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Intellectualism

Are You Intelligent Or Just Intellectual?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

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Russell Bishop

Indeed, many of the negativists of the world seem to engage in an insidious game, using their intellect, but not their intelligence, to argue against the potential for positive focus or improvement.

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Are Hispanics Just Plain Dumb? Many of Us Think So

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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Daniel Cubias

White people will go out of their way to avoid looking like they're picking on black people. But when it comes to, say, Hispanics, all bets are off.

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Does Life Have Meaning or Are We Merely Bobbleheads in Bubbleland?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

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John W. Whitehead

The question of life's meaning is a spiritual one -- one that has been largely lost due to the devaluing of spiritual and religious institutions in the country.

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Nutrition and the Obama Moment

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

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Dr. Jonny Bowden

There's good reason to think that intellectualism is on the ropes, but maybe this will change now that we have in the White House a guy who actually understands nuance and complexity.

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This Country Needs An Intellectual

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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Sheila Suess Kennedy

The charge of elitism is a manifestation of America's longstanding and unfortunate subtext of anti-intellectualism, and its use during this campaign is both revealing and disturbing.

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