The American Scholar Magazine – AUTUMN 2026

THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR: The latest issue features ‘PHI BETA KAPPA AT 250’…

The Two Ladies of Vermont

In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education By Augustine Sedgewick

The Revolutionary Scholar

Meditations on Phi Beta Kappa and the futures we imagine By Esther L. Jones

The Synthesis Is Here

Our future depends on how successfully we fuse the liberal arts and technology By Frederick M. Lawrence and Alfred Spector

A Life in Stanzas

How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings By Sandra Beasley

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘GROWTH WITHOUT AI’: These companies can double their earnings – and they don’t depend on artificial intelligence….

Growth Without AI: 8 Stock Picks

With products ranging from cardboard boxes to new drugs, these companies are all on track to double their earnings.

Atlanta Braves Stock Looks Cheap Amid Booming Pro Sports Team Values

The public company’s market cap is $3.3 billion, but it could be worth far more to a private buyer.

Europe Is Stronger Than Investors Think. What to Own Now.

Bad news grabs the headlines, but European companies are turning in strong profit gains.

$35 Billion on the Line: NFL Kickoff Triggers a High-Stakes Prediction Market War

As the NFL season opens Wednesday, there’s a new game in town. Prediction markets could drive $35 billion in wagers, on par with the traditional sports betting industry.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 2026

How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech

President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.

‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New Fighting

Hunger and disease have tormented Yemen for years. Now, fighting between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthis is pushing it to the brink.

In an Irish Village, Trump’s Visit for a Golf Tournament Prompts Protests and Praise

High Prices Spoil Trump’s New Push to Save G.O.P. Majority

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.

Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists

Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this strategy works is an open question.