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A Thinker in Charge, for a Change

Obama veers from longstanding American anti-intellectualism

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2008 10:31 AM CST

(Newser) – Since Adlai Stevenson, America has recoiled from intellectuals in power—but maybe Barack Obama, “an open, out-of-the-closet, practicing intellectual,” can change that, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times. “Smart and educated leadership is no panacea,” Kristof notes, “but...   Read full story »

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