Thomas Sowell, whose columns I often read, has a book out called Intellectuals and Society assessing the relationship between the two. It is important to establish the definition of an intellectual (which is not synonymous with an intelligent person). Sowell defines an intellectual as one who produces ideas, as opposed to products. The result is [...]
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Thomas Sowell on Intellectuals and Society
Posted in Education, History on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jon Stewart Gets Owned!
Posted in History, Liberalism on May 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In this Pajamas TV video, Bill Whittle responds to this statement by Jon Stewart:
It’s a 15 minute video but well worth it. It will give you all of the intellectual firepower to battle liberals over the topic of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There is overwhelming evidence justifying the [...]