Word: douthat
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Ross Gregory Douthat ’02 argues that Harvard has produced a class of complacent, intellectually lazy corner-cutters who treat academics less as an exploration of the mind than an extension of the resum?...
Offended yet? Careful, you’re dealing with one of your own. In Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class, Douthat has penned a scathing look at the culture of the “meritocratic elite” he believes pervades the modern academy—and not the least, his alma mater...
...Douthat, also a former Crimson columnist, it’s no coincidence that Harvard is run by an economist—the entire place is a case study of rational choice theory put into wide effect...
...like to thank the editors for their kind attention to my criticisms of Harvard’s curriculum, which appear in the March issue of the Atlantic Monthly. While the editorial is entitled “Doubting Douthat,” (Editorials, Feb. 16) I think that there is actually very little disagreement between us as to the overall state of Harvard academics. The editors concede that “there are major flaws in the current Core Curriculum, the academic advising system, and even the apathy of some professors and teaching fellows,” and they allow that...
...ROSS G. DOUTHAT...