What's Going On?
Lawrence GrossbergAfter 50 years of teaching and 20 books of research and theorizing, I am still trying to compose better--more complex, contingent, and contextualized—stories about what's going on, how the U.S. got here, and how the nation might get out of this place.
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A letter to my son, written tomorrow. Wasn’t that a time!
It’s strange how we can adjust to chaos, how we can live always on the edge of panic. It feels like a moment of calm now that the latest end-of-the-world scenario has passed. But I would guess that you are still freaking out, maybe not just...
Everybody wants to rule the world
The following is a transcript of an interview I did for a Turkish podcast (with Burak Toraman and Berkay Tarim) on March 31, 2026. I have cleaned it up, done a bit of editing, some reorganizing, and added—mostly in brackets—a few comments.
A letter to my son written on the day after
I know you’re still freaking out. I know how you feel. I want to kvetch, but how can I kvetch when there is an elephant in the room? We made it through April 7th, but everyone—and I mean everyone—knows it is not over. Tomorrow it could star...
A letter to my son, contemplating the eve of destruction
I know you are freaking out today. It’s little consolation to know that lots of people are. To be honest, I am finding it hard to work today. But such a moment, when panic is waiting for you just around the corner, is a good time to stop an...
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