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Long before the release of MacBook Air, John F. Kennedy ’40 said that “man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.” Oh, how man has fallen. “The Age of American Unreason,” Susan Jacoby??s latest effort, bemoans the dilution of American intellectual ambition and the crippling apathy that has settled in its place.Using an arsenal of historical analysis, anecdotal musings, and hard-nosed scorn, Jacoby deconstructs American culture to reveal the virus of anti-intellectualism that has penetrated to its core...
...department called ‘Black Urban Contemporary.’ But there was no new music coming into the department, and it wasn’t very organized—it was just a few kids who enjoyed hip-hop.” To that end, Felton and Jacoby??in conjunction with members of WHRB’s indie-rock department, “Record Hospital”—designed a hip-hop comp in order to attract and train knowledgeable DJs. They also began to seek out new music from hip-hop labels while...
...Jacoby??s mind, the true public intellectuals were a group of intellectuals who lived in New York City in the 1930s, dwelling in tiny apartments and earning a living whatever way they could in order to keep writing columns and books on the great social questions of the time. They addressed society’s most pressing problems—and offered solutions. Today’s academics, Jacoby argued, address highly specialized issues that don’t translate into practical solutions...
Resident advisers stand in the way of such recruiting and require placating. Jacoby??s book explains, “The resident advisor, or RA, is the most immediate symbol of authority most dorm residents face. It is important that Christians develop good relationships with the RA before the Bible Studies begin. Then in the event someone complains, the disciple will be seen as a friend and not as ‘that religious nut’ in Room...
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