Rita Koganzon
@RKoganzon
Education and the history of political thought • Book: Liberal States, Authoritarian Families http://bit.ly/3g348fB
I interviewed Boss Ross @DouthatNYT for the new @NewLeftReview, talking decadence, Trump, his evolution and role at @nytopinion and more. Link in next tweet
Re-upping this because now it's nominated for an Oscar because it is *excellent.*
Extremely compelling depiction of probably the two deepest and least reconcilable impulses in education: nytimes.com/2024/11/18/opi…
Big news from UNC SCiLL! We're thrilled to welcome 7 impressive full-time faculty members to campus next year — plus 2 visiting research professors! 🧵 Meet the newest faculty members joining our community:
Brilliant and surprising essay by @SWGoldman compactmag.com/article/the-me…
Classic ratio, just like in the old days.
Starting this fall, every Ohio State student will be asked to use artificial intelligence. nbc4i.co/45Oofd1?utm_me…
Noble attempt to do this book justice, maybe more than it deserves.
“Campus novels summon this essentially romantic vision of the university as an unblighted Eden to mock it through the downfall of one or two deceived mortals. I Am Charlotte Simmons is no exception.” —Merve Emre go.nybooks.com/42JjFKa
On the academic job market this year? 🎓💼🖊️ The Jack Miller Center’s curated jobs board features opportunities across political theory, history, constitutional studies, and related fields—ranging from tenure-track roles to academic leadership. View current openings here:…
The Spring 2025 issue of @APTJournal is out now, featuring pieces by Miller Fellows Timothy Brennan (@uaustinorg), @NoraHanagan (@UNC), Charles Zug (@MUDemocracy), and @RKoganzon (@UNC). Read it now at the link below! journals.uchicago.edu/toc/apt/2025/1…
Social theory is tempted by “the logic of congruence”—the idea that every institution or association must mirror the regime. That makes it impossible to understand either family or government, says @RKoganzon
"The Grimms were never entirely honest about how middle-class the whole venture was." lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…
Now unpaywalled @hedgehogreview, my reconsideration of Saul Bellow's Ravelstein. Twenty-five years later, can we see Ravelstein and Chick instead of Bloom and Bellow? ⬇️
The national vibeshift continues with this excellent new issue of the Point, which already had the right vibes anyway. Especially noteworthy: "Last Boys at the Beginning of History" and "Among the Post-Feminists." thepointmag.com/politics/last-… thepointmag.com/examined-life/…
Issue 34 is now online! Read it all here: thepointmag.com/issue/issue-34/
"A meritless claim premised upon a dubious legal theory" 😂 ed.gov/about/news/pre…
This will be happening! On a date TBD next fall for those in the Triangle!
For 2025, I am bringing you not only a book, but a series of book interrogations, happening all around the country over the next few months, hopefully including a city near you! Happy New Year!
A thread of truth. Moreover, our liberalism depends on our national disdain for school, as I will show in my next book, which will not be finished anytime soon bc diligence was neglected by my American schooling. In the meantime: nationalaffairs.com/publications/d…
The American Way is a complex jock-nerd dialectic (see e.g. our way of war or the Apollo Project) not some sort of drama of the diligent and gifted nerd simply overcoming jockish ignorance and sloth.
American Christmas is kitschy, sentimental, and secularized—and pretty much always has been. I love it. compactmag.com/article/how-ch…
My memorial essay for Eva Brann of @stjohnscollege is up. thelampmagazine.com/issues/issue-2…