Richard Posner’s book Public Intellectuals has always seemed to me like a greased pig: fast, inelegant, hard to pin down, and finally, without much utility. But occasionally even a gassy book yields something worth a second look. Early in his study Posner writes:
via www.planet-of-the-blind.com
Saw more evidence of the failure of public intellectuals this morning–the talking head programs are simply "aping" the line from the national security state that Syria is a grave cyber threat.
Planet of the Blind 