I’ve posted on this before but the issue is continuing to evolve. Sir Niall Ferguson is a right-wing historian and in 2025 co-founder of the University of Austin. The University is the kind of place where if you have a liberal let alone a left-wing thought you will be cancelled.
Ferguson has written some very good history in the past and you don’t need to agree with his politics to grasp that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Ferguson
Most recently however he has been batting for Trump and Musk and in a quite widely syndicated article at the turn of the year he looked at the Vibe Shift. What does this term mean? In essence it just means the political mood but actually its specifically about being anti-Woke (which can mean anything). Its also about brand and image rather than a substantial material reality.
Its quite an interesting subject for historians to look at and situate historically. Not however Sir Niall who seems to be just cheerleading it
The vibe shift has gone from the world of the fashionistas to the world of four-star admirals by way of the tech bros and the Trump–Musk campaign. It began as a revulsion against pronouns and piercings; it is culminating in a global repudiation of the liberal international order that inspired two generations of Democrats.
Yale Law School is out. The world is going to look a lot more like Gotham City from here on.
Niall Ferguson on the Vibe Shift
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