For the record I've never read a Sanderson novel, but I've heard they were rather socially conservative for the most part. No sex, no modern politics, no R-rated scenes. Moderate T for Teen level content.
Sanderson has also been pushing for Hollywood deals for a long time, but had no luck.
The most recent book suddenly had homos and non-binary and all that stuff. Then boom, TV deal signed.
Thoughts?
I have friends who know him. He got really busy about 5 years ago and hasn't had a break. Almost everyone he has talked to is in the media by some form or another. Even his cousins, friends, students don't get very much time with him. The, media types push hard on the left. Since that's all he interacts with, it's not a surprise. He's being controlled by the left leaning corporate suits.
This is fairly common with any artsy thing. You can be right leaning, but the higher up the ladder you go, the less it is allowed.