Sam Harris

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Podcaster Sam Harris: There was a 'conspiracy to deny the ... (Fox News)

Harris defended censorship of the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the presidential election. Joe Silverstein.

But given what happened with the Anthony Weiner laptop in the previous election, I think it was probably the right call. "It's like a firefly to the sun," he said as a comparison. [GOP LEADING IN OHIO MIDTERM RACES, OHIOANS MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 2024 AFTER FBI RAID IN NEW POLL](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-leading-ohio-midterm-races-ohioans-more-likely-vote-trump-2024-after-fbi-raid-new-poll) [prevent somebody being democratically re-elected](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-2020-presidential-election-rigged-big-tech-mainstream-media) as president?" But I think it was warranted," he said. Sam Harris, a prominent atheist and liberal podcaster, defended Twitter's censorship of the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop report just weeks before the 2020 presidential election.

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Who Is Sam Harris? Writer Admits to Ignoring Hunter Biden Laptop (Newsweek)

Outspoken author and neuroscientist Sam Harris made comments regarding Hunter Biden that have garnered plenty of attention from conservatives.

"I've always thought that this was a very hard call, ethically and journalistically...Nothing I said on that podcast was meant to suggest that the "Neither of us share his views but it's really important that he had the space to express them," Kisin said. "It doesn't matter what part's conspiracy, what part's out in the open," Harris replied. "We were on Joe Rogan's show a few weeks ago and I learned that from him: the most important thing is to let people express themselves. It's like a firefly to the sun," Harris said during the interview. "It doesn't even stack up against Trump University," he continued. "But also Sam made a lot of points we thought were important and agreed with, particularly about wokeness being a disaster," Kisin said, adding that a paywalled portion of the interview included questions about Harris' "controversial COVID stance" that led to a "robust debate" due to his being in favor of vaccine mandates. [Alan Dershowitz](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/alan-dershowitz) told the conservative media outlet [Newsmax](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/newsmax) in April that Hunter Biden simply mentioning his father in emails [was not grounds for incriminating](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-attorney-hunter-biden-emails-not-enough-incriminate-joe-biden-1697021) the current president. [issued a response via Twitter](https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/1560339115865808896) on Thursday afternoon after saying he didn't speak "very clearly" in his comments, saying he "was essentially arguing for a principle of self-defense (where there's a continuum of proportionate force that is appropriate and necessary to use)." After Harris said the social media channels limiting the reach of the New York Post story was "a left-wing conspiracy to deny the presidency to Donald Trump" that was "warranted," Kisin followed up by asking if Harris was content with such a conspiracy. [Hunter Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/hunter-biden), saying that his alleged laptop controversy was less significant than the potential damage [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) could do to "democracy." [Joe Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/joe-biden)'s son has been a [repeated source of controversy](https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-posts-hunter-biden-stories-raise-questions-about-joe-biden-its-reporting-here-are-9-1539463), beginning with a New York Post story published just prior to the 2020 election that publicized emails allegedly showing Hunter Biden arranging a meeting between a Ukrainian business associate and his father in April 2015, and urging Biden's "influence" in May 2014.

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We need to talk about Sam Harris | The Spectator Australia (The Spectator Australia)

'Right? 'So there is nothing… First of all, it's Hunter Biden – it's not Joe Biden – but even if Joe – even – whatever scope of Joe Biden's corruption is, like, ...

But given what happened with the Anthony Weiner laptop in the previous election, I think it was probably the right call. The Hunter Biden laptop story was silenced when it should have been investigated. What would the Left say about Trump if he had committed even a fraction of Biden’s missteps? ‘There is a podcast clip circulating that seems to be confusing many people about my views on Trump (which is understandable because I wasn’t speaking very clearly). But I think it was warranted.” ‘No – but – it’s not – there’s nothing – it was a conspiracy out in the open. But it doesn’t matter if it was a conspiracy. ‘Now, that doesn’t answer the people who say that it is still completely unfair to not have looked at the laptop in a timely way or to shut down the New York Post’s Twitter account. Many Americans would switch Biden out for Trump in a heartbeat. ‘The kids in the basement?’ quips Sam Harris, as if that were a laughing matter. ‘F**k the kids the basement. But I think it was warranted.’

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Sam Harris goes on a deranged rant yet again: Supports censoring ... (OpIndia)

Sam Harris has now admitted that the censoring of the Hunter Biden laptop story was a warranted "left-wing conspiracy" | OpIndia News.

The flabbergasted host prods Harris further asking in dismay how he can be satisfied with a left-wing conspiracy to stop the democratic election of a leader he might not like. Sam Harris then talks about Twitter shutting down the account of The New York Post and censoring the story, saying that people allege it was a Left Wing Conspiracy to deny Donald Trump the Presidency. “It is like a coin toss for, the Hunter Biden laptop thing, I do understand how corrosive it is for an institution like the NYT to show obvious bias and inconsistency and dishonestly – it is like they couldn’t even frame it honestly – how I would frame it is – listen I don’t care what’s in the Hunter Biden laptop – at that point, Hunter Biden could have had corpses of children in his basement and I would not have cared, right? Firstly, it is Hunter Biden, not Joe Biden and whatever the scope of Joe Biden’s corruption is – if we could go down that rabbit hole endlessly – like he was getting kickbacks from Hunter Biden’s deal in Ukraine or wherever else, like China – it is small in comparison to the corruption Trump is involved in. Citing this incident, Harris says, “We will get 4 more years of Trump if we actually give this a fair hearing”, referring to the bombshell “laptop from hell” belonging to Hunter Biden. [Hunter Biden laptop story](https://www.opindia.com/tag/hunter-biden/) was a warranted “left-wing conspiracy” to ensure that Joe Biden could unseat Donald Trump.

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Sam Harris: The Worst Thing You Can Imagine About Hunter ... (RealClearPolitics)

Podcast host Sam Harris raised eyebrows on Twitter this week for saying that he believes the danger posed to "democracy" by former President Trump is so ...

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'Corpses of children': Author's insane podcast (NEWS.com.au)

A popular left-wing author has gone viral for declaring he would not have cared if Joe Biden's son Hunter had “corpses of children” in his basement and it ...

“But given what happened with the Anthony Weiner laptop in the previous election, I think it was probably the right call. Harris continued, “That doesn’t answer the people who say it’s still completely unfair to not have looked at the laptop in a timely way and to shut down the New York Post’s Twitter account. This was, here’s a guy who is capable of anything, he’s not ideological, but he’s like a black hole of selfishness, so there’s no telling what he’s going to do, and we cannot afford to have four more years with this guy. (However, I’ve never been under any illusion that he is Orange Hitler.)” In which, Sam Harris says that it's ok to conspire against Trump getting elected, because he was the equivalent of an asteroid headed towards earth. “It doesn’t even stack up against Trump University.

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Who is Sam Harris? Philosopher's shocking revelations about ... (Sportskeeda)

Philosopher and author Sam Harris recently made some shocking revelations about his take on Hunter Biden's laptop controversy and Donald Trump's re-election ...

He is regarded as one of the alleged core members of the “Intellectual Dark Web.” Sam Harris’ other books Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance were also New York Times Best Sellers. Sam Harris is also known as a critic of religion. He completed his bachelor of arts in philosophy from Stanford University in 2000 and earned a Ph.D. As per his official bio, Harris also practiced meditation for more than 30 years under the guidance of many Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western teachers. He was born on April 9, 1967, in Los Angeles to TV writer and producer Susan Harris and actor Berkeley Harris. He also clarified that he does not think the Democrats embraced such an action. Sam Harris posted a series of tweets explaining and defending his words. Ever since the incident, the matter has been a major topic of debate on the internet. The alleged emails provided evidence of a meeting between Joe and Hunter Biden and an executive from Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company. “Now that doesn’t answer the people who say ‘it’s still completely unfair to not have looked at the laptop in a timely way and to have shut down the New York Post’s Twitter account. “Hunter Biden literally could have had the corpses of children in his basement, I would not have cared.

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If Hunter Biden had 'corpses' in his basement Sam Harris 'would not ... (Sky News Australia)

Author and podcaster Sam Harris is being condemned online after attempting to justify ignoring news about Hunter Biden's laptop before the 2020 US election.

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Sam Harris: Censoring The Post's Hunter Biden exposés 'warranted ... (New York Post)

Author Sam Harris has sparked outrage by claiming the "left-wing conspiracy" to bury The Post's reporting on Hunter Biden's laptop was "warranted" to keep ...

You reiterated it multiple times after they pressed you on the same question.” But I think it was warranted,” the “Waking Up” author claimed. There’s a whole segment of the country that thinks this way. At least when it’s said, you can see it for what it is.” “I think it’s funny people are surprised Sam Harris thinks this way. The “Gone Girl” star insisted Harris was being offensive to the billions of believers of the world’s second-biggest religion. “Ben, we have to be able to criticize bad ideas, and Islam at the moment is the motherlode of bad ideas,” Harris insisted to applause from the audience and support from Maher. “But given what happened with the Anthony Weiner laptop in the previous election, I think it was probably the right call,” he said, referring to the discovery of “Absolutely it was. “On the podcast, I was speaking narrowly about the wisdom and propriety of ignoring the Hunter Biden laptop story until after the election,” he tweeted to his 1.5 million followers. [Joe Biden’s corruption,](https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/hunter-biden-scandal-may-lead-right-back-to-joe/)” noting stories accusing the commander-in-chief of “getting kickbacks from Hunter Biden’s deals in Ukraine” or “China.” [cracked-out first son](https://nypost.com/2021/04/09/hunter-biden-i-was-so-crack-addled-i-forgot-pants-i-was-very-qualified-for-burisma/) had “the corpses of children in his basement.”

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Who is Sam Harris and why did his Trump comments cause such a ... (The Independent)

Right-wing media commentators have seized upon this statement, treating Mr Harris as the embodiment of liberal thought and, by extension, suggesting all ...

That is not congruent with the ideals of democracy. He said that when Mr Trump refused to concede and transfer power to Joe Biden, he "viewed him as more dangerous still (However, I've never been under any illusion that he is Orange Hitler)." Mr Murray is the author of The Bell Curve, a book that attempts to link race and intelligence and intelligence to one's genetics, and which has appealed to some white supremacists. There's a whole segment of the country that thinks this way. probably the right call." “Now that doesn’t answer the people who say ‘it’s still completely unfair to not have looked at the laptop in a timely way and to have shut down the New York Post’s Twitter account. Mr Harris effectively endorsed media consent manufacturing, so long as it was done to stop an adequately dangerous threat. Not just a liberal, but an outspoken liberal who did not hide his — admittedly begrudging — support for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. "I think it's funny people are surprised Sam Harris thinks this way. He is not just a prolific thinker and writer; he's also an outspoken commentator who says things that make lots of people angry and which get him a lot of attention. At least when it's said, you can see it for what it is." His appearance on Mr Harris's podcast was met with a mix of revulsion on the left and nodding approval on the right.

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