The universities driving American innovation aren’t just in blue states—and neither is the damage from Trump’s research cuts.
Alex Bronzini-Vender
Alex Bronzini-Vender is an editorial intern at the Washington Monthly.
Fear and Loathing in Palo Alto
Theo Baker’s debut book is a film-worthy investigation of Stanford’s culture of fraud. But his disdain for the tech bros keeps him from understanding them.
The Internship Apocalypse Is Here
Summer jobs are increasingly pointless, but getting one has never mattered more.
Fear and Loathing in Palo Alto
Theo Baker’s debut book is a film-worthy investigation of Stanford’s culture of fraud. But his disdain for the tech bros keeps him from understanding them.
How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI
The administration that vowed to end identity politics has simply changed the beneficiary list.
The Real Cause of Grade Inflation
The “easy A” isn’t a cultural problem or an elite pathology. It’s the predictable result of how American universities now organize teaching, labor, and money.
Reports of Western Civilization’s Death at Harvard Are Greatly Exaggerated
The real crisis is the collapse of undergraduate interest in the humanities.

