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Originally Posted by peter12
The waters are further muddied by Pinker's arrogance, a character trait that has attracted criticism in the past.
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Like Christopher Hitchen, Pinker is unusually well-spoken, which makes him arrogant in the eyes of some. But he's far more polite and even-handed Hitchens.
He's also unusually commercially successful for an academic, which of course inspires resentment among peers.