Anti-intellectualism has been in the US for a while. A 1963 book on its history: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_American_Life https://

Anti-intellectualism has been in the US for a while. A 1963 book on its history: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_American_Life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism_in_Americ... More wide-ranging coverage: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism