"Personally, I'm not particularly offended by cat-eating," says Christopher Rufo. "I was a vegetarian most of my life, but have traveled enough to see people eat many things: crickets, monkeys, serpents, mice, scorpions." His openness to varied international diets underlines a perspective that challenges cultural prejudices, even as the current political discourse in the U.S. becomes increasingly absurd and polarized.
Rufo, 40, is the most pugnacious, and probably effective, conservative activist of the Joe Biden era. When I visited him last month at his studio in Gig Harbor, Washington, he ran down a half-dozen projects he was noodling on... His role as a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute has positioned him at the forefront of cultural battles, making him a significant figure in modern conservatism.
The potential imagery stemming from the search was so surreal and gothic, it wasn't obvious the right would benefit from an unearthing. But where others might have turned away queasily, Rufo, with his bottomless appetite for partisan combat, sensed opportunity. "Let's settle it," he wrote in his post announcing the bounty.
So I've commissioned a researcher in a graduate department of one of our esteemed universities, to say, 'Look, what is the Kamala Harris record on DEI?'... which Rufo could then tie to the vice-president. This illustrates his strategic approach to research and public narrative, linking current policies directly to political figures in ways that resonate with his audience.
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