How charming that one of our most famous left-wing intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, provides the answer: “It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the Truth and expose lies.”
Education, politics, and lies—what’s the difference?
During the past decade, I wrote mainly about education. I decided it would be good strategy to stay away from peripheral issues, especially politics. I didn’t want to confuse my readers. I wanted them to think, oh yeah, this is that guy that writes about education.