In Praise of Eccentricity
In recent weeks, I have been vexed by distinct, if brief, moments of discomfort about the roughly one thousand books in my possession. While escorting a plumber…
Artificial Intelligence Cannot Replace the Soul of Writing
A few years ago, I was employed as a U.S. economist on the Economics team at Bloomberg LP. One morning, in a team chat on the IB…
Shakespeare and Social Justice Ideology: “Othello” Is Not About Racism
A few years ago, students at the University of Pennsylvania removed a large Shakespeare portrait from a staircase that students and faculty members in the English department walk…