Jim Devine wrote:

> Whatever its possessors may say to the contrary, the North American
> > doctor of philosophy degree is not so much about scholarly attainment as
> > it is about power:
>

And power is supposed to corrupt -- almost as much as the lack thereof.
 Working people should get an education, the more the merrier.  Anti-PhD
banter is another strand of U.S. anti-intellectualism.
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