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The Review | Forum
What Every Student Needs to Read Now
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The Review | EssayThe Marriage of True Minds
A Shakespeare scholar and a Freudian analyst put their heads together, with mixed results. -
The Review | Opinion
Yes, College Is ‘Worth It’
It’s time to retire skepticism around the value of a degree.
Latest Letters
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Universities Must Restore the Role of Reason in Conflict Resolution
Conflicts on our campuses over the current war are a tragic example of compartmentalization. -
Campus Chaos Reveals a General Lack of Learning
Both students and administrators are repeating old mistakes. -
Essay on Chicago Principles Was Confused
Untrue they equate freedom of expression with freedom of discussion.
More Review
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The Review | Interview
‘We Have a Mass Movement of Young People Advancing Horrifying Ideas’
Paul Berman, a leader of the ’68 protests at Columbia University, warns of an intellectual crisis. -
The Review | Opinion
Why It’s So Hard to Change Minds About DEI
Assumptions are ingrained, and they break entirely along political lines. -
The Review | Essay
What We Can Learn From Ancient History (and What We Can’t)
Two new books take very different approaches to the study of humanity’s origins. -
The Review | Opinion
The Lawyerization of Higher Education
A wildly expanded legal presence on campuses is here to stay. -
The Review | Opinion
Colleges Need to Change. But Can They?
Inertia rules the day. New thinking could upend that. -
The Review | Interview
A Faculty Leader Sounds the Alarm About Higher Ed’s ‘Crisis of Repression’
An interview with Irene Mulvey, president of the AAUP, about recent campus crackdowns on protesters. -
The Review | Essay
How ‘Diversity’ Became the Master Concept of Our Age
Across the ideological spectrum, it’s become a bedrock value. What does it mean? -
The Review | Opinion
The Curious Case of Economic Theory
Once central to the field, it has slipped in prestige. -
The Review | Opinion
College Presidents Behaving Badly
Calling the police doesn’t dampen protests. It accelerates them, often with devastating consequences. -
The Review | Opinion
The Chicago Principles Are Undemocratic
Freedom of expression must include the right to deliberate, and to protest.
