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Alfie Kohn is an American author and lecturer in the areas of education, parenting, and human behavior. He is a… more

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I think you mean their new "Vision Steward."
(Oww! Can you recommend a good ophthalmologist? I just rolled my eyes too hard...)
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by Alfie Kohn

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Silly, that was the bad kind of "anti-semitic" - the kind that refers to being critical of Israeli war crimes. This is "anti-semitic" as in "we hate Jews - and also Blacks and gays and women" - i.e., the perfectly okay kind.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h
Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
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Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
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When all of this is finally over, I hope the people who ordered and carried out these extrajudicial assassinations are given the due process they don't believe in before they're punished for murder.

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Donald Trump's Venezuela Military Strikes Hit a Colombian Ship: Report
At least one Colombian ship has been struck by US Military amid escalations in the Caribbean.
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by Alfie Kohn

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New episode of my podcast, Kohn's Zone: "A.I. - as in Anti-Intellectual." Maybe instead of focusing on whether chatbots allow students to get away with something (thereby complicating our ability to evaluate them), we should talk more about its effects on teaching and learning? is.gd/LOxdlR
A.I., as in Anti-Intellectual
The Work Of Alfie Kohn
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Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
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Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
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by Alfie Kohn

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This Saturday, Oct. 18: Turn your inrage into outrage: www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

apnews.com/article/trum...
US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
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by Alfie Kohn

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The new generation of the Grand Old Party: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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L'etat c'est lui

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Probably thought "black lung" was related to race
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"To unleash into our love-starved world a program that can absorb and imitate every word we’ve bothered to write is to court catastrophe. It is to risk becoming captives...not of L.L.M.s, but of the people who create them, and the people who know best how to use them": is.gd/sb2HJO
Putting ChatGPT on the Couch
When I played doctor with the chatbot, the simulated patient confessed problems that are real—and that should worry all of us.
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by Alfie Kohn

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Yeah, okay, maybe the average age at some of these anti-Trump (and peace) vigils is a little higher than we might hope for, but at least the hecklers driving by are less likely to holler "Get a job!"
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Shelley Jacobs @shelleya.bsky.social · 2d
In June when I said I was attending the No King's protest, someone said 'oh it's just going to be old people in sun hats.'

'Yes', I said, 'the same people who 60 years ago protested to end the Vietnam War.'
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In June when I said I was attending the No King's protest, someone said 'oh it's just going to be old people in sun hats.'

'Yes', I said, 'the same people who 60 years ago protested to end the Vietnam War.'
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"For the same reason that a dog can go to church but a dog cannot be Catholic, an LLM can have a conversation but cannot participate in the conversation."
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by Alfie Kohn

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John Oliver's show is getting attention for its extended takedown of Bari Weiss, installed by a pro-Trump billionaire to run CBS news (www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...), but today treat yourself as well to their 2-minute segment from years ago: "Columbus Day: How Is This Still a Thing?": ow.ly/Cv1n4
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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by Alfie Kohn

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Using Charlie Kirk's "knack for vigorous argument to excuse the re-emergence of unabashed bigotry in mainstream politics feels both frightening and perilous," says Nikole Hannah-Jones in this excellent piece, which you can read for free here if you haven't already seen it: tinyurl.com/3ymd47s7
And while Trump has surrounded himself with people who have said racist things and maintained ties to white and Christian nationalists, the number of Democrats and esteemed American institutions that have engaged in the mainstreaming of Charlie Kirk demonstrates that espousing open and explicit bigotry no longer relegates one to the fringe of political discourse, a phenomenon we have not witnessed since the civil rights era. In some parts of polite society, it now holds that if many of Kirk’s views were repugnant, his willingness to calmly argue about them and his insistence that people hash out their disagreements through discourse at a time of such division made him a free-speech advocate, and an exemplar of how we should engage politically across difference. But for those who were directly targeted by Kirk’s rhetoric, this thinking seems to place the civility of Kirk’s style of argument over the incivility of what he argued. Through gossamer tributes, Kirk’s cruel condemnation of transgender people and his racist throwback views about Black Americans were no longer anathema but instead are being treated as just another political view to be respectfully debated — like a position on tax rates or health care policy.
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Reposted by Alfie Kohn, Steve Peers, Matthew P. McAllister

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Opinion | It's time for corporate America to end DEI and choose its leaders on the basis of merit alone.

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Reposted by Alfie Kohn, Nandita Sharma, Nicholas A. Christakis , and 4 more

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Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”
Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance
Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.
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by Alfie Kohn

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Read this thread about Russell Vought, whose power is comparable to Stephen Miller's. He believes he's "fighting a noble war to defend his 'real America' of white Christian patriarchal rule" by "bending the entire government machine to Trump's will" - while mainstream media whitewashes his evil.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 3d
Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:
We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly
Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy
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Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:
We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly
Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy
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by Alfie Kohn

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Fascinating: A new, comprehensive study finds that a common methodological mistake has for years led researchers to overestimate the contribution of genetics to intelligence. An adopted-away study reveals a far greater impact of environment - specifically, education - on IQ: is.gd/5WFqQk
IQ differences of identical twins reared apart are significantly influenced by educational differences
Over the last century, several large studies have been published exploring IQ differences amongst monozygotic (MZ) twins reared apart (TRA). By and la…
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by Alfie Kohn

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"When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt."
- @AriCohn.com
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by Alfie Kohn

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Good thing for Trumpians that only liberals get sick
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting
Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.
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by Alfie Kohn

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All under the direction of devout Christian nationalist Russell Vought

Reposted by Alfie Kohn, Lisa W. Fazio, Will Jennings , and 12 more

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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
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by Alfie Kohn

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And did you know that one of the leading providers of gotcha! software to nab students who use AI now sells an AI grading tool for instructors (is.gd/B9gECU)? These companies don't care about improving teaching or learning, only about their own bottom line.
Meet Your New Study Sidekick: GPTZero Essay Grader
We’re thrilled to release Essay Grader, which helps you get instant and accurate feedback on your writing. Think of it as your new study sidekick to improve your writing in standardized exams:  * Be...
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by Alfie Kohn — Reposted by P. L. Thomas

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@marcwatkins.bsky.social: "It is deeply upsetting when a student turns to a chatbot to offload their learning, but to see faculty follow suit & do similarly by using AI to grade students to save time is beyond demoralizing to our profession & undermines the very principle of learning": is.gd/Y0wXDu]
The Dangers of using AI to Grade
Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains
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by Alfie Kohn

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Not for nothing. For the purpose of frightening other people from coming to the aid of immigrants being terrorized by the MAGAgestapo.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5d
These guys hogtied a journalist who is probably their mom’s age for nothing.
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 5d
WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.
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I wonder how many ICE dudes read Anne Frank’s diary in high school and thought, “I’d have gotten her sooner.”
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