Current：Home > NewsIntellectuals vs. The Internet -EquityWise
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-18 08:36:57
What good is a Humanities degree? According to two intellectuals, Dr. Ally Louks and Jason Stanley, the humanities help us better connect to other humans. According to a lot of online haters, they're worthless.
Dr. Louks recently posted her Cambridge University PhD thesis online and was piled on by a loud group of right-wing anti-intellectuals. Brittany, Dr. Louks, and Jason Stanley, a professor of Philosophy at Yale University investigate the backlash to Dr. Louks, higher education at large, and why "anti-intellectualism" is prevalent in Republican politics.
Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus. Join NPR+ today.
veryGood！ (27878)
Related
- Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport
- Quaker Oats recalls some granola bars and cereals nationwide over salmonella risk
- The 18 Hap-Hap-Happiest Secrets About Christmas Vacation Revealed
- Leon Edwards retains welterweight belt with unanimous decision over Colby Covington at UFC 296
- Plunge Into These Olympic Artistic Swimmers’ Hair and Makeup Secrets
- College Football Playoff committee responds to Sen. Rick Scott on Florida State snub
- Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka
- Why Shaggy Took a Strategic Step Back From the Spotlight
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Simply the Best 25 Schitt's Creek Secrets Revealed
Ranking
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Lawyers for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger visit crime scene ahead of planned demolition
- Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka
- Mexico’s Maya tourist train opens for partial service amid delays and cost overruns
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape
- Canadian youth facing terrorism charges for alleged plot against Jewish people
- Small plane crashes into power lines in Oregon and kills 3, police say
Recommendation
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Lawyers for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger visit crime scene ahead of planned demolition
It's time to say goodbye: 10 exit strategies for your Elf on the Shelf
Federal judge warns of Jan. 6 case backlog as Supreme Court weighs key obstruction statute
Michigan lawmaker who was arrested in June loses reelection bid in Republican primary
Russia and Ukraine launch numerous drone attacks targeting a Russian air base and Black Sea coast
‘Wonka’ waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Chalamet’s starring role
Finland seeks jailing, probe of Russian man wanted in Ukraine over alleged war crimes in 2014-2015