re: The cult of ignorance in the United States: Anti-intellectualism

What the author neglects to mention is that damn near all the humanities have been monopolized by the far left. My girlfriend just had a research topic assigned to her, and I shite you not, about how to most effectively resist the Trump administration. Not only that, but if you try to engage in discussion with an opposing view point to the professor, your grade will more than likely suffer.

This isn't partisan crap, it's just a fact that these classes the author stresses the importance of are far removed from the intellectual debate they are meant to stimulate.

I would love if people actually did learn real philosophy again; going forward, we are going to have a ton of ethical questions to answer regarding technology and I would love to see a nation equipped to critically analyze the future we want to create. A degree in African American studies will not accomplish that goal