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William Deresiewicz
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American critic and essayist known for writings on education, culture, and the arts.
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critique of elite education
restoration of humanistic inquiry
detachment of academic left
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Newsletter #45: Liberal democracy and liberal education
You cannot have the first without the second
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Newsletter #44: Applications now open for The Matthew Strother Center 2026
Plus, applications ongoing for Tivnu, the domestic Jewish gap year program
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Newsletter #43: The state of Israel
Report from a recent trip
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Newsletter #42: Long interview with me
Plus, some podcast appearances
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Newsletter #41: video of Matthew Strother Center event
Plus, Best American Essays announcement
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clarification
the May 12 event is online
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Newsletter #40: Live event May 12
A conversation about the Matthew Strother Center for the Examined Life
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Newsletter #39: Liberal exhaustion and the not-left
Post-election analysis; plus, a Jewish gap year opportunity
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Newsletter #38: Who are the real elite?
A brief consideration
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Newsletter #37: Ten Days in October
A collaborative report from the Matthew Strother Center for the Examined Life
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Newsletter #36: What's happened to arts criticism?
Thoughts on the death of a role model
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Newsletter #35: That amazing study program I'm involved with
News, applications open now for 2025, and a fundraising appeal
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Newsletter #34: The politics of the academy have been defeated
How did things get to this pass?
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Newsletter #33: "Respect"
Plus, that LA event has been rescheduled as a webinar
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Live event in Los Angeles
And some book news
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Newsletter #31: ES X
Now with more sheepness
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Newsletter #30: the humanities move off campus
Because they have to go somewhere
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clarification
you don't need to pay for anything
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Newsletter #29: human origins
I'm for the topic, against the book (which is against the topic)
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Newsletter #28: intellectual journalists (anti- and pseudo-)
And (God help me) Substack
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