The Kingdom of Speech by Tom WolfeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wolfe magnificently pokes holes into the wet tissue-paper thin egos of the American Elite and this book takes to task academics who can be seen just as petty, ambitious, small, and irrational towards those who challenge their romantic perch upon the pinnacle on the power-levers of society. An entertaining read--at some parts perhaps it can oversimplify complex topics, but this critique of the gatekeepers of the Magisterium of Science is a nice addition to his other critiques of the Gnostic Magisteriums of Art (The Painted Word) and Architecture (From Bauhaus to Our House).
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