There’s a popular meme about over-analysis in English class referring to the hypothetical text ‘the curtains were blue.’ The joke goes that the English teacher would pontificate about these colored ...

The phenomenal rise of Donald Trump has alarmed many observers over the revival of anti-intellectualism in American society. But America is not the only country that is being afflicted by ...

From attacks on evolution to denunciations of the “ivory tower,” anti-intellectualism has a long and contemptible history in the United States. It is now killing Americans. For months we have known ...

The term “anti-intellectualism” emerged in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century, appearing in 1911 in the then well-known (if now largely forgotten) radical John Spargo’s ...

The late Gore Vidal once confessed, with characteristic rapier wit, “I love stupidity. It excites me.” But the excitement and hilarity of human foibles and failures diminish rapidly when the ...

While Florida has long been monikered the “Sunshine State,” it seems determined to retreat to the Dark Ages. Under Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial authority, the state recently passed the Parental Rights ...

In a recent article published on openDemocracy Michael Gardiner set out an interesting thesis on ‘Burkean British time’. The article attracted vigorous criticism in the comments beneath – many of ...

Calling something pretentious is lazy, vacuous and smug – after all, it’s good at times for our ambition to outstrip our abilities. Those who invoke bluff ‘common sense’ are the actual snobs The word ...

Shriver's new novel is one of her best. It takes place in an alternative America, where the last acceptable bias — discrimination against people considered not so smart — is being stamped out. Lionel ...

An intellectual is generally thought of as an anti-establishment entity supposed to speak for and on behalf of the nation’s downtrodden. But in postcolonial states like Pakistan, much of ...