The Guardian 5/4/2025 Ignorance no barrier as president begins to put out approved version of history that ignores American failures
Media Appearances
Trump’s American History Revolution
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.
Have the Liberal Arts Gone Conservative?
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.
Professors Turn to ChatGPT to Teach Students a Lesson
The Wall Street Journal 1/25/2023 The powerful paper-writing chatbot presents an educational challenge: Ban it or build on it?
As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars
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.
An Immigrant’s Plea: “Please Don’t Convert to Whiteness”
The Atlantic Monthly 8/25/2020 The history professor Johann N. Neem, an immigrant from India, feels as though he is losing his country.
Meet the parents who won’t let their children study literature
The Washington Post 9/2/2016 Forcing college kids to ignore the liberal arts won't help them in a competitive economy.
Online university skips class to be more accessible
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...