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Would I walk away from my body of work because I find those people loathsome? No. HarperCollins has published all kinds of people I find odious, dangerous and amoral. But it was symbolic, as most such stands are: Most of my books have been published at HarperCollins, which is owned by News Corp, the company started by Rupert Murdoch, whose manipulation of the media has done great harm to public discourse over the last several decades. The right I did have was to decide who I wanted to do business with.
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( Eventually, it dropped Milo Yiannopoulos’s book.) He had every right to air his political beliefs, but he didn’t have a right to a lucrative book contract.
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Several years ago, I pulled out of a book deal with Simon & Schuster because the publishing company had bought a book by a white supremacist provocateur. I believe we should be exposed to a multitude of interesting ideas and perspectives, including those that challenge our most fiercely held beliefs.īut engaging with the world with intellectual honesty and integrity is rarely simple. I often write about my opinions, and I know I can’t do that in a vacuum, as tempting as that sometimes seems. That is, certainly, an illusion, but I can see the appeal. It’s clear that what these modern-day hermits want is to exist in a vacuum, where they are not affected by nor do they affect anything beyond the boundaries of their home. Over the course of an hour, I’ll watch someone build a yurt or a mud hut with cob walls or a house on a mountain outside of Denver, powered by solar panels.
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Sometimes, I watch a reality TV show called “Building Off the Grid ,” about people who decide to make homes for themselves in remote places where they can live sustainable lives.