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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "intellectualism"
The Intellectual Crash of 2009: Where Have All the Smart People Gone?
Lee Siegel, The Daily Beast. March 27, 2009.
The intellectuals have given way to ranters, abusers, and screamers, who grab our attention and also free us from having to pay attention.
The Life of the Mind
Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. March 30, 2007.
Pursuing the "life of the mind" and taking full responsibility for the choices you make has nothing to do with intellectualism, elitism or being an "expert."