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Arthur Brooks: Universities Have a Conformity Crisis
I’ve spent almost my entire career in academia. The problem isn’t wokeism—it’s the pressure to conform.
April 27, 2026
Arthur Brooks
AI Is Coming. Becoming an Electrician Won’t Save You.
White-collar workers at risk of being replaced by AI have been told to go to trade school. But is ‘learn a trade’ the new ‘learn to code’?
April 20, 2026
River Page
Tyler Cowen: College Won’t Get Fixed. But It Also Won’t Disappear.
Colleges are less and less important for education. But their social function will keep the top ones thriving.
April 18, 2026
Tyler Cowen
The Ancient Jewish Wisdom Behind a $5 Billion Company
Daniel Lubetzky of ‘Shark Tank’ talks about ‘Pirkei Avot.’
April 16, 2026
Shilo Brooks
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Your Local College Is Running Out of Cash
Over 15 percent of America’s colleges and universities have closed their doors since 2013. It’s a trend that’s only going to get worse.
April 15, 2026
Michael B. Horn
Arthur Brooks: Grade Inflation Won’t Make You Happy
At Harvard, inflated grades mirror easy-money economics: The more you hand out, the less they’re worth.
April 13, 2026
Arthur Brooks
The Death of the Pocket Paperback
As the distributors retire the pocket paperback, we are reminded of what we lose when the printed page goes too.
April 10, 2026
Andrew Cusack
Neal Stephenson on AI, Rome, and How Civilizations Decline
Why the prophetic sci-fi author looks to ancient Rome to understand the future.
April 9, 2026
Shilo Brooks
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College Grades Are Beyond Fixing
I used to think we could fix grade inflation. Now it’s clear we should tear down the whole dishonest system.
April 9, 2026
Yascha Mounk
The Software Engineers Are Freaking Out
Learning to code was supposed to be a golden ticket. But in the age of AI, it’s a pointless skill. What are the computer science majors supposed to do?
April 7, 2026
Evan Gardner
Will Colleges Ever Give Up Racial Preferences?
The fight for fair admissions continues three years after the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race.
April 7, 2026
Kenny Xu
Behold, the ‘Experts’ in Media and Academia Who Insist Iran Is Winning
Why are so many pundits, professors, and think-tankers arguing the absurdity that Iran is the real winner of a conflict it is lopsidedly losing?
April 6, 2026
Armin Rosen
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