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The death of expertise

The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
Book • 2017
In 'The Death of Expertise,' Tom Nichols examines the forces driving the rejection of expertise in modern American society.

He argues that the internet, changes in higher education, and the transformation of the news industry into a 24-hour entertainment machine have contributed to a culture where every opinion is seen as equally valid.

Nichols warns that this trend threatens democratic institutions by creating an ill-informed and angry public that denounces intellectual achievement.

He emphasizes the importance of a reasoned skepticism and the self-correcting presence of other experts to maintain the integrity of expertise in a functioning democracy.

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Ryan Holiday
as a book he carries in his bookstore and has discussed on his podcast.
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If You Want A Reason To Live | Expect To Change Your Opinions
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Tom Nichols
when discussing the death of expertise.
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Tom Nichols: A Farce and a Sham
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Tim Miller
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Tom Nichols
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Ryan Holiday
as a must-read book for these times, focusing on the assault on modern thinking.
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James Clear, Robert Greene, Brad Stulberg, Tom Nichols, and Julia Baird on the Writer’s Process
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Tim Miller
as an audiobook rendition read by
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Tom Nichols
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Tom Nichols: Don't Descend into Darkness
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Tim Miller
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Tom Nichols: Secrets and Lies
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Ryan Holiday
as a book about the decline of expertise.
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Are You Showing Them How To Be A Student? | Expect To Change Your Opinions
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Charlie Sykes
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Tom Nichols
's book on the decline of expertise in modern society.
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Tom Nichols: The Anti-Expert Era
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Peter Boghossian
when discussing the distrust of expertise among conservatives.
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Tim Miller
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Tom Nichols
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Tom Nichols
when discussing government regulation, relating it to a famous line by a Latin American dictator.
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Mike Peska
when discussing the death of expertise.
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Mike Cosper
in the introduction to the podcast episode.
Acts of Man
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Ryan Holiday
as a book addressing the decline of expertise.
Can You Savor it | Expect To Change Your Opinions
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Tom Nichols
as a book he wrote a few years ago about the death of expertise.
Tom Nichols: Incendiary Nominations, Global Conflagrations, & Presidential Pyromania
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Ryan Holiday
as a necessary book, discussing wisdom, truth, and the search for truth.
Author Tom Nichols on the Assault on Modern Thinking | The Story We Tell Is Powerful
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Hannah Anderson
when charting the mistrust with the knowledge gap.
Why is the Internet so Angry?
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Tom Nichols
when discussing his writings.
Tom Nichols: He's Bait for the 25th Amendment
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Jordan Harbinger
when discussing an article he read.
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Stephen Findeisen
when discussing the loss of trust in trusted systems.
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