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Writers

William Deresiewicz

Best Article

Solitude and Leadership

A speech on the value of being alone with your thoughts, delivered to the plebe class at West Point.

William Deresiewicz The American Scholar Apr 2010 25min Permalink

Arts

In Defense of Facts

On the history of the essay and someone who had gotten it all wrong.

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Previously The Longform Guide to Takedowns

William Deresiewicz The Atlantic Jan 2016 15min Permalink

Best Article Religion

A Jew in the Northwest

On leaving New York for Portland.

William Deresiewicz The American Scholar Dec 2012 30min Permalink

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education

What happens when top universities focus on careers rather than minds.

William Deresiewicz The American Scholar Jun 2008 20min Permalink