Freddie deBoer
Also known as Fredrik deBoer
Writer and critic on education, social justice and mental health; author of The Cult of Smart.
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- Fredrik deBoer is an American left-wing author and cultural critic.
- He holds a PhD in English from Purdue University and has taught at high school and college level.
- His books include The Cult of Smart (2020), How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement (2023), the novel The Mind Reels (2025) and All in Your Head (2026).
- He writes a near-daily newsletter on Substack.
Key facts
- Born
- 2 June 1981, Middletown, Connecticut1
- Education
- BA in English, Central Connecticut State University; MA in writing and rhetoric, University of Rhode Island; PhD in English, Purdue University1
- Books
- The Cult of Smart (2020); How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement (2023); The Mind Reels, a novel (2025); All in Your Head (2026)1
- Before
- Communications editor of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, until 20171
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