Class of 2018

A Radically Woke and Deeply Conservative Commencement Address

At Pomona College, Danielle Allen spoke about the Declaration of Independence and its electric cord.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• June 12, 2018

Mitch Daniels Urges Graduates to Resist Tribalism

The former Indiana governor, who leads Purdue University, believes that the hostility Americans are now showing one another is a threat to democracy.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• June 6, 2018

Read President Trump’s U.S. Naval Academy Commencement Address

The president told the 2018 graduates that “we are witnessing the great reawakening of the American spirit and of American might.”

• Lena Felton
• May 25, 2018

‘Without Personal Honor There Is No Leadership’

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emphasized the importance of truth in a commencement address at Virginia Military Institute that many interpreted as a rebuke to President Trump.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• May 17, 2018

Oprah to Graduates: Vote! Vote! Vote!

But they probably won't be voting for her.

• Adam Harris and Taylor Hosking
• May 11, 2018