Matt Hoberg

Matt Hoberg earned an A.B. in Philosophy from Princeton University in 2009 and resides in Minnesota with his wife and four children in a 19th century farmhouse; these opinions are his own. You can find him on Twitter @kinder_cons and his Substack Kinder Conservative Bulletin.

In Defense of the Middlebrow

Matt Hoberg May 20, 2021

Why does the middlebrow matter? Who cares what a Jane or John Doe has to say about...

Explode the Canon: How to Fight a Better Canon War Canon

Explode the Canon: How to Fight a Better Canon War

Matt Hoberg April 5, 2021

Let’s explode the Canon and cultivate critical distance, opening up new vistas and leaving behind stale arguments.

Mitt Romney Doesn’t Give a Trump

Matt Hoberg February 12, 2021

How has Mitt Romney resisted the pressure to go along to get along? By governing for his...

Who’s Afraid of Cancel Culture?

Matt Hoberg February 8, 2021

“Cancel culture” is a new term in the cultural lexicon, barely registering in Google search trends prior...

Jaybird in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Huh, he even wrote an op-ed yesterday... Here's the money: Eight years ago, the Democratic Party was…
Jaybird in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The DNC Chair does, however. I suppose I can see his POV... Hogg doesn't get to do this as a DNC Vic…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025TL/DR of my comment: I want to hear the plot and the plan for attacking global anti-Semitism whether…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025I happen to live in an area of the United States where these people exist in large numbers and are v…
North in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025As I understand it there's a pretty sharp divide between camps of pro and anti Israeli/Jewish Trumpe…
North in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Please. Hamas had so much success in their attack in October because Bibi/Likud thought they were ta…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The Trumpers seem to be pretty faithful Israel supporters. Maybe you should be better at seeing them…
North in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025*shrugs* The key to not being treated like a pig fisher is not to fish any pigs. The intersectional…
Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Should we find out what colleges these people go to and block their federal funding? https://x.com/d…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025I'm utterly tired of the double standards that the DEI/Intersectional movement applies towards the J…