“The intelligentsia have largely ignored or downplayed the things in which Americans lead the world—including philanthropy, technology, and the creation of life-saving medicines—and treated the errors, flaws and shortcomings that Americans share with human beings around the world as special defects of “our society.” Human NatureUnited States Of AmericaAmericansIntelligentsiaCommentariat Book:Intellectuals and Society Source: Intellectuals and Society