My upcoming speech at Baylor University on April 9th has provoked a bit of a reaction. There have been petitions demanding the cancellation of the event (and counter-petitions supporting the event). Some students have been tearing down fliers advertising the talk, and then bragging about it in the student newspaper. Now there are leaflets posted around campus claiming that I want to “undermine the American constitution.” The local news in Waco did a report on the hubbub, where they labeled me, among other things, a “self-described theocratic fascist.”
This claim that I am a “theocratic fascist” has been a prominent talking point among the protestors. The article in the student newspaper mentions it multiple times, and the signs opposing my talk also highlight the point. It’s true that I do describe myself in my Twitter bio as a theocratic fascist. I suppose you can interpret that description in one of two ways: as an obviously sarcastic joke meant to make fun of the people who reflexively label me a “theocrat” and a “fascist” for my opinions, or as a completely literal and sincere statement without the slightest hint of irony or sarcasm.
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