General David Petraeus is the top “public intellectual” according to Prospect (HT: Free Republic). In their January 2009 article Intellectual Surge they state “we know an original thinker when we see one, especially one who uses brainpower to achieve change in the most difficult of circumstances.” I’ve had several discussions with colleagues and many argue that General Petraeus is an anomaly within the military. I don’t see him so much as an anomaly as I do a leader of the type of military officers we can expect in the future. I would love the opportunity to work for this man.