Is that because he is actually a genius, or is it because he has a platform to talk from, and he talks from it? Because I find that there's a very wide range a

Is that because he is actually a genius, or is it because he has a platform to talk from, and he talks from it? Because I find that there's a very wide range among 'well-regarded (by some) public intellectuals.' Some of them say things worth thinking about. Many others, not so much, the only noteworthy thing about them is that they stand on a soapbox.