Textual Life, Institutional Death

On Gaza Solidarity, Columbia University, and the Crisis of the Humanities

Wendell Marsh

Wendell Marsh reflects on how his book Textual Life emerged from critical academic spaces now under siege, defending humanities scholarship.

September 23, 2025

Jie-Hyun Lim on Victimhood Nationalism

Jie-Hyun Lim argues that nations weaponize their ancestral suffering to claim moral superiority, fueling today’s conflicts through “memory wars.”

September 18, 2025

Ambassador John Maresca and Ida Manton on the War in Ukraine

John Maresca and Ida Manton argue Putin must be defeated militarily before diplomacy, urging sustained Western support for Ukraine’s independence.

September 11, 2025

Stephan Kieninger on Securing Peace in Europe

Stephan Kieninger explains how his book, Securing Peace in Europe, contradicts Putin’s claims that the West excluded Russia after the Cold War.

August 21, 2025

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware on God, Guns, and Sedition

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware, coauthors of God, Guns, and Sedition, offer insight into far-right terrorism and it’s threat to U.S. national security.

July 31, 2025

Jonathan Kahn on The Uses of Diversity

Jonathan Kahn, author of The Uses of Diversity, examines the distinction between social understandings of race and biological understandings of genetic variation.

July 10, 2025

Why Research Is Not Enough

Philip N. Cohen

Philip N. Cohen, author of Citizen Scholar, explores how social scientists can engage with the public, emphasizing the need for transparency and local relevance.

June 16, 2025

Ian F. McNeely on The University Unfettered

In This Q&A, author of The University Unfettered Ian F. McNeely emphasized the importance of competition and academic freedom in higher education.

June 11, 2025

Attacks on Science Put Same-Sex Marriage, and All Our Rights, in Danger

Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer

Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer discusses how attacks on science threaten same-sex marriage rights and highlights the crucial role experts play in shaping policy.

June 4, 2025

How Trump’s Executive Order Threatens Scientific Understanding of Health Inequities

Joseph L. Graves Jr.

Joseph L. Graves Jr. explores health inequities, racial disparities, and the misconceptions surrounding biological race in his work.

May 19, 2025

The Myth of the Xenophobic Voter

Alexander Kustov

Alexander Kustov, author of In Our Interest, argues that the stereotype of voters as inherently xenophobic oversimplifies public opinion on immigration.

April 9, 2025

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine’s Misdiagnosis of the Potential of Ward’s Island

Philip T. Yanos

Philip T.Yanos details the misinterpretation of Ward’s Island’s potential, advocating for housing solutions over increased hospitalization for mental health.