` ::Those aren't particularly informative criticisms.  Terms like ``Ivory Tower`` are perjorative, whereas ``anti-intellectualism`` serves to deflect criticism of academia by labelling the critics with a perjorative term.  The article could be improved with some thoughtful criticism of academia - overly Westernized, overly politicized, a lightning rod for emotional power needs, academics too narrowed on their own area of study, unaware of its own prejudices while criticizing those of others, over-theororizing (e.g., reading in of sexism, racism, etc. well beyond the context of what is being criticized), at times hostile and/or arrogant, intolerant while preaching tolerance... these criticisms all need to be understood without being passed off as ``anti-intellectual.`` Granted, these are to some extent criticisms of academics rather than academia itself, or maybe certain academics, or trends among academics, or even human ego in general; but since they influence the products of academia,I still think they're relevant. Oh, and my favourite - ``wordy.``   `