This is our way of saying thank you for joining The Radical Intellect. This award is automatically bestowed upon members once they register an account and confirm their email address.

An award for members who have maintained an active account for a minimum of a year. This award will not be granted to users who have inactive or disabled accounts.

An award for members who have maintained an active account for a minimum of two years. This award will not be granted to users who have inactive or disabled accounts.

An award for members who have maintained an active account for a minimum of three years. This award will not be granted to users who have inactive or disabled accounts.

This pin is awarded to members who have been observed making an intelligent, thoughtful, or interesting statement, in a comment or post, that stands out from the rest. This pin is permanent and can be earned multiple times without limit.

This pin is for members who have been observed making consistent intellectual contributions that warrant the title of intellectual. Awardees can retain this pin so long as they continue exhibiting intelligent conversation in the comments or discussions. Slip-ups will result in a revocation.

We have reserved a special pin for members who have an outstanding talent for debate. While many people can argue a point, Master Debaters can easily accentuate their point while staying on topic, support their claims with credible research, and illustrate their arguments with eloquence.

This pin is awarded to members who demonstrate considerable knowledge and a substantial understanding of politics in the United States, in addition to conveying practical solutions for the country’s current issues.

This pin is for members who have showcased their patriotism for the United States. In spite of turbulent times, true American patriots are always dedicated to preserving the country that allows us to live a lifestyle that far too many people take for granted.

This is an award for exceptionally stupid members who have said something so outlandish and idiotic that it not only warrants calling them a dumbass, but additionally reminds them by providing a nifty pin for their profile, comments, and forum posts.

This pin is awarded to members, who quite frankly, are legitimately stupid. The temporary dumbass pin is all in good humor, but if the columnists have to go with the permanent option, then evidently the awardee is the real deal.

We tolerate extreme right-wing opinions in comments and discussions but that doesn’t mean we won’t award you with a pin admonishing members who believe in radical, right-wing bigotry.

We’re okay with progressive opinions but we felt that members who elicit radical leftist crybaby bullshit deserve an award for their efforts in trying to convey their absurd, subjective beliefs to rational people.

This cute pink pin is for members who exhibit their sensitive side, such as the inability to take a joke, overreacting to an article/comment/post, or a statement made by a member that is deemed overly petulant or melodramatic.

Undoubtedly people will register an account on The Radical Intellect with the sole intention of being a nuisance, making little to no attempt at having a serious discussion with others. To easily counter this and expose these individuals, we crafted a special pin just for them. It will be nice and big so nobody misses it.

If you are endorsed by The Weary Man, apparently you said something to make him less weary. Exactly what that entails is unclear but if we had to guess, it could be anything from agreeing with him to having a knack for calling out misinformation yourself.

Don’t let his perpetual resting bitch face confuse you. The Realist knows intelligence and common sense when he sees it and he’ll let you know with his endorsement, even if you don’t always see eye-to-eye with him.

The Skeptic likes the cold hard facts. If you approach her with a witless opinion that is devoid of any concrete evidence, expect her to either ignore you or belittle you…unless of course you bring your A-game and supply a healthy dose of factual literature, in which case you might receive her endorsement.

If you don’t have a great, sometimes eccentric, possibly demented, sense of humor, then we can wholeheartedly say that you will not receive The Satirist’s endorsement. Enough said.

To receive an endorsement from Block Man, you have to…so what you do is…okay, the way you go about this…um…your guess is as good as ours.

Earning the title of A Radical Intellect is our most coveted prize and only awarded to members who have been endorsed by all five columnists. Members who achieve this title have not only made substantial intellectual contributions to many discussions but have also earned our utmost respect.