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John McWhorter

Professor of Linguistics, Columbia University

John McWhorter is a linguist and professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, where he teaches linguistics, American studies, and music history. He also hosts the language podcast “Lexicon Valley,” writes a weekly newsletter for The New York Times, and contributes to The Atlantic. McWhorter is the author of over 20 books, including ones on language, such as The Power of Babel, The Language Hoax, and Nine Nasty Words, as well as on race, such as Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America. The creator of five audiovisual courses on language in the Great Courses series, his writing has appeared in TIME, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, and Forbes, among others.

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