anti-intellectualism

Science

MAGA Distrusts Science. We Must Find a Way to Change That.

Paul M. Sutter / Undark Dec 19, 2025 Funding cuts are devastating for U.S. science. Regaining support will require cleaning house and bipartisan messaging. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Use the ‘F’ Word to Describe Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 The issue of the president’s fascism has reached center stage in the U.S., sparked by the administration’s shameful treatment of refugees and its Gestapo-like "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump and the Politics of Nihilism

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Aug 11, 2017 The president’s dangerous rhetoric toward North Korea is symptomatic of democratic collapse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Now They Hate Universities: Trumpian Anti-Intellectualism Is Spreading Among Republicans

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 12, 2017 Of those polled by Pew, 58 percent believe colleges and universities have a negative impact on the United States. It's a very recent development. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘The Designated Mourner’: A Play on Authoritarianism, Restaged for the Trump Era

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig May 12, 2017 Twenty years after its debut, playwright Wallace Shawn’s drama has taken on new meaning for American theatergoers. (Shawn is pictured at left.) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Charleston Church Shooting Is Another Example of How ‘Anti-Intellectualism Is Killing America’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 At a time when in-depth discussions are more necessary than ever, ignorance will prevail over intellectualism; a third of Americans can't tell you what the term "transgender" means; meanwhile, propaganda is a powerful factor behind the growing prison problem we face in the U.S. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )