Posts Tagged: Intellectuals
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The Great Boy-Intellectual 9/11 Chin-Stroke-Off

| September 7th, 2011

"I’d suggest we start round two by addressing Michael’s question of whether one effect of 9/11 is a permanent counterterror 'archipelago' that, to state the obvious, is not a natural friend of liberal politics, democracy, or perhaps some other goals of the reaction to 9/11." —Okay, I know our official position here is pro-words, pro-dialogue, pro-length and pro-ideas, but sometimes don't you just want to choke a bunch of eggheads? Here's an endless panel discussion of intellectual boy handwringing about 9/11 that is the very definition of OH GOD CLOSE TAB CLOSE TAB. That being said: "But surely intellectuals, including, if I may say so, Michael [Ignatieff] and [...]

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Academic Finds That Sex With Children Still Considered Bad Thing

| June 11th, 2009

No one wants to publish historical research on man-boy loving and how it is good for you, strangely enough! The thesis of the long-banned article? "The empirical data show that pederasty is not only not predestined to injure, but can benefit the adolescent when practiced according to the ancient Greek form." Eww, you mean, like, covered in olive oil? Gross.