Tyler Cowen: Wokeness Has Peaked. What Followed Is Worse. Plus. . .
Tyler Cowen revisits his 2022 claim that wokeness has peaked, suggesting that what has followed is more concerning. He argues that the American left's focus has shifted from speech to concrete actions, including plans for taxation and violence. The article also touches on various topics, including a report on sexual violence by Hamas and the political implications of court-packing.
- ▪Tyler Cowen's 2022 essay claimed that wokeness had peaked, a controversial assertion at the time.
- ▪He now believes that the social energies of the American left have moved towards more aggressive actions rather than discourse.
- ▪The article also discusses a report detailing the sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 12 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ “Wokeness has peaked. What followed is worse.” — Marginal Revolution
- ▪ Tyler Cowen: Wokeness Has Peaked. What Followed Is Worse. — The Free Press (Substack)
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 10:03:26 GMT |
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Tyler Cowen: Wokeness Has Peaked. What Followed Is Worse. Plus. . . “What has followed the period now remembered as ‘peak woke’?” (Illustration by The Free Press; images via Getty)‘What I Learned Cataloging the Sexual Violence of October 7.’ Arthur Brooks on why the Anglosphere is so sad. Jed Rubenfeld on the new push to pack the Supreme Court. And more. By The Free Press05.19.26 — The Front Page--:----:--Upgrade to Listen5 minsProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationPresented byIt’s Tuesday, May 19. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: A harrowing new report on the full scope of Hamas’s sexual violence on October 7. Arthur Brooks on what’s making us miserable.
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