THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas

THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas @AnandWrites

This country is full of “thought leaders” who simply preside too long over public discourse, who stay too long at the fair. For every James Carville you could book on TV, there are 10 brilliant young people who actually understand the present and the future. Interview them! — PolitiTweet.org

THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas @AnandWrites

We get mad about one editorial board essay, or one column from someone who's had the job since 1987, or one out-of-touch TV comment, or one academic's snipe at PC culture. But it's systemic. There's a vast encrusted class of tenured "thought leaders" who ought to make way. — PolitiTweet.org