To Meet a Chatbot
An English professor burns the midnight oil talking to Microsoft Copilot about Shakespeare, Dickinson, Hawthorne, and a play he’s been working on—and comes away deeply impressed by its literary insights.
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A Hardy Myth
A reply to Bruce Gilley.
Guarding the Gates of Our Language
One hundred years after the publication of Fowler’s ‘Dictionary of Modern English Usage,’ it is more important than ever to uphold standards of correct English.
A Puritanical Assault on the English Language
Social justice zealots think they can save the world by inventing absurd new ways to describe it.
Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)
I didn’t have a choice. Thousands of people are driven out of the profession each year.