Intellectuals vs. The Internet

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.

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