Media Appearances

The Atlantic July 2026 Unable to agree on how to interpret the American story, the country’s schools, universities, and political institutions have stopped trying to tell it at all.

The New York Times Apr. 21, 2026 At the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, scholars wrestled with what people want from national anniversaries — and whether historians can give it to them.

Mother Jones February 2026 As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country’s future by bulldozing its past.  

The Guardian 5/4/2025 Ignorance no barrier as president begins to put out approved version of history that ignores American failures

The New York Times 4/19/2025 As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s story is told, in Washington and beyond.

The New Yorker 3/11/2024 The classical-education movement seeks to fundamentally reorient schooling in America. Its emphasis on morality and civics has also primed it for partisan takeover.

The Wall Street Journal 1/25/2023 The powerful paper-writing chatbot presents an educational challenge: Ban it or build on it?

The New York Times 1/8/2023 At the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, the raging battle over how to write about the past — and why — was uncomfortably front and center.

The Atlantic Monthly 8/25/2020 The history professor Johann N. Neem, an immigrant from India, feels as though he is losing his country.

The Washington Post 9/2/2016 Forcing college kids to ignore the liberal arts won't help them in a competitive economy.

PBS News Hour 8/22/2014 College for America, an online degree program, has no classes, professors or credit hours. It's been cited as an innovative way to make college more affordable. But how do its students qualify for a degree? Hari Sreenivasan reports from New...