Recoding the Humanities

12 years ago

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

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

12 years ago

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

Update Software, Save Lives

12 years ago

arlier this year, Americans began to see just how outdated their government’s technology actually is.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

No, Mitt Romney Will Not Be President in 2017

12 years ago

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

Liberals, Culture and Violence

12 years ago

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

Optimism on US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations

12 years ago

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

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

12 years ago

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

The Irony of Sex at Stanford

12 years ago

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

Ebola Misconceptions

12 years ago

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

Kids These Days: A Review Of “Excellent Sheep”

12 years ago

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