Daily Archives: March 3, 2014

Who Was The Last American Politician Who Was a Public Intellectual?

I think it was the sociologist and politician Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who noted that Americans tend to behave more sanely the closer to Canada they live. Newt Gingrich thinks of himself as one but none of his books stand up … Continue reading

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Baby Richard

Beginning in April 1995, Dennis Prager devoted every hour of his radio show for six weeks, much to the dismay of his bosses and many of his listeners, to the Baby Richard controversy. Why this obsession? Because the story exemplified … Continue reading

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He Said His Colleagues Were ‘Jew-leftie-commies’

I’m fascinated by the story of British psychologist Christopher Brand. How does one balance academic freedom with social responsibility? According to Wikipedia: In October 1996 Brand came to the defence of Nobel laureate Daniel Carleton Gajdusek who had been charged … Continue reading

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