A reflection on the characteristics and beliefs of American university students, with a focus on the rise of a progressive ideology and the potential turning point in the influence of identity politics.
Yascha Mounk and Tyler Austin Harper discuss the state of academia and the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay.
Tyler Austin Harper is a writer and an assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates College.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Tyler Austin Harper discuss how universities can reclaim their status as sites for the free exchange of ideas; why enrollment in the humanities has declined; and the ways in which the new progressive ideas concerning identity remain influential on campus and in our society.