A recent commentary on American Thinker by Kevin Finn offers a blunt field guide to what he sees as four distinct categories of modern leftists: those who are blind, evil, crazy, or stupid. The piece argues that as Americans increasingly sort themselves into politically aligned communities and online spaces, these categories help explain the behavior and policies emerging from blue states and cities.
Finn acknowledges the categories are descriptive, not just pejorative, and notes they often overlap. He highlights what he describes as a growing trend of leftists embracing ideas that would have been considered unthinkable just a few years ago—ranging from the belief that men can have babies to the assertion that all cultures are equal. He suggests these ideas often ignore empirical evidence, observable outcomes, and basic incentives.
The commentary draws on a broader narrative of blue-state decline. Finn cites a report that Florida gains $2.4 million in net taxable income per hour and 551 new residents daily, while New York loses $1.1 million and 115 residents daily. These numbers, he argues, reflect a larger pattern of residents and businesses fleeing high-tax, heavily regulated states for red ones like Texas and Florida.
California as a case study
Finn singles out California as a prime example of what he calls self-inflicted harm. He points to Governor Gavin Newsom’s claim that the state’s fire management is a “model for the globe,” despite what Finn describes as critical failures: reservoirs running dry during major fires, neglected brush clearing and controlled burns, and homeless encampments allowed in high-risk areas. He also criticizes Newsom’s celebration of recovering $76 million in retail crime losses through a task force that cost $2 billion—a fraction of the estimated $8 to $20 billion lost to retail theft overall.
Finn ties these issues to the state’s soft-on-crime policies, including Proposition 47 and resistance to Proposition 36, and notes that many corporations have relocated headquarters from California and New York to Texas and Florida in search of lower taxes and fewer regulations.
Criminal justice and voter rolls
The article also attacks left-leaning judges who, Finn claims, release criminals as fast as police arrest them, leading to repeat offenses. He speculates that these judges may be acting out of stupidity, craziness, or even malice, though he stops short of asserting intentional wrongdoing.
Finn then turns to New Jersey, where roughly 6,600 non-citizens were reportedly on voter rolls. He criticizes legacy media outlets for downplaying the story, suggesting they framed it as a glitch or vendor issue rather than investigating the problem. He also references California’s Assembly Bill 2624—known as the “Stop Nick Shirley Act”—which he says exposes reporters to legal liability for exposing fraud, while shielding taxpayer-funded organizations from accountability.
A call for change
The cumulative effect of these supposed blind, evil, crazy, and stupid actions, Finn argues, is that middle-class property owners are squeezed, public safety erodes, economic vitality declines, and the republic is strained. He calls on voters to prioritize competence and evidence over rhetoric, warning that without a major course correction, blue-state policies risk causing broader national damage.
Whether readers agree with Finn’s categorization or find it overly broad, the piece reflects a growing conservative narrative that blue-state governance is failing on multiple fronts. The challenge, as always, is separating hyperbole from legitimate policy critiques—and ensuring that the national debate stays grounded in verifiable facts rather than ideological caricatures.
Source: www.americanthinker.com — https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/08/blind-evil-crazy-stupid-a-field-guide-to-modern-leftists/