The Root

A professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville argues in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that artificial intelligence could push higher education back toward its Socratic roots. His argument is that as AI takes over the transmission of information, universities will place renewed value on dialogue, questioning and face-to-face mentorship rather than lectures and content delivery. The piece adds a distinctive voice to the ongoing debate about AI's impact on classrooms and the purpose of a university degree.

Julie Kegels and South African label MaXhosa Africa staged the opening shows of Paris Fashion Week, kicking off the season's calendar in the French capital. The pairing drew attention as an unusual choice, putting a young European designer and a knitwear brand rooted in Xhosa heritage side by side on one of fashion's biggest stages.

The Nation examines the historical origins of the Trump administration's confrontation with Iran, arguing that current tensions are rooted in decades of US-Iran hostility rather than recent events alone. The piece places the administration's Iran policy within a longer arc of sanctions, regime-change advocacy and regional conflict stretching back through multiple presidencies.

Pope Leo said Europe must return to its Christian roots while remaining open to migrants, pairing a call for cultural and spiritual renewal with an appeal for generosity toward newcomers. The remarks touch two of the continent's most sensitive debates: the role of Christianity in European identity and how the EU and its member states should handle migration.

A writer from Green Bay, Wisconsin, who previously worked at Facebook, has released a new book examining the relationship between technology and democracy. The publication is being covered by local Wisconsin media, which have highlighted the author's roots in the Green Bay area and his experience inside one of the world's largest social media companies.

Milan Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2027 editions have wrapped, with Vogue rounding up the main takeaways under the theme of being 'rooted in reality'. The season's collections reportedly emphasized wearability and grounded design over fantasy, offering a direction for the industry's coming year. Fashion watchers are weighing what this pragmatic turn means for designers, buyers and upcoming shows in Paris.

Fortune argues that cryptocurrency, once a rebellious outsider movement of hackers and free-market idealists, has become institutionalized, with major exchanges, stablecoin issuers and lobbying groups now operating like established financial powers aligned with regulators and governments. The piece asks what happens next for an industry that has traded its pirate roots for mainstream power, and what that shift means for its original ethos and users.