I would say that Chris Hedges can be called a liberal as you mean it. According to him, “The Best and the Brightest Led America Off a Cliff.”

I my completely not humble opinion, we have degeneration of creative thinking across America, and it is not worth discussion who is more guilty. Whenever I can, I try my best to revitalize academic-style conversations. I believe that Medium is perfectly positioned to benefit from doing so financially.