Current：Home > NewsIntellectuals vs. The Internet -WealthTrack
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-24 16:52:53
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！ (81)
Related
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Ben Affleck Spends Time With BFF Matt Damon Amid Jennifer Lopez Divorce
- What to know about the heavy exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
- Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Gossip Girl Alum Ed Westwick Marries Amy Jackson in Italian Wedding
- Alaska governor declares disaster following landslide in Ketchikan
- Don't get tricked: How to check if your Social Security number was part of data breach
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- ‘It’s Just No Place for an Oil Pipeline’: A Wisconsin Tribe Continues Its Fight to Remove a 71-Year-Old Line From a Pristine Place
Ranking
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels
- Lily Allen responds to backlash after returning adopted dog who ate her passport
- Lake Mary, Florida, rallies to beat Taiwan 2-1 in 8 innings to win Little League World Series title
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Gossip Girl Alum Ed Westwick Marries Amy Jackson in Italian Wedding
- Olympic star Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again, has priceless reaction
- Arizona home fire kills 2, including a child, and injures 3
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Who climbed in, who dropped out of 30-man field for golf's 2024 Tour Championship?
The Best Breathable, Lightweight & Office-Ready Work Pants for Summer
Sven-Goran Eriksson, Swedish soccer coach who was first foreigner to lead England team, dies at 76
Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
Zoë Kravitz says Beyoncé was 'so supportive' of that 'Blink Twice' needle drop
TikToker Jools Lebron Shuts Down Haters With Very Demure Response
Kamala Harris’ Favorability Is Sky High Among Young Voters in Battleground States