Mr Uygur Goes To Washington
On Cenk Uygur's Democratic challenge to Joe Biden — out now in The Spectator
“I’ve spoken to Cenk several times — twice prior to his run, and a November call about the campaign — and over Zoom, he’s the same man you see in the clips: passionate, populist and not inclined to viewing his opponents charitably. But away from the culture wars, he shows himself to have far more interesting, practical thoughts than most on the more terminally online left, and a more astute approach to politics. Uygur contains multitudes and complex contradictions; both populist advocate and internet entrepreneur; a Republican lawyer turned leftist barnburner; a champion of the young who often dismisses their stupid, impractical views; an agitator in a dumb, loud political scene that he’s fed up with.
For those of think-tanks and cocktail clubs, he’s easy to dismiss; but he often sees what they miss.”
Out now in The Spectator: my piece on Cenk Uygur’s presidential campaign, who is challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. Give it a read!