Richard Hofstadter
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
This goo was worth a point in October 2026.
publication date: Thursday, October 15, 2026 (part of October 2026)
category: 
Education
clue: If you suspect that this game's out to get you, difficult goos like this will make you feel the opposite of intellectual.
explanation: Hofstadter was a noted historian known for his career exploring American societal thinking. He coined the phrases "anti-intellectualism" to refer to American distrust of experts and academia, and "the paranoid style in American politics" to refer to American suspicion of outsiders and infiltrators. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky
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