John McWhorter

John McWhorter teaches linguistics, philosophy, and music history at Columbia University, and is the author of seventeen books, including The Power of Babel, Losing the Race, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue, and the upcoming Words on the Move. He writes for Time, CNN, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal.

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Best American Essays 2017*

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