I'm really struggling with why I continue reading books written by people with different opinions than I have on contemporary issues. "Maybe taken away from the antagonistic nature of a public debate, online forum, or talking head news show, they can explain their position to me without fear of judgement and I can learn something new about their worldview.

Nope. More of the same misrepresentation, fabrication, hyperbole, and highlighting a couple people (who are not at all involved in the academia/research that they discuss) and some *wild* thing they *actually* did! What a pile of bad-faith crap.

The ending has me wondering though-- if the author wants a marketplace of ideas where the best ones win out, why are they upset that institutions and businesses are hiring DEI officials and starting DEI programs? Just seems like that idea entered the marketplace and won...