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More corporate surrender. Giving away our democracy. ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

The politics of authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Are you ready to call it authoritarianism yet? White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Good god. U.C. Berkeley Gives Names of Students and Faculty to Government for Antisemitism Probe www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

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Rick Hasen is always worth reading. Excellent piece. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

Nope. It's not "sidestepping norms." It is authoritarianism. Say the word. In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

Trump reportedly called a Norwegian minister to talk about the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee reportedly sent this response. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIuY...

Wow -- Gallup finds Trump's approval rating is 35% among women, 33% among U-30, 15% among Blacks, 27% among Latinos. Back to a base of grumpy old white men.

With Lula!

Trump pulls a Cristina Kirchner. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

This should be deeply deplorable for anyone, but as I Jew, I am without words. wapo.st/4mmStsP

It looks like Harvard is not up to the task of leading the defense of academic freedom and democracy in the United States. It was a big ask, to be sure, and sadly, it appears Harvard is not big enough. History will not look kindly on us.

A voice of sanity on the administration's authoritarian assault on higher education. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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In exchange for government approval of a merger, Skydance pledges to root out "bias" at CBS. Folks, this is competitive authoritarianism. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/m...

Powerful Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

According to Gallup, nearly two-thirds of Americans want immigration levels maintained or increased. wapo.st/44Gg6oP

The New York Times just described Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship not as unconstitutional or anti-democratic, but as "contentious." This kind of behavior is enabling authoritarianism.

With Ryan Enos, on why Harvard must not back down. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

This op-ed is extraordinarily authoritarian. Uses outright lies to justify illegal attack on Harvard and cruelty toward international students. A whiff of fascism. How could WaPo run this? thttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/23/kristi-noem-harvard-foreign-students-dhs-restriction/

It's not a flipping "dispute." It's an illegal and extortionary attack by an authoritarian government. It's like negotiating down the terms of a mugging. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

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American authoritarianism.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Shameful behavior by NYU. And the ADL supports this? Just shameful. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/n...

Looks like the good guy is going to win in Romania.

No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Stand and fight. Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

741 Harvard faculty members sign letter to University leadership urging Harvard leaders to stand up to the Trump administration and not capitulate to it. Numerous non-citizen faculty members wrote to tell us that they supported the letter but were afraid to sign.

Gotta fight back. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

This is how you defend democracy www.bbc.com/news/article...

Who Am I if the Mets Are Good? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...

Whereas US institutions completely failed to hold Trump accountable for his attempt to overturn an election, Brazil's institutions show some vigor. Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Plotting a Coup After 2022 Election Loss www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

Trump Is on the Wrong Side of History by Design www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...

Keep fighting back. Remember the Polish opposition slogan following the December 1981 declaration of martial law: "The winter is yours. The spring will be ours."

Open authoritarianism. Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...

Trump 2.0: A Survival Guide for Democrats www.thefp.com/p/trump-20-a... How, exactly, did resistance "fail" under Trump 1.0? Society mobilized. Republicans badly beaten in 2018 midterms. Trump defeated and Republicans lose House and Senate in 2020. Democracy survived.

Wow -- Trump openly calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

Guess who had a higher approval rating: Biden in February 2021 or Trump in February 2025?