John is an associate professor of English at Columbia University and the author of many books, including Words on the Move: Why English Can’t - and Won’t - Sit Still (Like Literally).
John and I take a close look at his article, “ Atonement as Activism ,” and break down the “Church of Social Justice.” We leap into the reparations debate with hesitation. The plan, which narrowly passed the State Assembly’s Education Committee earlier this month, would replace the test by admitting the top 7 percent from the city’s middle schools.
John critiques a New York City proposal to axe the “Specialized High School Admission Test” after Mayor De Blasio called it “a roadblock to justice, progress and academic excellence” for the City’s minority students. In the second half of this episode, we discuss race relations in the United States. Why do millennials overuse the word “like,” and what led to the rise of “adulting?” (John also shares what he believes is the sole instance in which grammar scolds have succeeded.) Columbia University linguist John McWhorter and I talk about talking.
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