Ep. 143: Are extremists more logical than moderates?

The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses whether the extremists are more logical and clear than moderates? On a variety of issues it seems that those with the extreme viewpoints are more clear than those who are considered moderate. Is this merely a kind of genetic horseshoe fallacy or do the extremists have a commitment to consistency and rigor that “the adults in the room” don’t have? Extremists are often painted by the mainstream as being unintelligent un-nuanced persons but based on certain research, those with higher intelligence tend to hold extreme economic views. Is this the case in most areas? Do the Taliban, Leninists, Black Panthers, Maoists, Double Predestination Calvinists, Sedevacantists, Universalists, Southern Antebellum fire eaters, Jacobins, certain Feminists and Rothbardian anarchists have a kind of intellectual clarity that the moderate representatives of the positions don’t have? Are there any virtues to holding a middle position especially if it's an unprincipled compromise as Walter Block describes? Does history only remember the extremists? Do we only ever read so called extremists? Are extremist positions unliveable for the vast majority who work for and manage the state bureaucracy, state military, mainstream church or megacorps?