Reopening the American Mind
The theater’s rich intellectual inheritance serves as a buffer to society’s recrudescent stupidity. Upholding this legacy seems a more vital role for a critic than operating as a tour guide of commercial entertainments. The survival of our democracy depends on the recovery of our critical thinking skills.
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Charles McNulty • In defense of criticism: A theater critic asks what good does it do in an upside-down world
America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning.
My take: https://t.co/smjkQ9fngE
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Opinion | The Character-Building Tool Kit
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