My Students Write Their Papers Backwards
My job is to help them move beyond their assumptions, in literature and everything else.
Ideas
The End of the Underdog in College Football
In 2026, the best teams are no miracle.
Jerome Powell’s Thankless Rescue of Trump
The Fed chair has saved Trump from his worst instincts but failed to do so for Biden.
Elizabeth Warren’s Abundant Mistakes
Her critique of moderate Democrats is a mischaracterization of her opponents within the party.
MAGA’s Jewish Intellectuals Helped Create Their Own Predicament
The nascent effort to contain the spread of anti-Semitism is years overdue.
Will Google Ever Have to Pay for Its Sins?
A federal judge ruled last year that the tech giant had cheated publications out of ad revenue. Now those publications want their money back.
Jeff Bezos Needs to Speak Up
The raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home is deeply troubling.
Trump Is Risking a Global Catastrophe
His irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict.
Texas Sends Plato Back to His Cave
Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.
Who Gets to Be Indian—And Who Decides?
The very American story of Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance