The idea that the public should be well-informed about local, regional, national, and global events is misguided and harmful. The impossible standard of the “informed citizen” leads to constant disillusionment of intellectuals with the public. The result is a perceived gulf between the “educated” intellectual elite and the “ignorant” working masses.
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