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Journalists, publishers, scholars, teachers and preachers who shaped what Americans knew and believed.
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Jerome Powell b. 1953Scholars & Public IntellectualsFederal Reserve chair who steered monetary policy through the pandemic and the inflation surge that followed.
Alan Dershowitz b. 1938Scholars & Public IntellectualsHarvard Law professor and constitutional scholar known for his high-profile legal defenses and writings.
Kimberlé Crenshaw b. 1959Scholars & Public IntellectualsLegal scholar who coined the term intersectionality, reshaping understandings of overlapping discrimination.
Lawrence Lessig b. 1961Scholars & Public IntellectualsHarvard Law professor and activist who founded Creative Commons and campaigns against political corruption.
Amy Wax b. 1953Scholars & Public IntellectualsUniversity of Pennsylvania law professor whose controversial writings on culture and immigration sparked national debate.