Robert C. Thornett
Educator & Writer
Chandler, Arizona

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A Classroom Without Books
Is Not Progress
Education Next, 03/13/2025

Colliding With Wokeism
Law & Liberty, 03/05/2025

Fentanyl in America:
Geography of a Crisis
Quillette, 02/05/2025

Searching for Presidential Rhetoric
Quillette, 10/11/2024

A Culture of Immediacy
Law & Liberty, 09/11/2024

Siberia: Russia's Neglected Heartland
Quillette, 07/11/2024

Arizona: Frontline of
America's Fentanyl Wars
The American Mind, 06/17/2024

The False Eloquence of Identity Politics
Law & Liberty, 06/04/2024

In the Peruvian Amazon, Iquitos Searches for Paths to Development
Modern Diplomacy, 05/10/2024

The Odyssey of Classical Education
Quillette, 02/09/2024

The Causes of the Latest
Border Crisis, and How to Fix it
American Affairs, 01/28/24

The Mother Science of Democracy
Law & Liberty, 12/27/23

The Athens of Asia: A History of Gaza
Quillette, 12/1/23

The Many Chinas
Geographical, 10/14/23

On Being Your Own Teacher
Law & Liberty, 9/22/23

Chinese Cars Gain Traction in the Americas and the World
The Diplomat, 8/14/23

The Cost of Dissent
Quillette, 5/16/23

Schools Can Be Diverse and Competent
Law and Liberty, 4/27/23

Digital Dictatorships
The American Mind, 4/19/23

Bulletproof Panama:
An Isthmus of Stability Becomes a Magnet for Migration
Modern Diplomacy, 3/30/23

Searching for Character in Identity
Law & Liberty, 3/6/23

Forgetting vs. Overcoming: Nietzsche on Abuses of History and the 1619 Project
Quillette, 3/02/23

Quesos Chela: From Multicultural Roots, an Iconic Brand
Centralamerica.com, 2/20/23

Identity Alchemy
The American Mind, 2/9/23

Building a "Sponge City" at Shenzhen Speed
The Diplomat, 1/27/23

Equality Ad Absurdum
The American Mind, 12/20/22

Math for Future Darwins: For Most Science Majors, Require Stats, not Calculus
Quillette, 9/15/22

Panama’s Border Crisis and U.S. Immigration Policy
American Affairs, 8/22

Beyond Student-Faculty Ratios
The Martin Center for Academic Renewal, 7/29/22

The Messy Fate of Coal: War, Heat, and Instability Delay a Global Phaseout
Modern Diplomacy, 07/27/22

Open and Closed: From Russia to China to America, the Largest Societies Are Pushing Their Limits
Front Porch Republic, 6/06/22

What Are College Students Paying For?
Quillette, 6/2/22

The Geography of the Future
Front Porch Republic, 2/22/22

Non-Traditional: Community College Conversations
Front Porch Republic, 9/20/21

Belt and Road Hazards,
Coming to the Americas
American Affairs, Fall 2021

Put Students, Not Screens, at the
Center of Post-Pandemic Learning
Education Next, 06/09/21

Chinese Malaysian University Students Discover a World of Opportunities Venturing Abroad, Transcending Affirmative Action Quotas at Home
The Solutions Journal, 12/01/19

Summer Somewhere Across America's New "Out There"
The Solutions Journal, 04/15/18

Kenya's Energy Quandary
Earth Island Journal, Summer 2017

Postcards from Paraguay 2.0: Under Renovation
The Solutions Journal, 1/01/17

Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Holds Unique Potential for Bolivia and Paraguay
Earth Island Journal, 5/19/16

In Argentina, an Innovative Traditional and Natural Medicine Initiative Sprouts
from Urban Agriculture
Solutions Journal, 04/01/16

In Brazil, a City’s Waste Pickers Find Hope in a Pioneering Program
Yale Environment 360, 10/14/15

Canine Conservation: Using Dogs In War Against Poachers in Kenya
Yale Environment 360, 04/13/15