Written by John Moravec on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 20:43
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From the slightly off-topic department…
After laughing with Idiocracy’s critiques of anti-intellectual culture in American society, this quote from Bill Maher hit home (via Crooks and Liars):
Maher: “New rule, politicians must stop saying, ‘the American people are smarter than that.’ No they aren’t! If the Bush era has taught us anything, it’s that voters want a president carved in their own image. Someone who doesn’t like to read or believe anything he’s told, and is easily distracted by bright, shiny objects.”
The good news is that a new chief executive is coming, providing an opportunity to break from anti-intellectual variants of populism. Why aren’t education leaders talking about what to do when our next president enters office?
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AMA citation:
Moravec J. American anti-intellectualism? Say it ain’t so!. Education Futures. 2008. Available at: http://www.educationfutures.com/2008/03/09/american-anti-intellectualism-say-it-ain%e2%80%99t-so/. Accessed May 13, 2008.
APA citation:
Moravec, John. (2008). American anti-intellectualism? Say it ain’t so!. Retrieved May 13, 2008, from Education Futures Web site: http://www.educationfutures.com/2008/03/09/american-anti-intellectualism-say-it-ain%e2%80%99t-so/
Chicago citation:
Moravec, John. 2008. American anti-intellectualism? Say it ain’t so!. Education Futures. http://www.educationfutures.com/2008/03/09/american-anti-intellectualism-say-it-ain%e2%80%99t-so/ (accessed May 13, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Moravec, J 2008, American anti-intellectualism? Say it ain’t so!, Education Futures. Retrieved May 13, 2008, from <http://www.educationfutures.com/2008/03/09/american-anti-intellectualism-say-it-ain%e2%80%99t-so/>
MLA citation:
Moravec, John. "American anti-intellectualism? Say it ain’t so!." 9 Mar. 2008. Education Futures. Accessed 13 May. 2008. <http://www.educationfutures.com/2008/03/09/american-anti-intellectualism-say-it-ain%e2%80%99t-so/>
