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The Inventor of the Thinking Machine Didn’t Worry. Neither Should You
We’re all worried about artificial intelligence. At my small college, professors fret mostly about the use of AI to cheat. But students have much more profound anxieties about the technology. In my philosophy seminar they recently wished aloud that AI didn’t exist. They worry it will rob them of opportunities when they graduate, upend the economy, and throw our society into (further) turmoil. These are real problems.
Want to See Campus Bias? Open the Syllabus.
The right seems to be on a mission to expose universities as centers of leftist indoctrination. Too often we professors waved away the charge. We called these assertions naive at best, Trumpy at worst. Students, we rightly noted, are not putty in our hands, to be molded as we see fit. They have their own minds. Plus, we all too often struggle to even get them to do the readings. How could we possibly be indoctrinating them? This objection has been made plenty of times.
We Analyzed University Syllabi. There's a Monoculture
Pomona College campus. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.) The right seems to be on a mission to expose universities as centers of leftist indoctrination. Too often we professors waved away the charge. We called these assertions naive at best, Trumpy at worst. Students, we rightly noted, are not putty in our hands, to be molded as we see fit. They have their own minds. Plus, we all too often struggle to even get them to do the readings. How could we possibly be indoctrinating them?
Evidence Backs Trump on Higher Ed's Bias
Try GOLD - Free The Wall Street Journal | August 14, 2025 A massive database shows college courses dealing with race and the Middle East lean sharply left. A scene from Columbia's unofficial 2025 'People's Graduation.' ANGELINA KATSANIS/REUTERS This story is from the August 14, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal. Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers. Already a subscriber? Sign In
Opinion | Evidence Backs Trump on Higher Ed’s Bias
Like most of our academic colleagues, we aren’t supporters of Donald Trump. But we have to admit he has our profession’s number on a critical point—and we’ve conducted a study that proves it. College teaching is politically one-sided to an extreme, and until professors change our ways, we won’t recover the trust of the public.
Opinion | Evidence Backs Trump on Higher Ed’s Bias
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Like most of our academic colleagues, we aren’t supporters of Donald Trump. But we have to admit he has our profession’s number on a critical point—and we’ve conducted a study that proves it. College teaching is politically one-sided to an extreme, and until professors change our ways, we won’t recover the trust of the public.
The Skeptic and the Veridicalist
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Why Read Pascal Today?
Skip to main content Accessibility help × You may already have access via personal or institutional login Check access Select format Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication date: 26 February 2026 26 February 2026 ISBN: 9781009321495 9781009321488 9781009321440 Dimensions: (216 x 140 mm) Weight & Pages: 0.333kg, 162 Pages Dimensions: (216 x 140 mm) Weight & Pages: 0.205kg, 162 Pages Subjects: History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy: General Interest, Religion, Early...
Why Read Pascal Today?
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