At a recent conference where academics and industry partners were attempting to integrate with the military education, I received a pitch from a group that included a clinical psychologist as one of it's members. After receiving their pitch and with some time to spare, I asked the group their opinion of JBP, since he is a highly controversial figure that is often disparaged by academics. They confirmed (in private) that the negative view of JBP is not based on their reasoned disagreement, but purely political and dogmatic hatred.

I have found that like bitcoin, critics of JBP don't address his arguments, but just attack the man because of his association with the political right. When I ask the classic Thomas Sowell critical thinking questions (Compared to What? At What Costs? What Hard evidence do you have?), they typically resort to emotion and polemical talking points verses intellectual honest debate. It's quite sad because I would love to engage with a steel man argument with his ideas, verses the typical CNN-level strawman arguments that are out there.