cheering for when his father Paul Stanley donned the Phantom mask in Toronto)

Pandemic galore (Ben Crawford preparing for Broadway re-opening)

Pandemic galore 2 (Jonathan Roxmouth being the Phantom in the only megamusical touring through the height of the pandemic, World Tour)

Shave mask (David Arnsperger combining his roles as Sweeney Todd and Phantom)

Shaving mask 2 (Ben Forster, West End)

(photos in large from their social media accounts)

#phantom of the opera #the phantom's mask #ciaran sheehan #josh piterman #geronimo rauch #ben forster #uwe kröger #paul stanley #evan stanley #ben crawford #jonathan roxmouth #david arnsperger

[sakrumverum]

Im Zweifel für die Wahrheit

Der US-Journalist Jonathan Rauch nimmt im Buch „Die Verteidigung der Wahrheit“ sowohl woke als auch rechtsextreme Wahrheitsgegner ins Visier. https://www.die-tagespost.de/kultur/medien/im-zweifel-fuer-die-wahrheit-art-235484

[abcnewspr]

RITA WILSON, ANNA KENDRICK, JAMIE OLIVER, STEVE HARVEY, DREW AND JONATHAN SCOTT, CHELSEA HANDLER, MEL B AND MELISSA RAUCH JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED DAYTIME TALK SHOW, ‘THE VIEW,’ JAN. 9-13

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Scheduled guests for the week of Jan. 9-13 are as follows (subject to change):

Monday, Jan. 9 – Rita Wilson (“A Man Called Otto”)

Tuesday, Jan. 10 – Anna Kendrick (“Alice, Darling”); Jamie Oliver (author, “One: Simple One-Pan Wonders”)

Wednesday, Jan. 11 – Steve Harvey; “Property Brothers” Drew and Jonathan Scott (“Brother vs. Brother: No Rules”)

Thursday, Jan. 12 – Chelsea Handler (“Revolution”); Melanie “Mel B” Brown (“Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test”)

Friday, Jan. 13 – Melissa Rauch (“Night Court”)

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