intellectuals
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The decade-long episode instigated by Mao in 1966 saw intellectuals brutally targeted as "class enemies" and schools shuttered, setting China back for years in education and development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
A meet-up with Meyers’ “artistic community,” a circle of so-called intellectuals known as the Enthusiasm Society, leads Ed to humbly dip a toe back into his vanished creative side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“From my point of view, sociology should be producing intellectuals who think deeply and insightfully about the world,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Instead, she places Black Americans, Black intellectuals, and Black constitutional struggle where they have always belonged: at the center of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
I was among white and Indian intellectuals of my own generation, young men who would form the vanguard of the most important political movements of the next few years.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
