John McWhorter

Opposing D.E.I. is not the same as racism.

Recent, growing revelations about past instances of plagiarism by Harvard’s president make it untenable for her to remain in office.

Many university leaders seem to assume that Black students can’t handle anything uncomfortable.

Saying “they wants” instead of “they want” could be easier to handle.

When common expressions have multiple meanings.

A linguistic evolution is taking place in Miami, where some bilingual residents are speaking English “in Spanish.”

Thoughts on slavery, Ron DeSantis, and the state of Florida

When learning a language, people typically focus on nouns and adjectives first. But verbs are the real key.

Is that progress slow, uneven and often dispiriting? Of course. But that doesn’t make it any less real.