It seems like in the last few years, almost every other month, a concept I had of a public figure completely changes. So maybe it’s best I get used to it. Easy to say, hard to do. Prominent public intellectual

50 років тому, 12 січня 1972 року в радянській Україні почалась каральна акція КДБ УРСР «Блок», метою якої було "приборкання" української інтелігенції. Іван Драч пізніше назве цей історичний

Intellectuals are some of the dumbest, and most dangerous, people in society. An intellect that isn't guided by the moral virtues of the heart is one of the most destructive forces in the universe. When

"Intellectual" is not a dirty word. It disturbs me how often it is used as one. On the other hand, many of those who are called "intellectuals"-- particularly "public

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The other day I had a very intense debate with a person who was hoisting the book of the open veins of Latin America and its contents. Arguing that the value and content of the book were invaluable because

One of my favorite thinkers today is a very interesting professor who migrated from Lebanon many decades ago. As an evolutionary psychologist Professor Gad Saad has some fascinating ideas to share with

In this Majority Report clip, author Douglas Lain joins the show to talk about the draw of fake intellectuals versus real world issues.

Most times when we hear the word sexuality, what comes to our minds are male, female, sex, etc. Also, the word intellectuality invokes the picture of a mental acuteness, elitism or a class of people obsessed

Physical limitations (disablitas) are not an obstacle for most people to move forward. they prove to their surroundings and even the world, that the shortcomings in the body do not become an obstacle to

Hello Steemians , my name is Colette Whyte. I am a lawyer with a passion for entreneurship. Am a very creative person and I like to do same things people do but in a different and exciting way . I am really

Anyone ask me what is the intellectuals? Intellectuals are thinkers who not only have to produce "a" thinking but can also formulate and direct and exemplify the implementation of its socialization

The Ulama of Aceh Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand / Pattani Darussalam, Indonesia are scheduled to fill lectures / tausiah in some areas in Aceh Darussalam, Here are the Schedule,

Lifestyile Desk: Today's Shaheed Intellectual Day. On this day of 1971, the occupation forces of Pakistan and their collaborator Razakar al-Badar, Al-Shams, combined the killing of the best child intellectuals

Martyred Intellectuals Day Martyred Intellectuals Day (Bengali: শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবী দিবস Shaheed Buddhijibi Dibôsh) is observed on 14 December in Bangladesh to commemorate those intellectuals who were killed

(The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, Nov 2017) The premise of this 50 year old essay is simply that “It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies”. In it,

An Intellectual is somebody who uses more words than he needs, in order to say something more than he knows (Dwight D. Eisenhower)

Millenials have been hearing for most of their teen and adult life a fairy tale, carefully crafted by the democratic establishment. Trump represents confrontation, toughness and the raw power that comes

Note to Curators : This is a copypasta of Nassim Taleb's excellent article from Medium.com. It will be (metaphorically) flagged by Cheetah and those too caught up in the game to read this line. Please