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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
I Was Fired from My Sex Ed Job for Reposting a Trans Woman
According to the school, I had violated the administration’s values about LGBT inclusion—by reposting Brianna Wu, a trans woman, on X.
March 31, 2026
Logan Levkoff, PhD
Columbia Faculty Recommend Anti-Israel Professor for Middle Eastern Studies Position
The move comes months after the university pledged to ensure ‘balanced’ offerings in its Middle Eastern Studies department as part of a $221 million…
March 26, 2026
Jonas Du
The Two Types of People Who Never Find Happiness
Arthur Brooks explains how to stop wasting your life.
March 26, 2026
Shilo Brooks
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Yes, Anti-Zionism Is Discrimination
A settlement in a case against UC Berkeley establishes an important principle: Anti-Zionism is just another category of anti-Jewish hate.
March 25, 2026
Adam Louis-Klein
Hunting Humans for Sport
Former Navy SEAL sniper Jack Carr breaks down ‘The Most Dangerous Game.’
March 19, 2026
Shilo Brooks
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