The term has slipped into a less polite version in today’s vernacular. I am referring to “smart alec,” the “acceptable” parallel even appears on the comics pages. However, the origin lies in almost ...

The conservative policy group American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, says that a new organization centered on affordable housing, dubbed SMART ALEC, is threatening ALEC's trademark and other ...

A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the ...