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May 2025

April 2025

Under Fire
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has been tracking calls for sanction faced by scholars in American higher education, and…
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The University in Exile
I feel like we are witnessing a charade.
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Engineered Volatility
At around 8:24am (ET) yesterday the director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, was asked whether the President was considering a 90-day…
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Reciprocal Tariffs
If you thought reciprocal tariffs meant the imposition of import duties on others that match those they currently impose on us, you’re probably not…
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March 2025

The Lion Hath Roared
There’s one important piece of information that should be kept in mind as we think about what lies ahead for American higher education.
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Barbie and the American Economy
The highest grossing movie of 2023 was Barbie. Worldwide box office receipts were 1.45 billion dollars, and this doesn’t include revenues from streaming…
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Tightening the Screws
When the federal government announced the cancellation of 400 million dollars in grants and contracts to Columbia earlier this month, the rationale…
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A Different Path
This post will probably be of interest mainly to my Barnard and Columbia colleagues, and perhaps others working in or writing about American higher…
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February 2025

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