Book · 2022 · Political Science
The New Puritans
How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
Why people recommend it
The New Puritans by Andrew Doyle explores the cultural and ideological parallels between historical witch hunts and contemporary woke ideology. The book was featured on The Joe Rogan Experience, where one of the hosts shouted it out while acknowledging their friend Andrew Doyle during a broader conversation regarding retail theft data and modern media accountability. Additionally, Andrew Gold brought up the book on Timcast IRL to illustrate how closely modern ideological purity tests and social cancellation campaigns mirror historical patterns of religious fanaticism and witch-hunting. Both discussions highlighted the author's critique of contemporary discourse, emphasizing a perceived rise in authoritarian moral policing within modern cultural and institutional spaces. Listeners were encouraged to examine the ways in which traditional principles of free speech and open debate are allegedly being eroded by a new wave of ideological orthodoxy. The podcast appearances served to amplify the author's warnings about the dangers of dogmatic thinking and the chilling effect it can have on creative expression, academic inquiry, and everyday social interactions in the modern world.
Who recommended it
- Konstantin Kisin Recommended
- Andrew Gold Recommended
Konstantin Kisin — 1 mention
“This is New Media we actually checked the fact and shout out to our friend Andrew Doyle in his new book the new Puritans”
Andrew Gold — 1 mention
“he's got this book called the new Puritans just about how similar the witch-hunting stuff is to a lot of the woke ideology”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“well you know i've written a book now about it i'm i'm i i think we need to stop tolerating it i think we need to laugh it out of existence”
“and if they want to read my new book it's called the new puritans and that is kind of my last word on the culture war base i mean i've basically said everything i've got to say about it i can't draw a line underneath that with it within that book so i think that would be the way to”