Why smart people believe stupidity things open.substack.com/pub/gurwinde...

When I’m Sick of Doomscrolling, I Turn to This Poem www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Pity the Poor Harvard Undergrads open.substack.com/pub/stevenmi...

Dbvid Brooks: Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...

NEPC just posted my essay Do No Harm: Reflections on the Impact of Educational Research as its blog post of the day. nepc.colorado.edu/blog/first-d...

The Great Reinvention of Childhood open.substack.com/pub/stevenmi...

Superintelligence Isn’t Enough www.persuasion.community/p/superintel...

Dave Barry's fitness test open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...

Real kings are better than wannabe kings. The Quiet Triumph of King Charles III www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

The NEPC just published my piece, The Dysfunctional Pursuit of Relevance in Educational Research, as its blog post of the day. nepc.colorado.edu/blog/david-l...

What Should I Get Paid When a Chatbot Eats My Books? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

The Revolt of the Rich Kids www.thefp.com/p/the-revolt...

Students who sit for college-entrance exams in China have reached the culmination of years of preparation. The outcome can have far-reaching effects. Sounds horrible. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

An old cartoon whose time has come.

NEPC has published my piece -- When Is School the Answer to What Social Problems -- as its blog post of the day. Schools are a weak way to solve social problems. The movement that established the American common school system was the exception that proved the rule. nepc.colorado.edu/blog/when-sc...

The Single Word That Explains Why Chatbots Sound So Human www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Why does the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver need a bachelor's degree? substack.freopp.org/p/why-does-t...

Two maps of the world

Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

Words never spoken by an academic

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Whatever Happened to Detracking? nepc.colorado.edu/blog/whateve...