A conversation with presidential biographers Jonathan Alter and Kai Bird.
Almost No One Needs College Algebra Anymore
Millions are failing college math. Advocates say the problem isn’t students, but decades-old curricula that require Cold War-era algebra skills.
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Could New Orleans Be the Model for Fixing Public Schools?
A new documentary by the author of Reinventing Government shows how one of the nation’s worst school districts became the fastest improving.
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Trump’s Dangerous Tariff Addiction
Despite the Supreme Court rebuke, his compulsion to tax imports is unabated and poses large-scale risks for the economy.
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The Value of Critical Thinking: Humanities in a Technological Era
Often derided as worthless or a fast track to a lower income, the humanities promote the kind of critical thinking that’s needed even in an AI world.
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Honoring the Best of Nonfiction Book Reviewing
The Monthly’s Annual Kukula Award Returns.
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Don’t Panic About Trump’s Election Threats
He has no authority to run federal elections. In this year’s midterms, the big threat to democracy is apathy and complacency.
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Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier
My friend, an entrepreneur turned exemplary officer, was killed in action in eastern Ukraine this year. Like his comrades, he knew what he was fighting for.
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