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Is Texting Actually Advancing Language?

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? Linguist John McWhorter says that there's much more to texting — linguistically, culturally... Is Texting Actually Advancing Language? Part 1 of the ...
Yahoo

John McWhorter’s 6 favorite books that are rooted in history

Linguist and Columbia University professor John McWhorter is a podcast host, the author of 20 books, and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. His new book, Pronoun Trouble, explores the recent ...
NBC Chicago

Ivy League linguistics expert shares the No. 1 common phrase to never use: It really means ‘Your problems don't matter to me'

If you're speaking with John McWhorter, never use this common phrase: "It is what it is." "People say it when, really, what they mean is, 'I don't care," McWhorter, an author, linguist and associate ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: John McWhorter Showcased His Reconstruction of EARLY TO BED at The Triad

On Friday January 9, 2026, New York Times columnist John McWhorter invited a lucky 70 or so people at the intimate Triad Theatre in the Upper West Side to explore his efforts to reconstruct Fats ...
The Atlantic

John McWhorter on the Word 'Negro'

When news broke that Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid had praised then-candidate Barack Obama for having "no Negro dialect," pundits immediately snapped to partisan positions either condemning or ...
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Linguist John McWhorter on how to combat the harms of 'woke racism'

When linguist John McWhorter hears activists and academics condemn "whiteness" or talk about "centering" people of color, he doesn't hear... Linguist John McWhorter on how to combat the harms of 'woke ...
American Enterprise Institute

Of AI and Our Desire to Believe the Kids Are Alright

I usually find John McWhorter, Columbia linguistics professor and New York Times columnist, a serious thinker, insightful writer, and fount of good sense. But I was brought up short by his recent ...
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Columbia prof John McWhorter says woke has peaked — but schools still a hotbed of politics and pronouns

Self-described “contrarian” John McWhorter is used to being at the center of controversy. So it’s no surprise his new book, “Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words,” hits shelves as ...
The New York Times

When the Internet Cooks, It Serves Slop

new video loaded: When the Internet Cooks, It Serves Slop transcript Repulsive and denigrating. At least that’s what John McWhorter, an Opinion writer and a linguistics professor at Columbia, pictures ...
The Root

John McWhorter Responds to Swerdlick on Cain

David Swerdlick may think I am right about just one thing, but he’s right in his response about almost everything. He is wrong in only one: his reading of the intention of my piece from Monday, ...
insider.si.edu

Winning the race : beyond the crisis in Black America / John McWhorter

[Pt. 1]: Tracing it. The birth of the inner city : the conventional wisdom ; The birth of the inner city, part one : Indianapolis ; The birth of the inner city, part two : the saga ; Why are you ...