intellectuals

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And while it details Jewish participation in, and influence on, global soccer, it also challenges the cliché that Jews were intellectuals, artists and laborers but not athletes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

The permanent problem is not the one that the book poses: It is, in fact, that intellectuals keep insisting that an economic system deliver spiritual bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

While N.Y. punk was inspired by Beat writers and intellectuals, its British counterpart was more sociopolitical, aggressive and nihilistic, addressing concerns about the government, the monarchy and unemployment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

You might have assumed that America’s intellectuals would have been overjoyed at this postwar cultural leveling up, but not all were.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

He was now at odds with his own executive, which was mainly populated with intellectuals.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela