I like young writers with big ideas. I met Ezra Klein last year at a public writing conference sponsored by his old newspaper, The Washington Post, and the Poynter Institute. Like his writing, Klein ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. The goal of “How to Build a Life” is fairly simple: to bring the world of academic social-science ...

In recent weeks, I have been promoting the idea that one goal of journalists — and other public writers — during the pandemic and recession is “civic clarity.” This can only be achieved when reporters ...