Anti-intellectualism

Anti-intellectualism is a winning political card in the US (Rush Limbaugh, anyone?), although Stephen Harper, who has tried to import that approach most recently in the case of Michael Ignatieff, is finding it a tougher sell here, other than in the backwoods where his base howls and prowls.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

Anti-intellectualism has a long history in America.

Those crazy intellectuals 2010

John Moore: Anti-intellectualism is a healthy response to intellectuals who believe that their superior education read: narrow but privileged and elite status entitles them to be masters of the universe.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on Sarah Palin and Going Rogue 2009

Anti-intellectualism is defined by, inter alia, abject paranoia of the perceived educated elite -- which, in the US, is a group that's been growing for decades alongside steady economic growth, fueled by innovation.

Stuart Whatley: Teabagging: Redux Anti-Intellectualism 2009

Schools can Combat “Anti-intellectualism” and WIN!

Schools Without Teachers « Illiteracy Articles « Articles « Literacy News 2009

Anti-intellectualism is a healthy response to intellectuals who believe that their superior education read: narrow but privileged and elite status entitles them to be masters of the universe.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on Sarah Palin and Going Rogue 2009

Anti-intellectualism is a purely circumstantial outlook, whereas education or knowledge acquisition is indisputably a normative societal goal.

Stuart Whatley: Teabagging: Redux Anti-Intellectualism 2009

Anti-intellectualism is a winning political card in the US Rush Limbaugh, anyone?

Standing aloof in giant ignorance 2009

Anti-intellectualism, Bible thumping ignorance and thuggish behaviors have become patriotic hallmarks.

The Commonwealth of Morons 2009

Anti-intellectualism can be found on both left and right.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Conservatives, Political Correctness and the Academy 2009