Institut exiles joined US war agencies to fund continued theoretical work.

Evidence

I know that, unfortunately, all `rational’ argumentation speaks for my accepting the position in Washington. But it seems to me that you somewhat underrate my desire to continue the theoretical work we have been doing … In spite of my opposition to some of your conceptions, I have never and nowhere concealed my conviction that I know of no intellectual efforts today which are closer to the truth, and of no other place where one is still allowed and encouraged to think. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 323

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: Marcuse names the exact bind of Critical Theory in exile: rational argument points toward state service while irrational desire clings to a shared theoretical project.
• XREF: connects to: Six Institute associates joined US war agencies by 1943
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Six Institute associates joined US war agencies by 1943