> What makes someone an old school progressive, in your opinion? Those who were known as progressives prior to about 5 years ago. Eric and his brother Bret wer

> What makes someone an old school progressive, in your opinion? Those who were known as progressives prior to about 5 years ago. Eric and his brother Bret were self described progressives for decades. > I'm having trouble finding anything progressive about this person. Listen to his podcast The Portal to see. That he works with Thiel simply means that he is able to work with people who have different opinions. Guilt by association is lazy, as is dismissing a theory as crackpot, especially from a serious intellectual with the credentials (eg Harvard) to back it up.