It's hard to think of an action more damaging to American greatness, or insulting to American freedom, than cutting off cancer research to punish a university for failing to align politically with the current government.
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HUGE FLIP: Democrat John Ewing Jr. just turned Omaha blue—defeating the longest-serving GOP mayor in the country and becoming the city’s first Black mayor in history.
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Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.
Not as a failure.
But as a kind of freedom.
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We’re in the DOGE Subcommittee hearing, but where’s Elon? Is the “oversight” in the room with us?
Republicans wanted to talk about NGOs and Stacey Abrams. But, Trump’s out here slapping a for sale sign on the White House lawn—and y’all wanna play games?
Let’s cut the noise and get back to the facts. The people deserve the truth.
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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I've been truly amazed at the depth of the kowtowing. The richest and most powerful seem almost eager to bow down. Seriously--Columbia University, e.g., is so rich in real estate holdings. Can't they afford to lose some federal funding? Paul Weiss? I used to think it was conspiracy theory think to believe there was a cabal among the people at the top of the food chain, but it's now clear to me that it's true.