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National Endowment for the Humanities Under Attack

Posted on April 2, 2025 by briansandberg

Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE team is now targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for dismantling. DOGE is reportedly seeking to cut 80 percent of the NEH staff and curtail its grant programs. The New York Times reports that … Continue reading →

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On Trump’s War on History

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump has declared war on History. David W. Blight, Professor of History (Yale University), has written an op-ed published in The New York Times, responding to the Trump administration’s attack on the Smithsonian Institution. He writes that “On Thursday … Continue reading →

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Institute of Museum and Library Services is Dismantled

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration and its so-called DOGE team is now dismantling the entire the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as part of its ongoing attack on research and higher education in the United States. NPR reports that “The … Continue reading →

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University Presidents Act to Protect Students’ Rights

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

A group of over 570 university and college presidents have condemned the Trump administration’s violations of students’ constitutional rights. The higher education leaders who are members of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration are acting to protect international … Continue reading →

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Historians Are Defending the Smithsonian

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

Historians are acting to defend the Smithsonian Institution and its mission of providing historical research and education to United States citizens through research, publications, and museum exhibitions. The American Historical Association (AHA), the flagship academic association of professional historians in … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Attack on History at the Smithsonian

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration has launched a direct attack on the historical exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution museums in Washington, D.C., opening a new front in the ongoing Culture Wars. “The US president, who has sought to root out ‘wokeness’ since … Continue reading →

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Unlawful Detentions of International Students in the U.S.

Posted on March 28, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration is deliberately targeting international students at universities across the country on the basis of their political speech. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have already unlawfully detained several international students who were legally in the United States … Continue reading →

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Secretary of Defense Texted Detailed Attack Plans

Posted on March 26, 2025 by briansandberg

Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence) and John Ratcliffe (Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) testified yesterday to the Senate Intelligence Committee that there were no classified details in the text communications in the Signal group formed by Michael Waltz … Continue reading →

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Elite Universities Should Resist

Posted on March 26, 2025 by briansandberg

“President Trump has declared that this country’s leading universities are sites of ‘anti-American insanity.’ He has tried to cut their funding for scientific research. His administration has announced investigations into diversity programs and floated new taxes on university endowments. Brown … Continue reading →

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Trump Officials Breached National Security Protocols

Posted on March 24, 2025 by briansandberg

High-ranking Trump administration officials seem to have committed a severe breach of U.S. national security protocols by sharing United States military plans over an internet app. In doing so, they have potentially violated the Espionage Act. Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor of … Continue reading →

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