Letter writer: How can it be that public intellectuals don't know the first thing about opera, classical music and so on? I would say it doesn't surprise me at all if you look at the rest of the country. We are not that interested in challenging ourselves to look beyond the familiar. That's where i embrace the notion of em better because we think everyone else is better than us.
Are Europeans more sophisticated than Americans? What’s wrong with preferring Taylor Swift to Puccini? And is Steve Levitt “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob”?