J. Scott Turner

J. Scott Turner is director of the Intrusion of Diversity project at the National Association of Scholars. Early in his career, he spent two years as a research officer in the Percy FitzPatrick Institute for African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town.

How mediocrity took over the Grammys

Is music getting worse? Rick Beato is a musician, producer and critic with more than five million YouTube subscribers. His answer would be: yes, pretty much. In a recent video, he compares the 2026 Grammy Song of the Year nominees to those of 1984. There are a few bright sparks among the slate of new