Columbia prof says woke has peaked — but schools still a hotbed of politics and pronouns

Self-described “contrarian” John McWhorter is used to being at the center of controversy. So it’s no surprise his new book, “Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words,” hits shelves as its subject makes constant, contentious headlines. But that’s not how he planned it. “I have a pattern, which is that often, if...