Recoding the Humanities

ore than any other American institution, Stanford University symbolizes the crisis of relevance the humanities face on modern elite campuses. Unlike its Ivy League…

11 years ago

Stop Calling the Middle East Conflict “30 Years’ War”

ormer Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is only the latest in a string of notables to describe the current conflict against ISIS…

11 years ago

Update Software, Save Lives

arlier this year, Americans began to see just how outdated their government’s technology actually is. The revelation that some veterans…

11 years ago

No, Mitt Romney Will Not Be President in 2017

I noted in my last article, the Republican field for 2016 is expansive. Speculation surrounds as many as 15 potential candidates,…

11 years ago

Liberals, Culture and Violence

arlier this month, a heated confrontation between Sam Harris and Ben Affleck about Islam and violence on the Bill Maher…

11 years ago

Optimism on US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations

Abbas Milani is the Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, a contributing editor at The New Republic, and the author, most…

11 years ago

“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”

eter Thiel, the billionaire investor who rocked the Stanford campus in the late 1980s when he founded the conservative Stanford Review,…

11 years ago

The Irony of Sex at Stanford

I received two emails this week relating to sex on campus. The first, a student government draft proposal for addressing sexual violence…

11 years ago

Ebola Misconceptions

bola is a buzzword that has made many people hyperaware of a disease that kills very few people. This past…

11 years ago

Kids These Days: A Review Of “Excellent Sheep”

his new book, Excellent Sheep, William Deresiewicz launches a broadside against elite universities and their students. The former, once devoted to…

11 years ago