intellectuals
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He notes that “complaints about the evils of consumerism have long been a staple among intellectuals, but I see evil only in its excesses.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In the 1960s and ’70s, communal radicals and intellectuals such as E.F.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Equally, the need for professors and instructors engendered by the college boom created its own class of intellectuals and intellectual hangers-on.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Jürgen Habermas, one of the most influential philosophers and public intellectuals in post-war Germany, has died aged 96.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
My ideas would be like demons rushing from a hellish cave, and my fellow intellectuals, startled by the truth and enormity of my observations, would try to bottle them up before they spread.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
