All articles from Pens and Poison
Why College Turns People Into Socialists
The modern university mirrors the very economic system its graduates are taught to defend.
Which Dostoyevsky Translation Should You Read? (A Brutally Honest Guide)
I Studied Translation Theory at Columbia. Here’s why it’s difficult to translate Dostoyevsky—and why you shouldn’t read Pevear and Volokhonsky.
Columbia Taught Me Socialism. These Books Taught Me the Truth.
Here are the 7 books that destroyed everything I learned at Columbia
I Thought I Was Going to Study Literature at Columbia. I Was Wrong.
English departments teach ideology rather than literature