John Kaag
Stories by this Author
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The Review
Nathan Glazer: ‘Students Could Be Protesting Really Big Things — Like Trump’
The prominent 94-year-old sociologist reflects on campus activism, affirmative action, free speech, the literary sphere, and how he views his own career. -
The Chronicle Review
The Ferocity of Fandom
Sports spectating brings out the bigoted, sexist clannishness in us. Might it bring out something better? -
The Review
Thoreau: The Wild Child at 200
A superb new biography vivifies not just his searching mind but his restless spirit. -
The Review
Thoreau’s Cynicism, and Our Own
The sage of Walden distrusted government but disdained materialism and provincialism even more. -
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The Review
Can Transcendence Be Taught?
College should prepare students not only for a rich life but also for a meaningful death. -
Commentary
Big Brains, Small Minds
We risk becoming a society of technological prowess and philosophical illiteracy. -
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The Chronicle Review
Haunted by Spirits
Ghosts of academics haunt a musty private library in Boston. -
The Chronicle Review
The Curse of Credentials
Narrow interests and an obsession with efficiency threaten academe. So wrote William James — more than a century ago.