Rubin: UATX Is the Physical Embodiment of the Intellectual Dark Web
Dave Rubin · Tucker, Shapiro & The New Right—Dave Rubin Calls for an Honest Debate · Joe Lonsdale · Jun 26, 2025 · at 4:14
Media commentator Dave Rubin talks with Joe Lonsdale, a founding trustee of the University of Austin (UATX), about his speaking appearance at the new university.
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“And as I said also last night, you know, I was part of this IDW intellectual dark web thing online when we, when it was, you know, seven or eight years ago when people were first online talking about things that were not in the mainstream, and to see like a brick and mortar, a physical place that has now become the embodiment of that was very, very rewarding for me.”
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