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Is The Soul Of America Anti-Education?
I’ve often felt in 2025 that I’m beating against the current, trying to stick with the schedule I planned, but repeatedly being borne back into the past…
Apr 15
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Joshua Doležal
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Universities Were Unraveling Long Before Trump and Musk
Al Swearengen, the foul-mouthed saloon keeper in HBO’s Deadwood, shares a nugget of wisdom in a rare moment of civility: “Announcing your plans is a…
Mar 18
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Joshua Doležal
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How I Became a Scholar - Pt. 2
Today’s essay is part of a new series including me, Latham Turner, Bowen Dwelle, Michael Mohr, Dee Rambeau, and Lyle McKeany. In the past we’ve written…
Dec 17, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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How I Became A Scholar - Pt. 1
Halfway through my sophomore year in college, just after Christmas break, I caught whooping cough.
Nov 26, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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We Are All Babbitts Or Bartlebys Now
The college landscape in America is beginning to look a lot like the 1920s, but since we’ve stopped reading the literature of that era, at least in…
Oct 22, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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Rural Americans Aren't Going To College. Should They?
A lifetime ago, when I still lived in Iowa and had a front-row seat to the Democratic presidential primary, I attended one of Steve Bullock’s events…
Jul 16, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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Leaving Academe Is Fine, But What About Your Kids?
Liz Haswell and Joshua Doležal on sending their kids into the system they left
May 7, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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Liz Haswell
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Exit Interview
A. Jay Adler on leaving academe
Apr 9, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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A. Jay Adler
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Does Your News Feed Pass The SMELL Test?
Friends,
Mar 19, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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Private thread: Are Profpreneurs Good for Students?
One of Michael D.
Feb 23, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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Michael D. Smith's False Prophecy for Higher Education
I was driving back from Maryland to Pennsylvania on Black Friday when I tuned in to Steve Levitt’s Freakonomics podcast.
Feb 20, 2024
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Joshua Doležal
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The Rise of the Homeschool Brigade
A startling article in The Washington Post reports that even two years after COVID lockdowns, homeschool remains the fastest-growing form of education…
Nov 14, 2023
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Joshua Doležal
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