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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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Le Pen Guilty of Embezzlement, Barred from Politics

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) political party, has been found guilty of embezzling millions of euros in European Parliament funds. She was found guilty of using the European Union funds illegally to … 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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On the Occupation of the U.S. Institute of Peace

Posted on March 24, 2025 by briansandberg

Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE unit has occupied the U.S. Institute of Peace, an independent research institute established by the United States Congress. The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is one of the leading non-profit research institutes for peace studies in … Continue reading →

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AFT and AAUP Defend the Department of Education

Posted on March 24, 2025 by briansandberg

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and two public school districts in the state of Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education. The … Continue reading →

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On Trump’s Berating of President Zelensky

Posted on March 4, 2025 by briansandberg

“As Mr. Trump admonished President Volodymyr Zelensky and warned him that ‘you don’t have the cards’ to deal with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and as Vice President JD Vance dressed down the Ukrainian leader as being ‘disrespectful’ and … Continue reading →

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