Where have all the public intellectuals gone? — Harvard Gazette

Where have all the public intellectuals gone? — Harvard Gazette

Anastasia Berg, Jesse McCarthy, and George Scialabba.Photo by Mira Kaplan Arts & Culture Where have all the public intellectuals gone? Panel discusses evolving tradition in U.S. due to social, economic shifts, and need for such thinkers in democratic cultures Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer March 10, 2026 5 min read If there’s one thing public intellectuals can agree on, it’s the necess…