How an Oklahoma student's gender essay became a national culture war fight

Conservative activists and politicians have rallied around a college student who received a zero on an essay. Some grad ...

Trump’s Diplomats Act More Like Cowboys. Could That Be a Good Thing?

It was on an October flight from the Middle East to Miami that everything-envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the ...

Elizabeth McCracken talks about her new book, 'A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction'

How do you cope with a blank page? NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Elizabeth McCracken about her new book, "A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction." ...

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The Moral Cost of Our Spectacles of Violence

For the people of a nation, an accurate measure of conflict lies not only in military victories but also in maintaining moral ...
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Opinion | When grading becomes a political risk, we lose

My X feed has been abuzz with discourse about the most thoughtless essays ever written: a paper assignment submitted by a ...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase

The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a ...