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December 3, 2023 Dear President Gay, Since my letter to you of November 4th to which you did not reply or even acknowledge, I have received substantial feedback and input from senior members of the Harvard faculty about a number of the issues I raised in my letter concerning free speech, antisemitism, and... See more

Bill Ackman x.com

to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of

Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

I’ve spoken to multiple university scientists and researchers who are worried about the impact of cuts to research. But Marc has a great point below. And you know what, let’s be honest: for most universities, the research is a hostage puppy. Top universities TRIPLED their administrators,... See more

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What I Saw And Heard In Washington

Rod Dreher roddreher.substack.com

Please see my letter today to @Harvard governing boards of directors: December 10, 2023 Dear Members of the Harvard Governing Boards: In her short tenure as President, Claudine Gay has done more damage to the reputation of Harvard University than any individual... See more

Bill Ackman x.com

Please see my below letter to the President of Harvard University sent today: November 4, 2023 Dear President Gay, I am writing this letter to you regretfully. Never did I think I would have to write a letter to the president of my alma mater about the impact of... See more

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If you are telling students that they were admitted in part because of their race, in the interest of viewpoint diversity, they may feel that they are expected to represent whatever viewpoints members of their racial group are presumed to have. Thinking this way is antithetical to a traditional aim of liberal education, which is to get students to

Louis Menand • Academic Freedom Under Fire | the New Yorker

the web, of course) a study conducted by some very clever researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

Being smart doesn’t mean that you’re willing to try on alternative viewpoints, or that you’re comfortable with uncertainty, or that you can recognize your own mistakes. It doesn’t mean you have insight into your own biases. In fact, one thing that high-IQ people might genuinely be better at than other people is convincing themselves that their own... See more

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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

What I Saw And Heard In Washington

Louis Menand • Academic Freedom Under Fire | the New Yorker

Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America