intellectuals

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While N.Y. punk was inspired by Beat writers and intellectuals, its British counterpart was more sociopolitical, aggressive and nihilistic, addressing concerns about the government, the monarchy and unemployment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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

Mr. Stuttard is impressed by Pericles’ association with intellectuals such as Protagoras, who claimed that “man is the measure of all things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Readers of a certain age will recall that Ehrlich was one of the most celebrated public intellectuals of his time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

They were “visited daily by many of the nation’s most-respected and intelligent citizens,” including celebrities, intellectuals, leaders in the media and politics.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock