Is It Still Possible To Be A Public Intellectual In 2015?

Alice Gregory: “It’s not self-evident that one’s stances on, say, abortion and what counts as a good movie should align, but they do, remarkably, again and again. To believe in enough of these correlations, and to convince others that you are right, is the role of the public intellectual.”
Pankaj Mishra: “The public intellectual, incarnated as access journalist, policy wonk and, after 9/11, laptop warrior for liberalism and democracy, … has ended up whispering advice and encouragement to power.”