Category: Wisdom

  • The Harvard Educational Review’s decision to cancel its special issue on education and Palestine is not just an internal editorial dispute or a routine publication delay. It is a stark example of institutional censorship and a direct attack on academic freedom at one of the most respected education journals in the country. The issue had…

    Harvard Censorship Is a Dangerous Precedent
  • Football season is approaching fast. Fall camps are about to kick off, and interviews with players and coaches are starting to roll in. What if the most dangerous play this fall isn’t on the field, but on your résumé? Not a missed tackle. Not a blown call. But accepting the wrong job. The one that…

    When Saying Yes Was a Mistake: Finding Your Way Back
  • Leadership is never just about vision, strategy, or metrics. It is about navigating people, personalities, and politics. Some of the people around you will be loyal, thoughtful, and courageous. But others? They will smile in your face while sharpening their knives behind your back. Every leader eventually encounters a Benedict Arnold. Their Judas. The person…

    Judas in a Suit: How to Detect Betrayal Before the Kiss Lands
  • If you want a glimpse of how far the Overton window has shifted, and just how openly today’s far right-wing is embracing authoritarianism and dictatorship, watch the newest viral episode of Surrounded, the web series by Jubilee that puts ideologically opposed people in one room and lets the sparks fly. The format isn’t new, but this…

    The Chilling Rise of the Far Right You’re Not Ready For
  • Sometimes a job isn’t big enough for you. “Don’t fret about the host… His talents are better showcased elsewhere.” Jason Zinoman writes in a New York Times piece on the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He frames the moment not as a failure, but as a pivot point. That sentence resonated deeply—not…

    The Uppity Minority: Stephen Colbert and Joy Reid—Fired, Freed, and Unleashed

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