“[L]ike people, ideas have social lives. They’re one way when they’re by themselves, and another when they’re surrounded by their peers. Crammed together, they grow more uncertain, more interesting, more surprising; they come out of themselves and grow more appealing,… — Joshua Rothman Copy Share Image
“One of the ironies of college is that the impossibility of reading your way out of the modern predicament is something you learn about,… — Joshua Rothman Copy Share Image
“[L]ike people, ideas have social lives. They’re one way when they’re by themselves, and another when they’re surrounded by their peers. Crammed together, they… — Joshua Rothman Copy Share Image