I had a great time talking about my book and meeting new people at the "Democratic Experiments: Central Europe and the United States" conference at Andrássy University in Budapest!

"In the United States, math and reading scores among 13-year-olds peaked in 2012 and have declined since." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...

Almost as frustrating as AI being shoehorned into teaching by admin and tech companies are teachers who think they can just have a serious chat with their students about why they shouldn’t use it and leave it at that. Almost.

I did not like “The Brutalist.” If you want a story about a visionary émigré architect-designer and his relationship with his American sponsor that rings true (because it is), read my book instead! ceupress.com/book/free-ma...