Comments on: The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class https://www.isegoria.net/2016/05/the-future-of-intellectuals-and-the-rise-of-the-new-class/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Faze https://www.isegoria.net/2016/05/the-future-of-intellectuals-and-the-rise-of-the-new-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2472041 Faze Thu, 19 May 2016 02:10:09 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40238#comment-2472041 This book was assigned reading for a course I took in College in 1980. It had a big affect on me then, and last year I bought an old copy from Abe Books to see if it was as good as I remembered. Re-reading it, I could see that part of its power derived from the way the argument was structured: as a series of stark, numbered points — a clear and effective mode of presentation that should be widely copied. Anyhow, I got the impression that the book had fallen into obscurity. Then I see it mentioned here in Isegoria. I recommend it not only for the content, but for the abovementioned structure. Very interesting.

]]> By: Lucklucky https://www.isegoria.net/2016/05/the-future-of-intellectuals-and-the-rise-of-the-new-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2471992 Lucklucky Wed, 18 May 2016 18:50:08 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40238#comment-2471992 Well. the Managerial State:

“Paul Gottfried, in After Liberalism, defines this worldview as a “series of social programs informed by a vague egalitarian spirit, and it maintains its power by pointing its finger accusingly at antiliberals.” He calls it a new theocratic religion. In this view, when the managerial regime cannot get democratic support for its policies, it resorts to sanctimony and social engineering, via programs, court decisions and regulations.”

]]>