Current：Home > MyIntellectuals vs. The Internet -Ascend Finance Compass
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-12 16:48:58
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！ (4)
Related
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- ‘We Need to Be Bold,’ Biden Says, Taking the First Steps in a Major Shift in Climate Policy
- In the San Joaquin Valley, Nothing is More Valuable than Water (Part 2)
- Read the full text of the dissents in the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling by Sotomayor and Jackson
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Prince Harry Feared Being Ousted By Royals Over Damaging Rumor James Hewitt Is His Dad
- Supreme Court sides with Christian postal worker who declined to work on Sundays
- Migrant boat disaster: What to know about the tragedy off the coast of Greece
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner Set the Record Straight on Feud Rumors
Ranking
- Trump's 'stop
- Calif. Earmarks a Quarter of Its Cap-and-Trade Riches for Environmental Justice
- Trump’s Weaker Clean Power Plan Replacement Won’t Stop Coal’s Decline
- Wage theft often goes unpunished despite state systems meant to combat it
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Q&A: One Baptist Minister’s Long, Careful Road to Climate Activism
- Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Affirmative action ruling eliminates a valuable tool for universities
- Activists Gird for a Bigger Battle Over Oil and Fumes from a Port City’s Tank Farms
Recommendation
Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor and Little Miss Sunshine star, dies at 89
Naomi Campbell welcomes second child at age 53
Shop Beard Daddy Conditioning Spray, Father’s Day Gift of the Year
Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
-
Naomi Campbell welcomes second child at age 53
Can Massachusetts Democrats Overcome the Power of Business Lobbyists and Pass Climate Legislation?
Congress Extends Tax Breaks for Clean Energy — and Carbon Capture