Academia

Higher Education in Trump’s America

The longtime conservative disdain for academia may be finally coming to a head under the Trump Administration.

By Kevin Mattson

Economists of the World, Unite!

The American Economic Association’s little-known radical past—and its relevance in this post-Piketty moment.

By Bernard A. Weisberger Marshall Steinbaum

The Campus War over Israel

As the movement in academia to boycott and sanction Israel grows more virulent, it threatens to infect mainstream politics, too.

By David Greenberg

In Defense of Tenure

It might be under attack, but academic tenure is essential to preserving academic freedom.

By Kevin Mattson