The Age of Narrative and the End of Critical Thought

Narratives and the Ruin of the West

I recently watched an interview with a Stanford student who described herself as “pre-med,” one of those credentialed modern labels intended to signal seriousness, intelligence, ambition, and entry into the professional elite.

Stanford, needless to say, is not some mediocre institution tucked beside a freeway exit. It is one of the premier universities …