Whatever It Is, I'm Against It
Whatever It Is, I'm Against It by Brian Rosenberg is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedBrian Rosenberg writes as a former college president rather than an outside critic, which gives this account of higher education's resistance to reform an unusual candor — he implicates the structures he once ran, including shared governance and tenure, as mechanisms explicitly built to slow change. The completion-rate data he cites grounds the argument in something more concrete than the genre's usual generalities.
In the press
“Rosenberg blends memoir, humor and analysis in his incisive examination of higher ed's resistance to change.”
Inside Higher Ed
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.56 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.56 → 12 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Whatever It Is, I'm Against It on?
Whatever It Is, I'm Against It appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
Whatever It Is, I'm Against It has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.