Magdi Semrau

Magdi Semrau writes about the politics of language, science and medicine for the Editorial Board. She has researched child language development and published in the New York Academy of Sciences. Born and raised in Alaska, she can be found @magi_jay.

Who are the unvaccinated and how can we change their minds before it’s too late?

July 27, 2021 / Comments Off on Who are the unvaccinated and how can we change their minds before it’s too late?

Sorting the reachable from the unreachable.

There’s room for conservative thought in higher education. There’s no room for higher education in conservative thought

July 13, 2021 / Comments Off on There’s room for conservative thought in higher education. There’s no room for higher education in conservative thought

Learning is a threat to the modern GOP, writes Magdi Semrau.

That the GOP distorts ‘wokeness’ isn’t surprising. What’s surprising is when legitimate critics do

June 30, 2021 / Comments Off on That the GOP distorts ‘wokeness’ isn’t surprising. What’s surprising is when legitimate critics do

Magdi Semrau explains three ways “anti-woke” critics get social reform wrong.

Black Americans and Americans of color have limited space in George Packer’s ‘Four Americas’

June 24, 2021 / Comments Off on Black Americans and Americans of color have limited space in George Packer’s ‘Four Americas’

His essay in The Atlantic argues against itself, writes Magdi Semrau.

No, the filibuster does not protect the Democratic Party. It creates the gridlock that weakens it

June 8, 2021 / Comments Off on No, the filibuster does not protect the Democratic Party. It creates the gridlock that weakens it

Magdi Semrau explains why the GOP loves a do-nothing Congress.

There is no causal link—none—between ‘defund the police’ and the rise of murder rates nationally

June 1, 2021 / Comments Off on There is no causal link—none—between ‘defund the police’ and the rise of murder rates nationally

Anyone saying otherwise is just making things up, writes Magdi Semrau.

Doing more of what got Trump beaten in the election isn’t working out well for Republicans

May 25, 2021 / Comments Off on Doing more of what got Trump beaten in the election isn’t working out well for Republicans

The GOP has no plan to bring back lost voters, writes Magdi Semrau

Trump’s ‘big lie’ is actually the GOP’s ‘long lie’

May 18, 2021 / Comments Off on Trump’s ‘big lie’ is actually the GOP’s ‘long lie’

The attack on shared reality began in the 60s, says Magdi Semrau.

A new study involving 5,089 participants finds that anti-racism does not hurt support for Dem policy

May 10, 2021 / Comments Off on A new study involving 5,089 participants finds that anti-racism does not hurt support for Dem policy

Yet the opposite was widely reported, writes Magdi Semrau.

Wokeness is good. It always has been

May 4, 2021 / Comments Off on Wokeness is good. It always has been

Manipulation of wokeness, however, is bad, writes Magdi Semrau