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The mystery behind Chris Hudges’ 2008 criticism of an article written by Jared A. Brock in 2021
Jared A. Brock starts his bio on Medium bragging about winning awards and being published in many renowned places. It does not impress me. In my book, the author is as good as his article that was offered me to read today.
To Jared’s misfortune, several years ago, I read an article by Chris Hedges claiming that “The Best and the Brightest Led America Off a Cliff.” Mr. Hedges argues that the “nation’s elite universities disdain honest intellectual inquiry” and sees it as the cause of the “multiple failures that beset the country.” A friend recommended that article to me as a brilliantly written snapshot of America. I not only agreed; I noticed that the media are devoid of honest intellectual inquiry as well.
Hence, it did not work well for Jared when, Medium recommended to me his article claiming that “Mortgages Are The Biggest Ripoff On Earth.” The title is intriguing, and no doubt Jared knows about mortgages, money, and banking a lot more than I do. But my first impression was that he is one of those who, the more they know, the more confused they are. I checked his bio, and the old essay by Chris Hedges came to my mind.
