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A five-column series on evaluating AI- and algorithmically generated text.
Why opponents of CRT work so hard to mis-define it.
Learning to unpack the rhetoric of “divisive” concepts.
“The Critical Reader” offers thought options for the New Year.
A Florida student reckons with what happened to her library.
The author’s new collection tells hard but important truths about men.
How the stereotype-busting Derrick Jefferson sees his job.
Can mainstream news outlets overcome their implicit bias?
