Natasha Singer’s book “Coding Kids” tracks how public schools were bewitched by private corporations, setting the stage for the ed-tech backlash of today.
The widespread desire to believe in Lindsay Clancy's total innocence stems from a real reaction to the ways that the needs of women—especially mothers—in desperate circumstances are ignored.
Sixty years ago, an Oklahoma housewife became evangelically devoted to the belief that powerful and obscure forces had suppressed the full story of J.F.K.’s assassination, providing a preview of a contemporary archetype.
J. D. Vance’s second memoir, “Communion,” tells the story of his decision to become Catholic, but it’s strangely disdainful of the faith he has joined.
The nation’s official advocate for children’s books says most of them are “crud.” But matters of literary quality don’t explain why kids aren’t reading.
Belle Burden’s “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” tells the story of her divorce and resulting financial imperilment. A review of court documents complicates her narrative.
The “wine mom” label has become a useful shorthand for a politically activated and well-organized liberal cohort, and the results of the upcoming midterm elections may hinge on this otherwise undefined group.
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in education.
