Getty Fredrik deBoer is a writer, academic, and avowed Marxist who has contributed to outlets as varied as The New York Times, Politico, Gawker, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, and Jacobin. He's also been a teacher at both the high school and college levels, and he just published his first book, "The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice." He spoke with Business Insider about the controversy surrounding the idea of inherited intelligence, why he thinks blaming teachers unions is a red herring, and why he thinks the concept of "equality of opportunity" is total bunk. He also talked about his prescient 2017 essay "Planet of Cops," and why he believes in a discourse that allows for "forgiveness" rather than cancellation.

 

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