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I guess I want people to both hold two ideas in mind, which is that this was a tragedy, but that doesn’t somehow mean we should…

As our fall semester begins, college students are filled with excitement and nervous anticipation. By my lights, they are getting ready to practice freedom in the…

Today’s post continues a series offering suggestions on how to best respond when students make mistakes. ‘Focus on Their Ideas’ Sarah Nichols is a national-board-certified teacher…

new video loaded: MAGA Was Built in Decades. What Will Democrats Build Next?transcriptBacktranscriptMAGA Was Built in Decades. What Will Democrats Build Next?David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr.…

new video loaded: What Non-MAGA Trump Supporters See In HimtranscriptBacktranscriptWhat Non-MAGA Trump Supporters See In HimDavid Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel discuss the MAGA…

I’m Robert Siegel. I used to host All Things Considered on NPR, which included one of my favorite weekly features, a Friday talk about politics, with…

0.00000 section: 1 Years after 9/11, my doctor toldme that an “environmental insult”could have caused my cancer.It’s the kind of thing that canhappen after breathingin the…

I teach a first-year seminar. We call the course Education and the Good Life. The goal of the class is to engage students in a 15-week conversation.…

By Gavin Pretor-PinneyGraphics by Taylor Maggiacomo Mr. Pretor-Pinney is an author in Somerset, Britain, and the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. Sept. 10, 2025 I…

The federal government and some state governments are now wanting to dictate to American colleges and universities what can and can’t be said on campus, what…