John McWhorter

John is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, where he teaches linguistics, Western civilization, and music history. A leading linguist, author, and public intellectual, he writes on language, culture, and race for The Atlantic and has contributed to TIME, CNN, and other major publications. He also hosts Slate’s Lexicon Valley podcast. McWhorter is the bestselling author of numerous books, including The Power of Babel, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue, Doing Our Own Thing, and Losing the Race. He is widely recognised for making linguistics and language accessible to broad audiences through his writing, lectures, and media appearances.