Core Readings
- Gessen opinion piece on American history: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/opinion/trump-smithsonian-history-censorship.html
- Lydia Polgreen editorial in New York Times on “Identity Politics Wasn’t Supposed to Be Like This”: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/opinion/democrats-primaries-identity-politics.html
- Bret Stevens piece in the New York Times on “Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy”: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/woke-liberals-restitution.html
- David Cole in the NYRB about “the freedom to be woke”: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/07/12/the-freedom-to-be-woke/
- Tyler Austin Harper piece in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/elite-academia-leadership-hypocrisy/687969/