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Polls Apart
Scott McLemee reviews two new scholarly books on the American electorate and its discontents.
‘Media U’
Authors discuss their new book about viewing colleges and universities as media institutions focused on winning over audiences.
A Course Experiment Tackles Textbook Costs
Students in California drafted a bill to urge publishers to reveal how their textbooks changed between editions. The students convinced lawmakers to adopt the legislation. But will publishers comply?
‘Not All Dead White Men’
Author discusses her new book on classics and misogyny in the digital era.
Opinion
Python in Residence
Scott McLemee reviews John Cleese's new book, Professor at Large: The Cornell Years, a selection of lectures and colloquies from his time moonlighting as an Ivy League don.
‘An Unacceptable Breach of Trust’
Editors of book series stop publishing with Springer Nature to protest its acquiescence to Chinese government censorship demands.
Opinion
The People v. Expert Authority
Scott McLemee interviews the author of The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts.
‘Talking Art’
Sociologist discusses his critical book about visual arts M.F.A. programs, based on his close observations of them. He laments a lack of focus on beauty.