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Andrew Kahr's avatar

"Noam Chomsky was the leading public intellectual of the 20th century.."

In that case, let's do away with them altogether.

I prefer public conveniences, you can flush them.

Jonathan Gal's avatar

There is a role for Conservative Intellectuals.

Conservatives should refrain from expressing anti-intellectualism. Rather, we should improve the quality and volume of Conservative Intellectual thought and media.

Jonathan Gal's avatar

To support of the spread of conservative values at Harvard, there is a need for conservative writers and speakers to develop a solid intellectual foundation for the idea that American Conservatism is not equal to 1930's Naziism. It is something entirely different, and in fact American conservatives played key role in defeating Nazism during the 20th Century.

Most Trump voters already know this, but the liberal Northeast, and particularly Harvard, have been thoroughly duped by leftist propaganda into believing that American Conservatives are equivalent to 1930's German Nazi's. It is, of course, a fallacy ... an accusation that bears very little resemblance to reality. It does, however, seem to convince many voters, especially those who have neither the time nor the brainpower to study it carefully.

If there is one point that the Salient can make, decisively and persuasively, over the next 12 months, this one would probably be the most impactful. A conservative professor dedicated to the study of 20th Century European history, would also help.