Intellectuals

The Age of the Informavore

Frank Schirrmacher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Schirrmacher

We are now entering a phase where Darwinian selection apparently attacks ideas themselves: what to remember, what not to remember, which idea is stronger, which idea is weaker.

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Does the Ivy League Turn You Into a Moron? Walter Kirn Critiques Princeton in "Lost in the Meritocracy"

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anis Shivani

Walter Kirn, author of the novels Up in the Air and Mission to America, has written the most enticing recent indictment of education in this country.

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David Brooks and Big Words

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Cohen

Brooks distances himself from right wing blowhards like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, but essentially advocates the same policy positions without the bombast, and a lot of fancy words.

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