Harvard Must Take a Stand for Democracy

March 06, 2025 1 min read

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Ryan D. Enos and Steven Levitsky
Harvard Crimson

Excerpt: Democracy is in greater peril today than at any time in modern U.S. history. President Donald Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign in 2024, pledging to prosecute his rivals, punish media critics, and deploy the military to repress protest. Now, with stunning speed, he is doing just that.

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Terry Marsh
Terry Marsh

March 07, 2025

>>Government agencies are being weaponized and deployed against critics. Media companies face lawsuits and threats of regulatory action against their parent companies. The DOJ has threatened opposition politicians with investigations and student protestors with arrest.>>

It would be nice if the authors cited examples instead of making general statements, without even any links. Oh, sorry. Lost my head. Everyone knows that what they’re saying is true. No need to cite examples.

John Dwyer
John Dwyer

March 07, 2025

If Harvard indeed stands for VERITAS it stands in opposition to [t] and his lies, fraud, disinformation and misrepresentations.

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