The modern approach, of which this textbook is an example, does start with simulation. In fact there is very little classical statistics (distributions, analyti

The modern approach, of which this textbook is an example, does start with simulation. In fact there is very little classical statistics (distributions, analytic tests) in the book. The Berkeley Data 8 book, which I link to in another comment, takes the same approach. I imagine there is still too much classical material for your tastes, but there is definitely change happening.